Hovorte po slovensky!*
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Europe | Language rows between Slovakia and Hungary
Slovakia criminalises the use of Hungarian
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Jul 30th 2009|BRATISLAVA
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Hovorte po slovensky!*”
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