Hungarian Defence Forces

Type
Closure
Country
Hungary
Region
Dunántúl; Dél-Dunántúl; Somogy
Location of affected unit(s)
Taszár
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
84.22 - Defence activities
370 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 August 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2005
Foreseen end date

Description

Taszár Air Base is the first military base in the former Warsaw Pact territory. The Air Base was a logistic base for IFOR and SFOR during the Peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. In the time of war in Iraq, the base was used by American Air Force as a training place of mercenary soldiers The base will be closed in September, 2005. Most of the soldiers will be outplaced to other corps, 40 soldiers will benefit from early retirement measures. 87 public servants will lose their jobs.

Sources

  • 17 August 2005: Napi Gazdaság

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Hungarian Defence Forces, Closure in Hungary, factsheet number 62119, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62119.