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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/2507072b4fdcbbcd https://verfassungsblog.de/codifying-belonging/ Codifying Belonging - The Legalization of Racialized Exclusion in Europe Kóczé, Angéla eng 2025-10-15 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Act on the Protection of Local Identity Discrimination EU Equality Hungary Local Identity Roma People Ungarn EU Ungarn Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Amid numerous global catastrophes, a quieter crisis at home is strikingly overlooked: a direct attack on equality and, effectively, the denial of Roma people’s rights, their freedom of movement, and dignity as European citizens. The newly adopted Hungary’s 2025 Act on the Protection of Local Identity straightforwardly normalises racial exclusion at the local level under the guise of safeguarding “heritage” and “community values,” and directly empowers local governments to determine who may belong within their borders.