1 OCT 2001 BUDAPEST — Yellowing bandages cover 78-year-old Istvan Varga’s swollen calves, and his joints ache. He blames a boarded-up factory nearby for his ill-health. “There are many of us here who suffer because of that,” he said, snorting in disgust at the 20-hectare (50-acre) industrial site he and his neighbours Say contaminated the…
12 JAN 2001 BUDAPEST — Inside a crowded classroom in eastern Hungary, Regina Lakatos bumps into desks and steps on the toes of fellow pupils, eager to show off a gypsy dance she has just learned. Ten years old, Lakatos was enrolled in school for the first time this year. Forgotten by the system and…