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World Service,06 Jun 2000,26 mins

Romania and Hungary

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How Romanians are heading to Hungary to sell off the clothes on their backs. Romanian pensions have been badly hit by inflation, pensioners have been travelling to Hungary to visit markets to sell the socks and slippers they have knitted and liquor they've sneaked passed customs in return for food. Presenter: Dan Damon.

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