Hungarian sludge catastrophe victims may not get compensation, say Greens

Victims of Hungary's toxic sludge catastrophe may have difficulty receiving compensation, a fact-finding mission dispatched to the scene by the European Parliament's Green party has warned.

Financial guarantees were not outlined distinctly enough at a national or European level, Green deputy Satu Hassi told WAZ.EUobserver.

The EU's environmental liability directive does not provide sufficiently clear guidelines on financial compensation for member states' legislation, the delegati...