Hungarian society is ready to continue to support people fleeing the war in Ukraine and does not believe that funds spent on Ukrainians should be redirected to their own citizens.
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This is evidenced by a study by the authoritative Slovak analytical organization GLOBSEC, which ordered a representative sociological study in eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe – Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
In states where citizens are most willing to support Ukrainians, this does not match the public image of the governments of these countries.
For example, Hungary, which, due to the openly pro-Russian policy of the Orban government, is perceived by Ukrainians as the most hostile EU state to us, turned out to be the most supportive of helping refugees. 90% of Hungarians agreed with the statement that “we must continue to support refugees from Ukraine, because they are fleeing the war.”
Next, with a noticeable margin from the Hungarians, Latvia, Poland and Lithuania with 79-82% willing to support the Ukrainians. At the same time, in Lithuania and Poland, 50-52% of citizens are dissatisfied with the fact that this support is provided at the expense of reduced funding for Lithuanians and Poles, respectively.
In three countries of the region – Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria – the number of dissatisfied is above the level of support. The worst situation is in Bulgaria with a rate of 71%/52%.
Source: Racurs
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