Survey: majority of Hungarians support sanctions against Russia

According to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 74 percent of EU citizens approve of the EU’s support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The proportion is lower among Hungarians, but still more than half of the population agrees.

Eurobarometer conducted the survey between 12 October and 7 November. 74 percent of EU citizens approved of the European Union’s support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

The highest proportions of people in Sweden (97 percent), Finland (95 percent), the Netherlands (93 percent), Portugal (92 percent) and Denmark (92 percent) agreed with the EU’s decisions, Euronews.hu reports.

However, among Hungarians, it was below the EU average, with 59 percent in favour of the EU standing by Ukraine, napi.hu reports.

The survey asked which values the European Parliament should focus on protecting. The most common answer was democracy (36 percent), followed by human rights (29 percent) and freedom of expression and thought (28 percent).

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Source: napi.hu, euronews.hu

2 Comments

  1. Hungarians support sanctions, Victor vetos support and makes us outsiders in the EU
    Hungarians support teachers, Victor refuses them a livable wage
    Hungarians support medical facilities, Victor builds military and stadiums
    Is this what we want as a country?

  2. gaborzsazsa – CONCUR.
    Appalling – and what you CORRETLY raise and you and I and MILLIONS of other Hungarians known – is the LIST of Major problems internally in the Quality of Life of Hungarians – that through NEGLECT the in-ability or deliberate acts driven by there in-ability to be open, transparent – communicate with ALL of Hungary in Truth & Fact – this Victor Orban led Government of Hungary is DEPLORABLE.
    In the past 5 months spent 12 days in a central Budapest Hospital – that due to no private facility – had to stay Public, which CASH for my surgery was the request.
    It was 3rd World.
    Education – opens windows of opportunity.
    What a DISASTER is Education in Hungary all through lies, falseness of promises and “other” from this Orban Government, expecting the under paid Educators to put up with or tolerate this Orban “dictatorship” driven opinion and rule.
    Hungary name has been Bloodied and Tarnished, bruised heavily by one individual in particular with the European Union and it ALL rests on his shoulders being the Hungarian Prime Minister – Victor Orban.

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