Does Hungary want to take Transylvania back?
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According to a new public survey, the vast majority of Romanians feel they are considered “second-class citizens” in the European Union. At the same time, almost half of the people asked think that the objective of Hungarian policy towards their country is “to break Transylvania away from Romania”.
Even after 100 years, the issue of Transylvania still causes turbulences and disagreement not only between the two countries involved in the matter but also inside them. When in reality,
INSCOP Research, a private company of sociological research, public communication and political science, has issued their new poll on Monday. This survey is the third part of their comprehensive study called “Public distrust: West versus East, the rise of the nationalist current in the era of misinformation and the phenomenon of fake news”. This third chapter focuses on attitude towards foreign companies, the relationship with Hungary, opinion on minorities and the Schengen area.
One of the most important questions was whether the people asked agreed with the statement that
“Hungary seeks to break Transylvania away from Romania”. 49,5% of the respondents said yes,
43,2% disagreed, while 7,5% did not answer or did not know what to answer.
87,2% of Romanians think that the country does need to protect the rights of minorities living on its soil. However, 11% thinks the opposite.