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Survey: even Fidesz voters believe the government is holding back Budapest

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According to a survey by Medián, the overwhelming majority of Budapest residents believe that the Hungarian government is making the capital’s financial situation more difficult because it is in opposition. However, the majority is satisfied with the work of Mayor Gergely Karácsony.

Survey on Budapest

Medián conducted a survey on Budapest in the first half of April. According to hvg.hu, one in ten people believe that Budapest’s financial situation is improving, while more than three-quarters of them think that the country’s capital is facing a financial struggle. Even two-thirds of government voters share the same view.

More than half of respondents say that Budapest currently pays more taxes than it did under the previous Fidesz government. This higher tax burden is criticised by 59 percent of people, while 26 percent reckon it is justified by the economic situation.

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A large majority of Budapest residents, 73 percent to be precise, think that the government is making things difficult for Budapest because it is led by an opposition. Even among Fidesz voters, only half believe that Budapest and other municipalities are treated equally.

Gergely Karácsony, the Mayor of Budapest, enjoys a positive public perception. In contrast to the 56 percent of satisfied survey respondents, 33 percent think he is making excuses and deflecting blame.

Gergely Karácsony’s performance is now the most positively rated in the capital in the last two years. In particular, the opposition mayor has received outstanding recognition among younger age groups.

Several politicians were also included in the survey. Among them, Gergely Karácsony was found to be the most likeable. He was followed by Anna Donáth and then former Mayor István Tarlós.

Hungarian university warns of ‘drastically decreased’ male fertility

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Men’s reproductive capacity has “drastically decreased” in the past few decades, according to a fresh meta-analysis by Budapest’s Semmelweis University.

Environmental pollution, smoking, varicocele, diabetes, testicular tumors and advanced age affect the quality of sperm cells, the university said in a statement released on Tuesday, reporting on its analysis of 27,000 studies. Semmelweis University said DNA fragmentation, which affects the functionality of sperm cells, begins to increase significantly, by 12.6 percent, after the age of 50.

Based on earlier research, the university said one in six couples in Western countries faced infertility problems, with the causes distributed evenly between women and men, adding that it was advisable to avoid smoking, take regular exercise and eat healthily.

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After Viktor Orbán, the majority also fears nuclear war – survey

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Fully 54 percent of Hungarians consider it “a real danger” that the Russia-Ukraine war could escalate into a third-world war and 55 percent think that one of the warring sides could deploy nuclear arms, according to a survey released by the Nézőpont Institute on Monday.

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When the war broke out more than a year ago, many Hungarians believed that it would end soon, Nézőpont said.

Today, only 42 percent of Hungarians believe that there is no realistic threat of a world war and 41 percent sees no realistic threat of the deployment of nuclear arms either, the think-tank said.

Among those who fear a world war, 81 percent also fear the deployment of nuclear arms and only 16 percent think that a world war would be fought without such weapons.

Those who do not fear a global conflict (77 percent), mostly do not fear destruction caused by nuclear weapons either, while 21 percent consider the use of nuclear weapons in a local conflict to be conceivable even without the risk of a world war, Nézőpont said.

Nézőpont conducted its survey of 1,000 adults by phone between April 17 and 19.

Which nations do Hungarians like and dislike the most?

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A new study revealed which nations Hungarian people like and dislike the most. Political preferences make a huge difference in the responses.

In a survey commissioned by Népszava, the Publicus public opinion research institute was tasked to ask Hungarians that at what extent they feel sympathy or antipathy towards other nations. In the survey, which was representative of age, gender and education level, respondents expressed their opinions on eighteen nations.

The most liked nations by Hungarians

The most liked nation according to the respondents was the Italians, with 84 percent of the respondents replying that they have a positive affinity towards them. They were closely followed by the Austrians, with 82 percent of the respondents saying they are positive in their opinion.

On the lowest step of the fictional podium are the Polish, with 81 percent. Just below Polish people are the Spanish and the Finnish, with both countries scoring above 80 percent of positive remarks from the respondents. The Spanish scored the lowest score on antipathy as well, with only 3 percent of the respondents stating that they do not like Spanish people.

The most disliked nations

The most disliked nation according to the respondents proved to be the Russian, with 47 percent of the respondents stating that they particularly dislike them. It was the only nation where antipathy was stronger in respondents, with only 44 percent of them stating they associate positive connotations with Russian people.

The Russians were followed by the Romanians (36 percent), the Chinese (31 percent) and the Ukrainians (30 percent). Indians were placed in a particularly low position, thanks to in no small part due to the indecisiveness of the respondents, with 24 percent of them either refusing to answer or stating that they do not have sufficient information to rank them.

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Political affinity makes a huge difference in the response

Despite the overall positive picture with no other nation scoring below 50 percent other than Russia, there were huge differences in the responses based on political preferences. Overall, Hungarian people who agree with the current government and voted for Fidesz were much more close-minded and had a worse opinion of all but three nations than left-leaning voters.

These three nations were the Russians, the Chinese and the Turkish. Publicus mentions that this means that Fidesz’s message still reaches its voter base with incredible efficiency. Fidesz voter respondents stated that they dislike the Ukrainians most, they were followed by Americans (USA), the Germans and just then the Russians. However, this survey also shows that despite the supermajority that Fidesz is enjoying in the national parliament, Hungarian people generally have much more nuanced opinions.

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French survey: Hungary is one of the safest places in Europe

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Hungary is now among Europe’s safest countries partly thanks to the work of the National Crime Prevention Council, an interior ministry official said on the occasion of Crime Prevention Day on Wednesday.

Bence Rétvári, the ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, also attributed moves to strengthen the legal system and the police, as well as the high level of employment, to the fall of recorded crimes by a third in a decade, noting 447,000 crimes in a single year a decade ago as against 154,000 in the past year.

Only 4 percent of people in Hungary do not feel safe, a French survey has found, compared with 15 percent in Germany, 20 percent in Belgium, 24 percent in France and 58 percent in Sweden, he said.

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Rétvári said crime prevention at the national borders in connection with organised crime linked to migration was also a factor in protecting Hungarians from becoming victims of crime.

Decide what the beer of the country should be in Hungary!

In the summer, people can taste the beer, the type and ingredients of which are chosen by beer lovers. In the spring, the Country Beer is brewed.

Unlike in previous years, this year for the first time consumers will decide on the ingredients used to make Hungary’s beer. On the official website, beer lovers are already invited to submit their answers to questions such as the type of beer to be produced, index.hu reports.

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Choose from classic lagers, IPAs and wheat beers to black stouts and even sour beers. You can also pick the colour and flavour of your Country Ale, and whether it should contain fruit and what kind.

After selecting the type of beer and ingredients, you can also vote for your favourite Hungarian craft brewery. The brewery voted as the most popular will be awarded the honour of “Small Brewery of the Country 2022” for a year on the packaging of their products, and will receive a medal.

The country’s beer is expected to be available in May. Voting closes on 12 April.

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Fidesz would win by an even greater percentage now than a year ago

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Fidesz would win an even bigger victory than it did a year ago with the same support (52 percent) if parliamentary elections were held on Sunday, as the combined opposition (30 percent) would perform even worse, according to the results of a survey by think tank Társadalomkutató, sent to MTI on Thursday.

The survey, conducted between March 27 and 29 by interviewing 1,000 people by phone, shows that, one year on, the governing parties still enjoy the support of every other voter and would be able to repeat their victory in the 2022 election.

Support for the opposition parties of the former left-wing alliance, which won 36 percent of domestic votes in 2022, has dwindled further, to 30 percent in the survey, the analysts added.

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The parties of the alliance show a mixed picture: strongest among them is the Democratic Coalition, with 12 percent of voter support, followed by Momentum with 6 percent and Jobbik with 4 percent. They are followed by LMP with 3 percent, the Socialist Party with 2 percent and Párbeszéd with 1 percent, all falling short of the support necessary for entering parliament. Péter Márky-Zay’s Everybody’s Hungary People’s Party, which has officially become a political party since the 2022 election, only enjoyed the support of 2 percent of those interviewed in the survey.

Voters who left the former left-wing alliance presumably back other parties now: the Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party, with its current support of 10 percent, would clearly cross the threshold for parliamentary entry.

The radical right-wing Mi Hazánk party has further improved its 6 percent election result; if elections were held on Sunday, 8 percent of voters would back them, according to the survey.

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End of historic friendship? Polish people no longer like Hungarians

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A Polish pollster asked the citizens how likeable they find Hungarians, but results are deeply disappointing.

According to index.hu, Hungarians never were so unsympathetic as they are now, CBOS, a Polish pollster in the market since 1982, found in their latest survey. Only the Russians fell harder than the Hungarians. The sample is representative, containing 982 people.

Polish people were affected by the Russian attack on Ukraine. In the case of the Americans, the positive attitude of the citizens reached historic heights. Meanwhile, their attitude towards the Russians is at a historic low. But it seems the Russians dragged Hungarians considering trends.

68 percent of the Polish people sympathised with Americans, followed by the Italians and British. On the other end of the list are the Russians scoring only 6 percent on the positive end, and 82 percent on the negative end. Arabs and Romas are just a bit more sympathetic to the Polish.

Only 36 percent think that Hungarians are sympathetic, 29 percent are neutral, and 27 percent developed a negative attitude towards us. In 2022, we were in third place with a 57 percent positive attitude. Meanwhile, only 9 percent of the Polish citizens found Hungarians unsympathetic. In the last 30 years, these are the worst data considering Hungarians, CBOS said.

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Hungarian municipalities satisfied with police

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Local governments asked in a recent survey to evaluate the work of the police on a scale of 1-5 have given an average 4.4, Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the interior ministry, said on Tuesday.

In the survey, conducted by the police every four years, 1,338 municipalities returned questionnaires, Rétvári said.

Municipalities awarded 4.5 points for crime prevention activities, 4.6 for hotline services, and 4.3 for the effectiveness of investigations.

In the past 12 years the number of crimes reported has been reduced by nearly two thirds “thanks to new legislation and efforts to reinforce the police”, Rétvári said. He noted that the number of crime cases had fallen from 447,000 in 2010 to 154,000 last year.

He added that police officers would enjoy a pay hike in September costing the central budget a total 49 billion forints (EUR 125m), while they would get another 32 billion forints in January.

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More Hungarians support the government than the opposition

Viktor Orbán state of the nation

Fidesz and its Christian Democrat ally have benefitted from improved sentiment in the country, notwithstanding the war in Ukraine and sanctions, according to surveys by the Nézőpont Institute and the pollster Medián.

Nézőpont said on Saturday that the majority of voters continue to support the ruling parties. Whereas both Nézőpont and Medián found in December that two-thirds of Hungarians thought that the country was headed in the wrong direction, at the end of February and beginning of March, the proportion of pessimists dropped to 57 and 58 percent, the pollsters found respectively.

Nézőpont found that the proportion of optimistic Hungarians increased from 26 percent to 32 percent, while Medián registered 27 percent to 37 percent. Nézőpont found that 52 percent of decided voters supported the Fidesz-led coalition, while Medián’s polling registered 51 percent.

The Democratic Coalition, the largest opposition party, had the support of 12 percent, according to Nézőpont, while Medián registered 14 percent. Nézőpont said 9 percent of respondents favoured the radical opposition Mi Hazank, while Medián found the liberal Momentum with the same proportion.

The Two-Tailed Dog Party would garner a sufficient number of voters to enter parliament, according to both pollsters, while the conservative Jobbik party was borderline. The other opposition parties would not get enough votes to cross the threshold for representation, according to both surveys.

Freedom House: The Albanian democracy is better than the Hungarian

Viktor Orbán state of the nation

Democracy declined significantly in Hungary, according to the American NGO Freedom House. Albania received 67 points out of 100, marking the most free end of their ranking (no country received that many points), while Hungary got only 66. They also said that Hungary was the only EU member country, being only partly free.

The latest data was published on axios.com, and rtl.hu summed it up in an article. Meanwhile, the freedom index of the USA is similar to Romania. Bulgaria has 79 points, North Macedonia has 68, and Montenegro and Albania have 67. Thus, they all precede Hungary.

Interestingly, Bolivia and India have 66 points, just like Hungary. And that is because PM Orbán has been undermining the independence of the media, the non-governmental organisations, the opposition, and the justice system since their landslide victory in 2010.

Justice minister: Effective operation of Hungarian courts ensured

Hungary has successfully improved universal access to justice in the country in the past few years, and the effective, modern operation of courts is ensured, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Friday, ahead of the meeting of EU justice ministers in Brussels. The European Union’s justice scoreboard also shows that Hungarian courts are among the most advanced in digitalisation, Varga said in a Facebook post.

“We are in 4th place regarding the estimated duration of civil and economic lawsuits,” she said. Victim protection centres, important platforms for universal access to justice, are currently present in 14 counties and Budapest, and the government is working to extend the system nationwide by 2025, she added. The Hungarian system is in close cooperation with other government offices, the police, NGOs and churches, she said. The number of victims reached through the centres continues to grow even as the number of criminal acts is falling, she said.

Noting that the meeting will also table the fight against anti-Semitism, Varga said Hungary’s government had a zero tolerance policy against anti-Semitism. “We are committed to maintaining Hungary as a home to thriving Jewish communities and culture, and a safe home to everyone, regardless of religion. Hungary’s EU presidency in the second half of 2024 will make the fight against anti-Semitism a priority,” she said.

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Hungarians support nuclear energy

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The majority of Hungarians, 66 percent, support the use of nuclear energy as a way to provide safe and uninterrupted energy for households, up from 53 percent in 2020, according to a survey conducted by Társadalomkutató published in the daily Magyar Nemzet on Tuesday.

Comparing the results of the 2023 survey to one conducted in 2020, Társadalomkutató said Hungarians’ original support for nuclear energy strengthened over time, probably due to the war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis. In 2020, 53 percent of respondents supported increasing the role of nuclear plants in Hungary’s energy mix, while that ratio was 62 percent in 2023, the pollster said.

Some 40 percent of respondents see nuclear energy as key in safe energy supplies in 20-50 years, Társadalomkutató said. Regarding their effect on the environment, 43 percent of respondents said “weather-dependent sustainable energy” was the least damaging, while 23 percent named nuclear energy as the cleanest.

At the same time, 70 percent (up from 61 percent in 2020) said the Paks nuclear plant produced the cheapest energy in the country, while 59 percent (up from 50 percent) said nuclear plants were generally the cheapest energy producers.

In 2020, 64 percent were aware that there was a nuclear plant operating in Hungary. That number went up to 70 percent by 2023, Társadalomkutató said. Fully 62 percent also supports the construction of new blocks, up from 51 percent in 2020, it said. Fully 57 percent of respondents agreed that they should be built “using cutting-edge Russian technology,” against 53 percent in 2020, it said.

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Mass wage increases coming to Hungary?

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Some 62 percent of companies surveyed by recruiting site Profession.hu plan pay rises of 6-10 percent this year, the site said on Tuesday.

Around 87 percent of respondents said the aim of the pay rise was to retain employees while 51 percent also said they wanted to make new hires.

About 80 percent said the pay rises will affect the entire company in general.

Seven in ten companies have no plans to change the amount of non-wage benefits. Around 29 percent said they plan to increase this amount by 16 percent on average and 4 percent will reduce it by 12 percent.

Profession.hu surveyed several hundred companies that used its services in January.

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Hungarians think Ukraine should end the war even if it loses territories

Fully 78 percent of all respondents in a recent Nézőpont survey — and 63 percent of left-wing supporters — were in favour of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while only 2 percent expected the war would end before its first anniversary.

Hungarians would like an immediate ceasefire even if that means Ukraine loses territories, 24.hu said. Four-fifths of Hungarians believe that an immediate ceasefire is needed even if Ukraine cannot recover all the land that Russia has occupied, the government-close pollster said on Friday. Nearly two-thirds of left-wing supporters and 91 percent of ruling-party supporters shared this view, it added. No social group said the war should continue with the hope that the occupied territories are recovered, it said.

Nézőpont said 49 percent of Hungarians believed the war may go on for years and only 33 percent thought that the situation could be resolved in 2023. Some 46 percent of ruling-party supporters and 48 percent of opposition supporters said the war may be prolonged for years, while 34 percent of ruling-party supporters and 35 percent of opposition supporters said the conflict would cease this year. The Nézőpont phone survey of 1,000 voting-age adults was carried out from Jan. 30 to Feb 1.

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Is media awareness growing in Hungary?

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Media awareness is “slowly but surely” rising in Hungary, according to a recent survey by the country’s media authority.

The survey found that an overwhelming majority of Hungarians use the internet on a daily basis and consider it important to be able to comment on matters of public interest, the communications directorate of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) said in a statement.

Fully 71 percent of social media users expressed a need to see posts which, according to the algorithm, clash with their views. A similar share of respondents said it was important to have access to multiple sides of a news story and related opinions.

More than 60 percent considered it important for all comments to be visible in online discussions. Just over 40 percent agreed with imposing punishments for anonymous opinions and fake news.

Altogether 54 percent of Hungarians say parents are the most important player when it comes to creating the conditions for conscious media use. Respondents chose the state as the second most important player (25 percent), followed by the media itself (14 percent) and schools (7 percent).

Fully 15.9 percent of Hungarians do not use the internet at all, the survey found.

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Young Hungarians have a very low opinion of the quality of Hungarian universities

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In a representative survey of the K&H Youth Index carried out in the fourth quarter of last year, members of the 19-29 age group had to answer several questions. The results show that many young people do not have a very high opinion of the Hungarian higher education system.

Compared to international universities

“Do you consider the Hungarian higher education system to be of a high standard compared to the rest of Europe?”

was the question asked.

The results of the survey, which has been carried out every quarter since the end of 2012, show a rather mixed picture of the perception of higher education, Pénzcentrum said.

From 2017 onwards, however, the results have been weaker, with 2018 being the low point, with a proportion below 10 percent. In the third quarter of this year, 17 percent held this view, and the proportion had fallen by 3 percentage points by the fourth quarter.

The vast majority of students studying full-time at Hungarian universities, 55%, think that the education system is not of high quality compared to European standards, 31% are neutral, and only 14% think it is of a high standard.

A fifth of young people who are past their school years and currently working, 19%, answered yes to the question of whether they consider the Hungarian education system acceptable by international standards.

However, the results were worse among full-time students, with only 14 percent of them giving a positive opinion, 55 percent a negative opinion, and 31 percent essentially neutral.

Scholarships

Students tend to have a negative perception of the additional training and scholarship opportunities available within the school: only 34% were positive about the situation, broadly the same as in the previous two quarters and a very low figure.

In this respect, 27% of students expressed a neutral opinion and 39% were pessimistic, saying that there were not many opportunities for additional training and scholarships at their institution.

Life after university

The survey also asked what people expect from their job search after graduation. Forty-six percent of students think it will be very easy or easy to find a job, 34 percent expect it to be average, while 20 percent – one in five – think it will be difficult to find a job.

Valentine Day: Budapest the best European city for working singles to relocate to

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When relocating to work abroad, it’s not always the case that we have a partner by our side to experience new cultures, cuisines, and experiences. So, when flying solo, where are the best cities to live and work in as a young single person?

  • New research from Compare The Market Australia has revealed the best European cities to travel to for working singles based on factors such as the cost of an average date, rent price, and internet speed
  • Budapest ranked top of the list as the 3rd cheapest cost per date and the 6th quickest internet speed of the cities analysed
  • Other cities to feature include Prague, Lisbon, and Sofia

To find out just this Compare The Market has looked into 7 factors including the cost of going on a date, the unemployment rate, internet download speeds and rent prices around Europe, and ranked the best European cities from highest to lowest based on their total scores.

Below are the top 10 European to live and work in for young singles*:

Rank City Cost of a

Date (USD)

 Number of Attractions Unemployment

Rate

 Internet

Speed (Mbps)

 Rent Price/Month

(USD)
1 Budapest, Hungary 55.87 2,443 3.45 40.79 640.00
2 Prague, Czechia 65.26 4,103 2.80 20.87 550.00
3 Lisbon, Portugal 69.71 3,112 6.55 24.75 760.00
4 Sofia, Bulgaria 61.90 988 5.66 20.74 310.00
5 Warsaw, Poland 55.56 1,396 5.43 26.18 630.00
6 Istanbul, Turkey 39.34 4,463 13.68 7.19 970.00
7 Bratislava, Slovakia 74.75 730 5.00 27.03 580.00
8 Berlin, Germany 94.20 3,371 4.98 29.64 690.00
9 Riga, Latvia 78.31 907 6.14 31.38 360.00
10 Amsterdam, Netherlands 123.61 3,104 3.41 70.32 1220.00

*Please note just five of the seven factors have been included in this table for simplification.

Budapest ranks as the top European city for singles to work and live

As a city that’s well known for its buzzing city life, and relatively low cost of living, it may be of little surprise that Budapest ranks top of the list for working singles. As the 3rd cheapest European city for a date, for the 6h quickest internet speed of the European cities analyzed, and with 3,186 restaurants and bars, Budapest is the perfect balance of work and play for young singles – even though the average rent may be more expensive than other countries on the list at an average of $640.00 (USD).

Prague and Lisbon make up the top three European countries for working singles, filled with rich cultural heritage, and cheap date night costs. In both countries the cost of an average date night is under $100 (USD) per person and for those that enjoy a crisp beer the average is just under $2 (USD) a pint.

Copenhagen offers the quickest internet speed for remote working

When it comes to working remotely abroad, fast internet speed is essential for optimum productivity. For those where technology is a key component of their jobs, Copenhagen in Denmark has the quickest speed at 123.96 Mbps, followed by Zurich and Stockholm. Zurich in Switzerland has the lowest unemployment rate out of the European cities, alongside Prague and Copenhagen, making these some of the easiest cities to find work in.

And finally, you’ll want to stay somewhere where the rent is affordable, and Sofia in Bulgaria fits that description perfectly with average monthly rent being only $310 (USD).

Istanbul is the most affordable city for young singles looking to date

Finding love in a foreign country doesn’t have to be difficult, and some cities make it extra easy to find cheap date night spots. The city with the cheapest date is Istanbul in Turkey, with a cost of only $39.34 (USD) for 2 cinema tickets, 1 bottle of wine, a 5km taxi journey, and a three-course meal for two in a medium-priced restaurant.

Methodology

The dataset ranks 50 different cities across the world, based on how good it would be to be a young single person there. To do this, 7 different factors were used. Once the factors were collected, they were normalised, to provide each factor with a score between 0 and 1. The normalised values were then summed, to give each city a total score out of 7. The cities were then ranked from highest to lowest, based on their total scores. The factors used are as follows:

  • Cost of a Date – The total cost of 2 cinema tickets, 1 bottle of wine, a 5km taxi journey, and a three-course meal for two in a medium-priced restaurant, for each city
  • Cost of a Pint – The cost of 1 pint of a domestic beer in a restaurant, for each city.
  • Number of Restaurants/Bars – The number of restaurants/bars listed on TripAdvisor, for each city.
  • Number of Attractions/Things to do – The number of attractions/things to do listed on TripAdvisor, for each city.
  • Unemployment Rate – The unemployment rate of the country each city is located in.
  • Internet Download Speeds – The average download speed in Mbps of the country each city is located in.
  • Rent Prices – The average rent per month, for an apartment in each city.

All data correct as of 30/09/22

Survey: Hungarians want tougher measures taken against violent criminals

A majority of Hungarians want tougher measures taken against violent criminals, according to a survey by the Századvég Foundation carried out in connection with last week’s deadly stabbing of a police officer in Budapest.

Fully 97 percent of respondents said they had heard about the killing of the officer. Altogether 93 percent said tougher measures were needed against those who commit violence against public officials.

A total of 81 percent said those who commit violent crimes or murder and blame their actions on the influence of drugs deserved harsher punishment.

Fully 68 percent said those who commit murder should not be allowed to claim mental health issues to get a lighter sentence.

Last week, a police officer on duty was stabbed to death and two others were injured in Budapest’s 11th district. The officers were in a unit alerted to a block of flats by residents after a violent neighbour had attempted to break into a home. The intruder assaulted the police officers and fled onto the street, where he was shot in the leg and captured. The three injured officers were rushed to hospital but one of them could not be saved. A drug test on the suspect later confirmed the presence of drugs in his system.

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