Eurobarometer: EU more popular in Hungary

Budapest, February 25 (MTI) – The European Union is seen favourably by an increasing number of Hungarians and its institutions are trusted above the European average, according to Eurobarometer’s fresh Hungary report.

The survey was conducted on Nov. 8-17 in 2014 and sent to MTI on Wednesday.

The proportion of Hungarians expressing a positive view about the EU as a whole went up last year to 40 percent from 35 percent compared with the survey conducted in the same month in 2013, the survey showed. Almost the same proportion of Hungarians saw the EU positively as the average across the bloc, the survey said.

In a regional comparison, the EU was seen slightly more favourably only in Poland and Romania.

Concerning confidence in European institutions, 51 percent of Hungarians stated trust in the European Commission, compared to the EU average of 38 percent.

Fully 52 percent stated confidence in the European Parliament, compared with the EU average of 42 percent, the survey showed.

A total of 53 percent of Hungarians saw the four freedoms, the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital the EU’s most important asset.