Most Hungarians are against Ukraine joining the EU
54% of Hungarians oppose European integration of Ukraine, and only 18% support the admission of the neighboring country to the European Union. These are the findings of a survey conducted by Ipsos/Euronews in 18 EU member states, reports the Hungarian television channel RTL. More than 26 thousand people – citizens of European Union countries – took part in the survey.
Hungarians, according to survey data, are most opposed to Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The largest percentage of supporters of Ukrainian European integration is observed in Finland, followed by Portugal and Spain. On average in the EU, 45% support Ukraine's inclusion in the union, 35% are strongly against it, and another 20% cannot answer this question.
After Hungary, residents of Slovakia (24%) and the Czech Republic (29%) are the least likely to support Ukraine's European integration.
The share of undecided people is also high: Following Slovak respondents (30%), the highest number of people who could not take a position on this issue was among Hungarians (28%). It is noteworthy, however, that other neighboring member states of Ukraine, such as Poland and Romania, are enthusiastically accepting the plan: More than half of Poles and Romanians surveyed support Ukraine’s admission to the EU.
Despite the fact that Emmanuel Macron openly supported Kyiv against Russia, France is also one of the member states where opposition to Ukraine's annexation is strongest, with only three in ten French people supporting the plan.
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