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Hungary: neighbors see the country in positive light

Two thirds sympathize with Budapest

02 March, 14:24
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 02 MAR - The great majority of citizens of Hungary's neighboring countries has a positive opinion of Hungary, according to a survey of the Nezopont Institute. The survey was commissioned by the Charta XXI movement, which focuses on reconciliation in Central- and Eastern Europe. In average, 63 percent of interviewees in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria has a positive opinion of Hungary. The countries that have the most positive perception of Hungary are Bulgaria (85% of positive views), Slovakia (74%), the Czech Republic (73%), whereas in Romania only 57% of people interviewed for the poll expressed a positive view of Hungary, 39% a negative one. The survey revealed also that Hungarians had the most positive view of neighboring Austria (73%), the least favorable of Ukraine (23% positive, 43% negative), Serbia (32%) and Romania (35%).

(ANSA). The survey is based on the answers of 1,000 respondents in each country. (ANSA).

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