Hungarians sympathise with Israel—Public concern about Islamic terrorism is significant
Hungarians sympathise with Israel The starting point of the survey was to assess the perceptions of Israel, Palestine and Hamas among the adult Hungarian population, and to establish an approval index as a difference between positive and negative opinions. It can be seen that Israel’s approval index is in the positive range (plus 8), while the […]
Europeans expect their leaders to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, not to finance it
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, assured Ukraine of unwavering support and proposed additional EUR 50 billion in aid, in addition to the EUR 83 billion already granted. The amount would be paid by EU Member States, and the EU would use it to fund Ukraine’s expenditure until 2027. The Brussels strategy behind the […]
One fifth of Europeans cannot heat their homes sufficiently
Presenting the Spring Package of the European Semester, Brussels Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said that the EU economy was performing better than expected and that Member States should end their energy subsidy schemes by the end of 2023. However, Századvég’s research reveals that claiming better-than-expected performance is an overstatement, and that implementing the call for […]
European public opinion says the EU is the biggest loser of the sanctions
The fundamental requirement for sanctions is that they cause more harm to the sanctioned country than to the economies that impose them. In the months following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, leaders in Brussels argued that increasingly harsh punitive measures should be imposed because they would bring the Russian economy to its knees in […]
European public opinion: Sanctions hurt the EU more than Russia
The European Union’s sanctions policy is reasonably expected to cause more damage to Russia than to Europe. As punitive measures have not been able to speed up the end of the war (in fact, the armed conflict is deepening) and the EU’s prospects are deteriorating, there is growing criticism of the Community’s previous efforts. EU […]
