Hungarians Prefer Not to Leave the European Union

According to a recent survey by the Medián public opinion research institute, the majority of Hungarians do not want to leave the European Union and they do not only want to stay for the money received from the EU.

The opinion of the Hungarian people has remained unchanged for many years: the vast majority – even 79% of the supporters of the ruling Fidesz party – want to stay. With this level of support, we are roughly in the middle of the EU, Endre Hann, Managing Director of Medián, said in connection with Huxit's question, the news site Napi.hu reports.

According to surveys, Hungarians want to stay in the EU not only because of the money, but also because of the free movement of people, goods and services, for example. “There is hardly a Hungarian family left that does not have someone studying or working outside the EU in its immediate or wider environment," the expert said.

He added that Hungary is much more dependent on the EU than, say, Britain, and even there the situation after Brexit has been disappointing and it has been difficult to reach agreement on the retention of certain privileges. Hungary is in a much worse, more subordinate position: it is a small, vulnerable economy.