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The financial hit caused by coronavirus for Europeans it seems great. This shows an online poll conducted on behalf of the European Parliament by Kantar, from September 25 to October 7, with the participation of 24,812 citizens in the 27 EU member states.
Almost 40% of European citizens feel worse off due to the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus.
Hungarians are the worst hit even before the second wave of the pandemic.
This comes before the second wave of infections in Europe that led to new lockdowns across the EU and is expected to cause a contraction in GDP in the last three months of the year.
According to the survey, 39% of respondents in the EU said it was a pandemic. COVID-19 it has already affected your personal income.
Hungary was the hardest hit, with 44% of citizens reporting being severely affected.
For the first time, more Europeans are now saying that the economic damage caused by the restrictions outweighs the health benefits these measures are intended to achieve, according to Reuters.
Disagreements with governments
A steady majority of Europeans believe that the EU should have more pandemic capabilities and more money to do so.
However, the EU package of 1.8 trillion. Euros to cope with the effects of the pandemic are now on the air due to opposition from the nationalist governments of Poland and Hungary, who are opposed to linking the release of resources to respect for democratic values.
However, the survey showed that 77% of Europeans believe that the EU should only provide funding to governments that respect the rule of law.
This is also the prevailing sentiment in Poland and Hungary, where citizens do not agree with their governments. The survey showed that 72% of the citizens of both countries favor a link between resources and respect for the rule of law.
Poland is expected to receive more than 130 billion euros from the package and Hungary more than 40 billion euros if their governments unblock it.
The pandemic has also boosted rates in the European Union in general, and citizens’ attitudes have become more positive during 2020.
The percentage of participants who have a positive image of the EU is constantly increasing from 31% in April 2020 to 41% in early October.
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