The survey prepared in eleven countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, showed that 74% of respondents consider European policies bad for Europe.

Hungarians and Slovaks are especially opposed to migration from beyond the continent, with 89% holding a negative view. Czechs and Bulgarians follow, with 88% and 80% opposed respectively.

Even 63% of Austrians and 58% of Germans said migration is, on balance, bad for Europe rather than positive.

Some 44% said they supported the Hungarian government’s migration policies and 40% said they opposed them.

A total of 78% of people in the Visegrad Group countries of Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia said they were against the mandatory migration quota.

A total of 56% of Visegrad Group respondents said they supported the Hungarian government’s policies and only 32% said they opposed them. Austrians (65%) and Germans (55%) were the most against the Hungarian government’s migration policies.

The survey was conducted by telephone with a representative sample 1,000 people per country between Sept. 26 and Oct. 27.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.