EU concern over tension in Hungary

The confidence ratio in the EU of the Hungarian citizens has gone up from 45% this spring to 49%, according to the latest Eurobarometer report published last Friday. The confidence of EU investors planning to invest in Hungary, however, has decreased significantly as a result of the political split present in the country, said Frans Paul Robert van Nouhuys, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Hungary. He emphasized the importance of political stability and the urgency of national consensus, and expressed his confidence that EU membership will contribute to the realization of the national goals, which are equally important to both the government and the opposition. (Vg 3) E.C.