Inflation increase is the main problem Romania is facing at the moment, with unemployment ranking close behind, followed by the overall economic situation and the problems in the health care system, an Eurobarometer survey published by the European Union shows.
The survey conducted by Harris Interactive research company is made up of the opinions of 28,405 citizens in 28 European states either EU members or applicants.
The analysts tried to give as clear a picture of the various fields of interest for each of the 28 countries involved in this survey as possible, based on the answers to the “What are the top two major problems your country is facing in your opinion?” question.
The results show 40% of the Romanian citizens canvassed pointed to inflation as the main problem. This percentage shows the advance in prices affects the Romanian population the most as compared with the other countries in the Central and Eastern Europe.
Inflation was deemed as the main problem of the country by 10% of Bulgarians, who fear unemployment (60%) and criminality (48%) most.
At the same time, the rise in prices is alarming to only 8% of the people in the Czech Republic, with unemployment rated as the top concern (39%). The percentage of those who believe inflation is a major issue for their country reaches only 5% in Poland, while Hungary has 19% of its population worrying about this indicator.
People in Denmark and Sweden (2%), as well as Holland (3%) are the least worried about inflation.
Second top concern for Romanians is the unemployment, as pointed out by 34% of the people, even though the percentage is smaller than in other countries in the region – Poland (79%), Turkey (66%), Bulgaria (60%) or Lithuania (59%).
The increase in the unemployment rate is a major concern in Germany (66%) and Greece (62%). On the other hand, only 8% of the people in UK were concerned about this issue.
Third top concern is the economic situation, as 32% of the people in Romania say it is a major problem for the country at the moment.