Only 38% of Hungarians consider EU membership a good thing, according to a poll by Eurobarometer, Politics.hu reports. Most respondents, 45%, said it was neither good nor bad, while 15% were against EU membership.

However, 55% of Hungarians have confidence in EU institutions, higher than the EU average of 49%.

The popularity of the EU has plummeted to record lows in the member states, as just 49% of EU citizens believe that their country has benefited from EU membership, with 18% seeing membership as bad.

On other issues, 32% of Hungarian respondents expect an improvement in the economy within a year, while 41% say the situation will not change, and 25% believe that things will get worse.