Pessimism

The financial difficulties of a large part of the population came to the fore again on the occasion of two surveys presented at a recent event at the Alexis Tsipras Institute. One, by pollsters Metron Analysis, shows that hopelessness about the present (many are struggling to make ends meet) and pessimism about the future (many are planning to cut spending, even on essentials) are taking over.

A recent survey conducted by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has highlighted that financial issues are the primary concerns for the country's young people.

The survey, obtained by daily Hürriyet, was carried out in June with 3,000 participants across Türkiye.

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Bulgarians seem to mirror the prevailing global sentiment of cautious optimism tinged with apprehension as per the latest annual Gallup International Association survey. Surveying 40,428 individuals across 41 nations worldwide, the study sheds light on Bulgaria's outlook for the forthcoming year.

By Yannis Magriotis

Our country over the past decades had impressive growth in many sectors and transcended the dark shadows of the pre-WWII and post-Civil War eras.

It became a member of Western European institutions of security and development and it approached many sides of the democratic and developed world.

The idea for the digital meeting came from the pandemic, as the organizers (the National Documentation Center and the youth organization Youthmakers Hub) felt the need for positive and inspiring paradigms in the midst of this general feeling of pessimism.

64% of Bulgarians believe that next year will be a year of economic difficulties, according to a global Gallup International survey.

Over half of Bulgarians (57%) share pessimistic attitudes towards the economic development over the next year. The largest share (31%) say it will take more than a year to return to a normal lifestyle, and 9% say people will never return to it. 68% say they would be worried to visit places where there are many people.

In February 2020 consumer confidence in Greece had climbed to an almost 20-year peak at -4.8 points. It took just a few weeks for it to slide back down to -16.5 points in March, according to Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) statistics released on Wednesday, with the monthly reduction of 11.7 points being the biggest ever recorded from one month to the next.