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63% of Interviewed Bulgarians See Migrant Wave as Danger -Social Survey

Sofia, September 28 (BTA) - A total of 63 per cent of the
Bulgarians consider the migrant wave  is dangerous for Bulgaria,
 a national representative survey of Alpha Research polling
agency conducted between September 5 and 7, 2015 showed. The
data from the survey were presented by the managing partner of
the agency, Boryana Dimitrova, at a conference titled "Refugee
Crisis: New European Policies" organized by MEP Svetoslav
Malinov.
   
A total of 89 per cent of the respondents want the state to
fight human traffickers and 82 per cent want the fence along the
 border built up. In other words, Dimitrova said, there is
strong support for restrictive measures. The survey has also
recorded considerable approval for the social networks,
improvement of the work of the social institutions and better
conditions for the migrants - 75 per cent.
 
A total of 44.5 per cent of the respondents agree that Bulgarian
 refugee policy should be coordinated with the European one,
Dimitrova said. Eleven per cent insisted that the borders should
 be closed totally while 3.7 per cent approved that refugees
should be accepted without restrictions.
 
The interviewees are categorical that the allocation of
additional funds from the state budget for refugees should not
be supported.
 
People with higher education, the middle aged generation tend to
 support all-European decisions. The less educated and the
eldest, but also part of the teenagers have definitely stronger
negative attitudes, the survey showed.
 
According to the results of the study, 63 favour the idea of
refugee quotas and 34 are against. 17.1 per cent think the
problem will be dealt with successfully, 43.3 per cent - that
the country will cope slowly and 36.3 per cent - that it will
fail and the result will be a decline of Europe.
 
The respondents insisting on separatist solutions are the
greatest pessimists concerning coping with the crisis, Dimitrova
 said.
 
The survey registers rising fears, radicalization of public
opinion, but within the framework of institutional alternatives,
 as well as exceeding sensitivity to political statements and
decisions. Migrants continue to be perceived as a "mass", the
social scientist commented.