Published connected 20/08/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 •Updated 15:48
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More than 1 successful 10 European Union citizens wants to time off their region retired of prime aliases necessity, according to nan latest Eurobarometer poll.
Within nan adjacent 5 years, 7% would for illustration to move retired of choice, while 4% would move retired of necessity.
The highest percentages of group consenting to time off were recovered successful Portugal and Hungary, pinch 16% each, followed by France (15%), and Greece and Poland, astatine 12% each.
On nan different broadside of nan spectrum, nan highest shares of respondents who ruled retired voluntarily moving distant from their region soon were recovered successful nan Netherlands (94%) and Croatia (90%).
People who whitethorn battalion up and leave—whether by prime aliases necessity—mainly do truthful because they can't find value jobs aliases person constricted economical opportunities (29%).
Fed up pinch politics: Maltese and Slovaks astir unhappy
However, almost a 4th (23%) of respondents opportunity they consciousness they are being pushed distant by a deficiency of spot successful nan governmental situation of their region aliases country.
The highest levels of discontent among those wishing to time off were reported successful Slovakia (50%), Malta (45%), Luxembourg (38%), Croatia and Hungary (both 36%).
Spaniards, Greeks and Czechs looking for affordable properties
One-fifth (22%) of those readying to time off constituent to nan deficiency of affordable value housing, which remains 1 of nan astir pressing issues crossed nan continent.
The lodging situation is hardest felt successful Spain: 40% of group surviving present opportunity that would beryllium nan main logic to migrate. Czechs besides reported a precocious rate, astatine 30%.
According to nan latest European Housing Trend report, precocious lodging costs are holding backmost 64% of imaginable buyers.
Among them, 40% can't prevention up for a deposit, peculiarly successful nan Czech Republic (60%) and Greece (58%).
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The European Housing Trend study besides indicates which EU countries person nan highest percentages of homeowners.
Romanians (85%), Croatians (83%), Bulgarians (80%), Brits (75%), Hungarians and Italians (72%) are nan astir apt to ain a property, while Maltese (46%), Germans (34%) and Swiss (30%) are nan slightest apt to beryllium successful this situation.