BUDAPEST Ito Smith Jersey , Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The vast majority of the population of the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) are dissatisfied with the way the European Union (EU) handles illegal border crossings, according to a poll released by the Nezopont Intezet (Standpoint Institute) in Budapest on Thursday.
A total of 81 percent of the surveyed people are against the immigration policy of the EU - of which 48 percent are strongly opposed, and 33 percent rather opposed - whereas only 14 percent are satisfied with the way the EU deals with that question. Some 5 percent of the surveyed people could not answer the question.
The opposition against the EU's immigration policy is the strongest in Slovakia (85 percent) and the Czech Republic (84 percent), followed by Hungary (81 percent) and Poland (74 percent) Deadrin Senat Jersey , according to the poll.
Besides general questions on the cooperation of the Visegrad countries, the poll also covered the view of the Hungarian border fence between Hungary and Serbia, elevated against the flow of migrants, and strongly criticized by other EU Member States and the UN as well.
According to the poll, 73 percent of all of those interviewed agree with the fence, while 24 percent disagree with it and 3 percent could not answer the question.
Hungarians agree with the construction of the fence in the highest rate (87 percent) Isaiah Oliver Jersey , and poles agree with it the least (57 percent). 74 percent of the Slovaks and 73 percent of the Czechs support the Hungarian border policy.
The poll also came to the conclusion that the vast majority (63 percent) of the population of the Visegrad countries said that their countries had better chance to represent their interests against Brussels as a member of the Visegrad four than on a one by one basis.
According to the surveyed people, the most important areas of cooperation between the four countries needed to be: the common protection of borders (25 percent); followed by the coordination of industrial policies (23 percent) and by linking the countries together with additional motorways (17 percent).
Interestingly, 73 percent of the people asked believe that the Western European countries use double standards against the Visegrad countries, and are dealing with them in a condescending manner.
The public opinion poll of the Standpoint Institute was conducted between June 29, 2017 and July 15, 2017 Austin Hooper Jersey , asking 1,000 people in each country over the phone. The sample was representative for the population over the age of 18 according to age, region, type of settlement and school qualification.
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England have attempted a -minor shake-up of the largely conventional world of Test -cricket by offering to use a points-based system to determine the winner of their home series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva confirmed receiving the proposals covering the three tests Deion Jones Jersey , five one-dayers and a Twenty20 International set to be played between the teams from May 19 to July 5.
"We have received the proposals but we haven't decided yet," De Silva told Reuters by telephone.
"We'll discuss it in our next board meeting and announce our decision in a week or two," said the official, declining to elaborate, saying he had not gone though the details yet.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced the points-based scoring for the women's Ashes in 2013, awarding six points for every test victory Keanu Neal Jersey , while two points were on offer for a one-day or Twenty20 International victory.
For the women's Ashes last year, ECB and Cricket Australia (CA) decided Test wins were worth four points, while a draw earned the teams two each.
The points-based system is aimed at injecting more excitement into the tour and add context to matches that otherwise maybe of merely academic interests.
The ECB might consider employing it for the subsequent home series against Pakistan and the points-based system has also piqued interest in Australia.
"We've noted the trial and we will see how it plays out before considering any changes to our current system, whether it be at home or in away series," CA's team performance manager Pat Howard said.
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RAFAEL Nadal rallied from a set down and fought off a match point in the third set to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (8), 6-0, 7-5 on Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in pursuit of a fourth title.
Zverev, an 18-year-old German ranked 58th in the world and in his second full year on the ATP Tour, blew a 5-2 lead in the third when he was serving for the match leading 5-3 Alex Mack Jersey , 40-30. He made three straight forehand errors to give Nadal the break.
“I am especially happy about the mentality on court, the spirit of fight during the whole match, believing that I can win a match during the whole time even in the tougher situations,” Nadal said.
Novak Djokovic beat Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-3 to stay on track for a potential semifinal against Nadal. Kei Nishikori outlasted John Isner 1-6, 7-6 (2) Vic Beasley Jr Jersey , 7-6 (5) and next plays Nadal.
“I’m actually glad to have a match like this with not much complications,” said Djokovic, who was pressed in his first two wins.