Cheap econobox

I want to buy a car mostly for city driving because I'm tired of riding the bus. I live in Eastern Europe, and I don't want to spend more than 1000 euros on it.
Although I would ideally want something fun and with good handling/performance, I understand that I can't get anything too good for this price.
The most important thing has to be reliability (I want to keep spending to a minimum, so cheap parts would be great, and I don't want to be left on the side of the road because of break downs) followed by fuel economy (small displacement, I guess).
The rest would be a bonus, like A/C, comfort, handling, etc.
So far, I've considered a Ford Fiesta Mk6, Opel Corsa C, Daewoo Matiz, maybe VW Polo.
What's the best choice for a city econobox?

i'd advise against the opel corsa
i had one as a replacement vehicle and it's the saddest thing i ever driven
at least matiz is a poor man's twingo

What was bad about it? Just really boring to drive?

>i'd advise against the opel corsa

This. I drive a B, drove a C a few times and the only thing it has for it is the extra comfort goodies. Everything else was a step down. New engines are gutless, and the interior plastics managed to feel cheaper than in the B, which is an accomplishment in itself.

Ok, then no Corsa; so what would be the best choice?
Only car I've driven so far is a 1.2 Dacia Logan.
I just need something that I can rely on and not become a money pit.

looks like it could go fast cause it's small and light but theres no power whatsoever
also for 1000€ you're probably not gonna get one in mint condition
the one i drove was on 150k km and already felt like it was gonna fall apart

Honda Civic

For reliability, cost of ownership, good handling chassis and superior fuel economy.

Fiesta if you want something a bit more modern.

The Polo isn't very good, neither is the Corsa. And especially not the fucking Matiz.

I'd go with the Civic. That's what I did in your position a few years ago. Seriously watch out for rust in the rear wheel arches.

Also, comfort isn't the most importable thing if you're that tight on money. Learn to deal with it.

Also for some valuable insights watch the Autoweek klokje series on Youtube.

They have subtitles.

For what it's worth, my B has been bombproof (uses the older 1.4 8v mpi engine), and if something goes wrong all you have to do is skip a morning coffee and it's already paid for. Opel really dropped the hall late 90's onward.
Then again, I figure you're looking for something more modern than this and with more QoL features as a dd.

I live in Eastern Europe, I can't really find a proper Honda Civic here. The cheapest Honda I can find in my area would be a 1.6 CRX del Sol for 1200 euros, and a 1.4 Aerodeck Civic for 1500. I don't know if they are actually worth it for my purpose.
Thanks, I'll watch that series.
I heard the 8v engines have bad fuel economy for their size, plus they are older cars, so more stuff is bound to need replacing.
I don't really care about features as long as I can depend on it.