Serbia takes another step along the road
Just before Christmas, Serb President Boris Tadić submitted his country’s application to be granted EU candidate status. This application came at a time when just 50% of Serbs thought that joining the EU would be a good thing. This figure was down from 58% in 2008. One reason could be that Serbs do not feel well informed about the EU: only 44% said they well (or very well) informed about the Union – the lowest figure in the Balkans except for Montenegro (40%). Furthermore, 19% of Serbs thought that the EU was hostile towards their country, a figure that was the highest in the Balkans by far. Despite all this, over two-thirds (69%) said they would say ‘yes’ if a referendum was held about joining the EU.
- 63% of Montenegrin respondents trust their government
- 72% of Kosovo Albanians can imagine life with Serbs
- 69% in Republika Srpska dislike Kosovo’s independence
- 78% in Croatia are disappointed by the fight against crime
- 70% of Macedonian Albanians support the Ohrid Agreement
- 47% of Serb respondents think Karadzic is innocent
- 29% of Macedonians feel there could be another war in the region
- 29% of Albanians praise their government’s fight against crime
- 32% of Albanians had to bribe an official in the year prior to the survey
- 56% of Albanians urgently need travel and visa facilitation
