Evaluation of Relations with Some Countries

Since 2000, CVVM in its investigations has repeatedly devoted to assess the relationship of the Czech Republic with neighboring countries, which in the past two years have been accompanied by some selected major countries in a global context.

In October survey CVVM focused on the subject of Czech citizen's relationships to the place of residence, the region and the country where they live and feelings of pride and shame related to their Czech citizenship and Bohemia's history, culture, politics and social life.

44 % of respondents said that they were proud of Czech Republic. On the contrary 10 % were ashamed of Czech Republic and the rest of 41 % respondents were niether proud nor ashamed.

According to October survey of CVVM, 80 % of Czechs are satisfied with a decision of U.S. administration to cancel the project of installation of U.S. missile defense radar on Czech soil. Only 12 % of respondents expressed the opposite feeling in this matter.

72 % of Czechs against 20 % think that the U.S. in their foreign policy prioritize their own power and economic interests, and 51 % against 38 % believe that U.S. do not take into consideration the opinion of the world community. According to 30 % of Czech citizens the current foreign policy of the U.S. represents a threat to today’s world, while 55 % have the opposite opinion. Czech society is rather convinced that the United States in their foreign policy try to ensure stability and peace in the world (56 % agree, 35 % disagree) and that they stand up for the defence of freedom, democracy and human rights (57 % say yes, 34 % no).

Confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in November 2009

In November 2009 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils.

As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic.

In October 2009, Public Opinion Research Centre questioned Czech public about the Treaty of Lisbon. People were asked, whether they know, what the term "Treaty of Lisbon" means, whether they are informed about the treaty and interested in this topic. Except these questions, the survey investigated public opinion on the ratification of the treaty, and whether the position of the Czech Republic will be better, the same or worse, if the treaty is adopted.

In November survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.

In October survey CVVM examined how Czech citizens see the financial situation of their households. They evaluated whether it is difficult to manage with their earnings, but also talked about attitudinal feeling of poverty. The survey also investigated whether it is difficult to meet some life requirements such as foodstuff, clothes and shoes, housing, water and energy, furniture, common non-food products, cultural and sport activities, health care and education.

In September 2009 CVVM investigated what are the most popular political ideologies among poeple in Czech republic. Most of informants have choosen social democracy (23 %), followed by liberal (19 %) and conservative (14 %) ideology. Another were ecological approach to politics (9 %), christian democracy (7 %), communistic (7 %) and socialistic (5 %) ideology.

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CVVM, Institute of Sociology AS CR, vv.v.i, in its September survey has included a large block of questions in connection with the twenty years anniversary of the transition to a democratic system mapped views on events of 1989.