At the beginning of January, decisions of the population in the referendum on the entry of the country to the European Union and their opinions on the implemented pre-accession talks were surveyed in these three countries. The intention to participate in the referendum about accession to the European Union was stated by 79 % of the Czech population, but only 42 % of those asked firmly decided to participate.
Both in Poland and Hungary, 63 % of citizens have firmly decided to participate in the referendum. The referendum on entry to the EU would in all three countries clearly be in favour of their accession: everywhere the share of integration supporters highly exceeds opponents. Traditionally, consent to the entry of the CZ remains a little cooler. In the referendum two thirds (66 %) would give a yes vote while more than a fifth (23 %) of Czech voters would cast a no vote. 74 % of Polish and 70 % of Hungarian voters have decided to vote in favour of the integration of their country in the EU.
Moreover, we were establishing public opinion about the results, which the relevant country had achieved in negotiations with the European Union. A considerable number of respondents do not have necessary information at their disposal and cannot appraise the success rate of the negotiations even after the Copenhagen EU Summit. Among the three monitored countries, the Czech Republic is most disappointed with the results of the negotiations.
