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Attitude of Czech Public to Accepting of Refugees from Ukraine – February/March 2023

In a survey that was conducted between the end of January and the end of the second decade of March 2023, the Centre for Public Opinion Research surveyed a set of questions concerning the attitudes of the Czech public towards accepting refugees from Ukraine. The respondents specifically expressed their attitudes towards the admittance of Ukrainian refugees and the possibility of their permanent settlement in the Czech Republic. The survey also included a mapping of interest in current developments around this situation.

Less than two-fifths (39%) of Czech citizens are interested in the situation regarding refugees from Ukraine.


56% of Czech citizens agree with admitting refugees from Ukraine.


11% of citizens are in favour of the possibility of permanent settlement of Ukrainian refugees here, while another seven tenths (71%) prefer only temporary admission with subsequent return to their country of origin.

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  • Authors: Jan Červenka