International Relations

According to the April survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, 44% of Czech citizens are interested in current events in the Middle East and Northern Africa. 66% of Czechs expect a negative impact of these events on global economy, 60% share the same expectation in relation to security situation in the world. 27% of Czechs approve the international coalition’s military operations in Libya, 44% oppose it and 29% are undecided on this matter.

In April 2011 CVVM investigated on the membership of the Czech Republic in the European Union. Informants were asked to evaluate positive and negative efects of membership and the impact of membership on chosen areas of public life.

77 % agreed that EU membership helped Czechs to work, live and study in other EU countries. 79 % said that membership increased the level of bureaucracy in Czech republic.

According to the March survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, 53% of Czech citizens are interested in current events in the Middle East and Northern Africa. One third (33%) of Czech public thinks that international community should participate more actively in solving of current situation in Arab countries where people rose up in protest against authoritarian regimes, a half (51%) of Czechs opposes the idea of external meddling into current events there.

In January 2011 Public Opinion Research Centre carried out a survey about NATO and national defence. Within the project were examined satisfaction with membership in NATO, judgments about the consequences of membership in NATO and there was also examined opinion on national defence.

In January 2011 the CVVM regular survey included a block of questions related to NATO and national defence. There was examined opinion on the current need for NATO as a military-political organization and how the existence and actions of NATO influences the safety of members, the relationships within and outside the organization, peace and stability and ability to address the threat of terrorism.

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In January 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...

In November survey people have evaluated relations of Czech Republic with some neighbouring or globally most important countries: Slovakia (94 % good / 3 % bad), Poland (92 % / 4 %), USA (83 % / 12 %), Germany (89 % / 7 %), UK (84 % / 8 %), France (82 % / 10 %), Hungary (83 % / 5 %), Austria (81 %, 14 %), Russia (56 % / 33 %), China (44 % / 37 %), Israel (35 % / 36 %) and Iran (15 % / 53 %).

In November survey people have evaluated relations of Czech Republic with some neighbouring or globally most important countries: Slovakia (94 % good / 3 % bad), Poland (92 % / 4 %), USA (83 % / 12 %), Germany (89 % / 7 %), UK (84 % / 8 %), France (82 % / 10 %), Hungary (83 % / 5 %), Austria (81 %, 14 %), Russia (56 % / 33 %), China (44 % / 37 %), Israel (35 % / 36 %) and Iran (15 % / 53...

In April 2010 Public Opinion Research Centre investigated trust in the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the President of the European Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Other two questions deal with the issue, whether Czechs believe, that decisions of the EU are in behalf of the Czech Republic and ordinary people (like themselves).

In April 2010 CVVM investigated, whether, according to Czech citizens, values such as democracy, equality, cooperation, toleration, justice and solidarity are applied in the European Union. The largest proportion of Czechs answered on this subject positively in connection with democracy and cooperation (75 % and 63 %) and by contrast equality obtained least agreeing answers (37 %). Besides this, Czechs evaluated helpfulness and harmfulness of European integration in these areas - economy, politics, culture, country defence and ecology.