International Relations

The press release presents some results of April 2018 survey, which focused on Czech public opinion on the EU membership. The topics presented here are the satisfaction with EU membership and evaluation of pros and cons of the EU membership. The report contains also comparison with previous surveys.

In April 2018 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to confidence in European Union and international institutions. Questions focused mainly on trust in European Union in general and its concrete authorities. In connection to international institutions respondents evaluated their trust in United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

In the opinion poll carried out in April 2018 by the Public Opinion Research Centre, questions regarding attitudes of Czech citizens towards integration in the EU were included. More specifically, the questionnaire asked surveyors about their opinion on values of democracy, equality, collaboration, tolerance, fairness, and solidarity being successfully exercised in the EU. Furthermore, respondents were asked about their views on economic, political, cultural, defense and ecological integration in the European Union. Lastly, attention was given to the belief that the EU decisions are in the interest of the Czech Republic and of the people like themselves.

In January 2018 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to NATO and defense of Czech Republic in general. Questions focused mainly on position of the Czech Republic between other states, its possibilities of defense against potential threat.

In January 2018 Public Opinion Research Centre carried out a survey about NATO. Within the project were examined satisfaction with membership in NATO.

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In October 2017 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to accepting refugees from countries affected by military conflicts. Questions focused mainly on opinion towards accepting refugees from concrete regions (Ukraine, Middle East and North Africa), concern with the current situation around refugees and perception of the situation as a security threat. Press release shows also the comparison with public opinion in Poland and Slovakia.

In October survey CVVM investigated how sympathetic or unsympathetic are some selected countries to the Czech public. In this survey 27 countries were selected.

The most sympathetic country among them according to Czech citizens is Slovakia followed by Sweden, Austria, Norway, Great Britain, France and Italy.

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In September survey the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on the conflict in Syria. The survey examined how Czech public is interested in the development of conflict i Syria, how Czech citizens evaluate roles of different participants in the conflict and in attempts of its solution, and what they think of some possibilities of the Czech Republic to participate in the process of resolving the situation in Syria.

In the June survey the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on European Union. In June and July 2017 similar surveys were conducted also in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia.

In April 2017 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to accepting refugees from countries affected by military conflicts. Questions focused mainly on opinion towards accepting refugees from concrete regions (Ukraine, Middle East and North Africa), concern with the current situation around refugees and perception of the situation as a security threat. Press release shows also the comparison with public opinion in Poland.

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