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EUROPEAN ORIENTATION OF EUROPEAN ORIENTATION OF THE CITIZENS OF SERBIATHE CITIZENS OF SERBIA

TRENDSTRENDS

The EU Integration Office The EU Integration Office

June 2007

Belgrade, 31st June 2007

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DATUMDATUMDATUMDATUMVELIVELIČINA UZORKAČINA UZORKAVELIVELIČINA UZORKAČINA UZORKA

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Referendum questionReferendum question

If Referendum with the question: ``Do you support our country’s integration with If Referendum with the question: ``Do you support our country’s integration with

EU?`` were held tomorrow, how would you vote?EU?`` were held tomorrow, how would you vote?

69.3%

69.9%

64.0%

70.6%

72.0%

68.0%

15.4%

12.3%

12.0%

12.1%

8.0%

13.0%

15.3%

17.8%

16.0%

17.2%

12.0%

10.0%

Jun 07.

Sep 06.

Sep 05.

Sep 04.

Dec 03.

Sep 02.

I would vote in favor of it I would vote against it I wouldn't vote

Answered by: All respondents

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What does EU mean to you personally?What does EU mean to you personally?

54%

45%

44%

28%

20%

17%

15%

15%

12%

10%

Road to a better future of young people

More employment opportunities

Possibility to travel wherever I wantthroughout Europe

A way to improve situation and bring orderto our country

Risk to lose our own cultural identity

Guarantee for a long-lasting peace inEurope

Just a dream, utopia

A way to protect the rights of the citizens

Bulky bureacracy, waste of time and money

Means to improve general economicsituation in EU


Positive associations

Negative associations

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When thinking about yourself, you feel the most asWhen thinking about yourself, you feel the most as::

Member of your people, ethnic community

17.9%

Member of your religious community

4.5%

Citizen of Europe8.4%

Member of my people, ethnic community

17.9%

Citizen of your place of residence

22.8%

Citizen of Serbia44.7%


55


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Do you personally feel as a citizen of EuropeDo you personally feel as a citizen of Europe??

Yes42.1%

Both yes and no25.6%

No32.3%


66


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Readiness for changesReadiness for changes

To what extent are you personally ready to do the following, in order to become a member of To what extent are you personally ready to do the following, in order to become a member of

EUEU::

33.0%

34.9%

19.0%

36.0%

29.0%

24.5%

33.0%

20.0%

40.0%

44.0%

48.0%

37.0%

Attend additional schooling, prequalification oradvanced training

To have an unsatisfactory living standard forsome more time

To change previous habits

To change previous working habits (workinghours, holidays)

I am not ready Neither ready nor unready I am ready


77


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Fears related to EU expansion and membershipFears related to EU expansion and membershipAnswered by: All respondents

47

52

35

34

43

44

38

25

26

40

32

34

34

32

It will cost our countrytoo much

More problems forlocal farmers

It will be the end of ourcurrency

Loss of influence ofsmall member countries

It will lead to lesser useof our language

Loss of national identityand culture

Loss of social benefits

It worries me (1+2) It doesn't worry me (4+5)

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How informed are you about integration of our country with EUHow informed are you about integration of our country with EU??


I am neither informed nor

uninformed, 32%

I am not informed (1+2), 39%

I am informed (4+5), 30%

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How do you see the position of our country in the region in the light How do you see the position of our country in the region in the light of the process of European integrationsof the process of European integrations??


Despite the difficulties, our country still made

the biggest advancement in the

process of European integrations, 4%

Majority of the countries in the region are currently closer to EU than our country,

55%

There are some countries in the region which are closer to EU,

but also the other which advanced less

in the process of European integrations,

41%

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Which of the following factors obstruct integration of our Which of the following factors obstruct integration of our country with EU the mostcountry with EU the most?? Answered by: All respondents

49.1%

13.9%

20.1%

9.5%

7.4%

Policy of constant conditioning and blackmailingof EU towards our country

Incompetence of local leadership

Not fulfilling our international oblogations

Mentality of the people here and absence ofreadiness for changes

Objective obstacles (voluminous reforms thatneed to be conducted in all areas

1111


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Do you support cooperation with ICTYDo you support cooperation with ICTY??Answered by: All respondents

I don't support it (3+4), 54.1%

I support it (1+2), 45.9%

77%

26,6%

I support it if EU integration process will be discontinued in opposite case

I don’t support it, even if EU integration process will be completely discontinued in opposite case

Answered by: Respondents who oppose cooperation with ICTY

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Is resolution of Kosovo status a prerequisite for integration with EU?

EU conditions us to give up Kosovo

45%

Kosovo issue and EU integration are

separate processes24%

These two issues are not officially

connected, but Kosovo appears as a

prerequisite in negotiations

31%


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If Europe recognized Kosovo unilaterally, what should be our foreign politics?

Terminate all diplomatic and

economic relations with

EU29%

Continue diplomatic fight

for Kosovo without

termination of relations with

EU71%


Answered by: испитаници који су за прекиg оgноса са ЕУ

Rely on support of Russia, Belarus and China, 59%

Develop independently, Without anyone’s support , 41%

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Where is the status of Kosovo Where is the status of Kosovo reallyreally decided decided??


1

10

12

27

34

39

15

8

18

EU

NATO

UN

G 8

Contact group

Belgrade and Pristina

America

Russia

Elsewhere

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