"Serbs love Kosovo, EU enthusiasm declines"

The percentage of the people in Serbia who think it would be good for their country to join the EU has dropped from 50 to 44 percent over the last year.

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 17.11.2010.

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The percentage of the people in Serbia who think it would be good for their country to join the EU has dropped from 50 to 44 percent over the last year. However, 63 percent said that they would vote to join the EU in a referendum. "Serbs love Kosovo, EU enthusiasm declines" At the same time, 67 percent of those interviewed believe that Serbia should never recognize Kosovo. Elsewhere, "Euro-enthusiasm" has declined in some other West Balkan countries as well, reveals a survey carried out by Gallup Balkan Monitor, commissioned by the EU. According to the survey, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Albania all show a negative trend in that respect. In Croatia, the percentage of the people who explicitly oppose the country's EU accession has increased from 28 to 32 percent over the last 12 months, and as many as 38 citizens say they are completely indifferent to the Euro-integration process. The percentage of the people in Macedonia that back the country's EU path has dropped from 62 to 60, and in Albania from 88 to 81 percent. But EU-enthusiasm seems to be growing in other West Balkan countries, and also in Kosovo. In Montenegro, for example, the support to Euro-integration has increased from 67 to 73 percent, while Bosnia-Herzegovina is even more enthusiastic with the percentage having grown from 48 to as much as 69 percent over the past two years. Back in Serbia, while 64 percent of those who took part in the poll believe that relations with neighbors should be stronger, as many as 24 percent believe that there will be a new war - either "likely", or "certainly". Only those interviewed in Macedonia shared the same pessimism to such a degree. Only 13 percent of Serbians think it would be a good idea for Serbia to join NATO, while 52 percent are explicitly against such an outcome. 37 percent believe that Serbia's authorities cannot find Ratko Mladic, because he is hiding abroad, while 35 percent said that the authorities know where he is but do not wish to turn him over to the Hague Tribunal. 70 percent of Serbians also believe that the economic situation in the country has worsened, according to the poll. 7,000 people in the region took part in the survey, of which 1,000 in Serbia. The poll was conducted from June 18 until July 19, 2010, with Kosovo treated as a separate statistical unit.

"Serbs love Kosovo, EU enthusiasm declines"

At the same time, 67 percent of those interviewed believe that Serbia should never recognize Kosovo.

Elsewhere, "Euro-enthusiasm" has declined in some other West Balkan countries as well, reveals a survey carried out by Gallup Balkan Monitor, commissioned by the EU.

According to the survey, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Albania all show a negative trend in that respect.

In Croatia, the percentage of the people who explicitly oppose the country's EU accession has increased from 28 to 32 percent over the last 12 months, and as many as 38 citizens say they are completely indifferent to the Euro-integration process.

The percentage of the people in Macedonia that back the country's EU path has dropped from 62 to 60, and in Albania from 88 to 81 percent.

But EU-enthusiasm seems to be growing in other West Balkan countries, and also in Kosovo.

In Montenegro, for example, the support to Euro-integration has increased from 67 to 73 percent, while Bosnia-Herzegovina is even more enthusiastic with the percentage having grown from 48 to as much as 69 percent over the past two years.

Back in Serbia, while 64 percent of those who took part in the poll believe that relations with neighbors should be stronger, as many as 24 percent believe that there will be a new war - either "likely", or "certainly".

Only those interviewed in Macedonia shared the same pessimism to such a degree.

Only 13 percent of Serbians think it would be a good idea for Serbia to join NATO, while 52 percent are explicitly against such an outcome.

37 percent believe that Serbia's authorities cannot find Ratko Mladić, because he is hiding abroad, while 35 percent said that the authorities know where he is but do not wish to turn him over to the Hague Tribunal.

70 percent of Serbians also believe that the economic situation in the country has worsened, according to the poll.

7,000 people in the region took part in the survey, of which 1,000 in Serbia. The poll was conducted from June 18 until July 19, 2010, with Kosovo treated as a separate statistical unit.

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