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2013-10-11
Euro-enthusiastic Poles
In comparison to other Visegrad Group nationalities the Poles are the most enthusiastic in their assessment of effects of the membership in the European Union. Almost four fifths of CBOS respondents (78%) believe that Poland has gained from accession to the community. The majority of the Slovaks (60%) are also assured about beneficial effects of integration on their country. The smallest sources of euro-enthusiasm can be found in Hungary and Czech Republic. Only two fifths of their citizens (44% and 43%) think that benefits of integration overweigh losses.
More information about this topic can be found in CBOS report in Polish: „The Poles, Czechs, Slovaks and Hungarians about European Integration”.
The Polish data comes from the survey “Current Problems and Events” conducted from 6 to 12 June 2013. The survey in Slovakia (FOCUS) was conducted from 3 to10 July 2013, in Hungary (TÁRKI) from 12 to 21 June 2013 and in Czech Republic (CVVM Sociological Institute) from 9 to 16 September 2013.
