Survey/ Albania and Kosovo with the lowest support from EU citizens for membership

2023-12-13 11:41:12Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Survey/ Albania and Kosovo with the lowest support from EU citizens for

From the survey carried out in six EU member countries, it appears that only 20 percent of them said that Kosovo should be able to join the EU, while 37 percent are against it. For Albania, 24% are in favor and 35% against.

A survey conducted by the "European Council on Foreign Relations" Institute (ECFR), which operates with offices in seven European capitals, shows low support for Kosovo's membership in the European Union.

From the survey carried out in six EU member countries, precisely in Germany, Denmark, Poland, Romania, France and Austria, it appears from the respondents that only 20 percent of them said that Kosovo should be able to join the EU , while 37 percent are against it.

The survey was conducted from November 7-19, 2023 and has 6,153 respondents.

In the summary of this Institute's report, it is said that the survey reveals that Europeans are open-minded to the acceptance of Ukraine, despite the economic and security risks of such an action.

There is also considerable support for the EU membership of Montenegro and Moldova.

However, further in the summary of the report for this survey, it is said that there is widespread opposition to Turkey's EU membership and "cold reactions" to the candidacies of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia.

For the Western Balkans, from this survey the "faintest" support is for Kosovo, with 20 percent saying it should be able to join and 37 percent saying against it. Support for Albania is also low, with only 24% in favor and 35% against.

After Kosovo, only Turkey remains, where 51 percent of respondents said that Turkey is not able to join the EU, while 19 percent said they are in favor of membership.

The countries most against Albania are Austria and Germany

Citizens of Western European countries are skeptical and have generally expressed themselves against Albania's EU membership. Eastern European countries are more positive.

The country with the highest rate of non-acceptance is Austria, where 49% of Austrians are against Albania's EU membership. They are followed by the Germans, who have a rejection rate of 47%. Even 41% of the French are against it.

The rejection rate is much lower for Eastern countries. Only 16% of Romanians and 18% of Poles are against Albania's EU membership.

 

 


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