Ministry says 43 percent favor EU membership

A press release said that a poll conducted in mid-December showed that 32 percent of the population would vote against EU membership.

“As in the previous years, citizens’ support for reforms remained high. Out of the total number of respondents, two-thirds (65 per cent) believe that the reforms necessary for Serbia’s accession to the EU should be carried out all the same, for the benefit of citizens and for the purpose of creating a better and more regulated Serbia,” the press release said.

It said that 28 per cent of the polled recognised that the EU is the biggest donor to our country, followed by China, Russia and Norway. “A third of the respondents, 33 percent, are aware of the fact that projects funded by the EU are being implemented in Serbia,” it said and added that 38 percent believe that both the state and they personally would benefit (or greatly benefit) from EU membership.