upport for Croatia’s NATO, EU Entry Rises

Support for Croatia’s NATO, EU Entry Rises
The increased support of Croatia’s access to NATO and the EU can be explained by an unstable neighbourhood and a fear of new conflicts.

Lajla Mlinarić
I.K./Hina

ZAGREB, CROATIA – A survey conducted by the Promocija plus agency indicates that 54.2 of those surveyed supported Croatia’s access into NATO, which is the highest support rate registered so far. 37 percent of those surveyed oppose Croatia’s entry into NATO, while 8.8 percent are indecisive.

Support of Croatia’s accession to the European Union also rose by four percent and amounts to 53.7 percent, which is interesting because tensions between Croatia and the EU and the subject of the ZERP (Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone) have been topical in the past few days. The increased support can be explained by an unstable neighbourhood.

Those surveyed assessed that the most important issue in February was Kosovo’s independence. The second most important issue was the ZERP, which citizens connect to Croatia’s accession into the EU.

The research was conducted between February 29 and March 1 on a sample of 1,300 people.