Nearly two-thirds of Europeans consider EU membership a “good thing”, the results were published on Wednesday. Most countries showed a much more positive attitude towards EU membership compared to a survey conducted late last year, the European Parliament said in a statement, especially in the Baltic states, Lithuania and Estonia. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, said: “With the war returning to our continent, Europeans are reassured that they are part of the European Union.” The survey showed that only one in 10 respondents have a positive view of Russia, compared to one in three in 2018. Attitudes towards China also deteriorated, although Europeans reported a more positive image of the United Kingdom and the United States. Nearly 60 percent saw defending “common European values” as a priority, even if it were to affect prices and the cost of living, which have risen further since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Another EU-backed poll released last week found that 80 percent support economic sanctions again on Russia and a common security and defense policy. EU leaders will seek to offer support this week in six Western Balkan countries that have long been knocking on the bloc ‘s doors.
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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EXPLANATION: The promising future of the Western Balkans in the EU is still bleak
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Western Balkans EU Explainer Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved The two-day summit starting on Thursday in Brussels is expected to approve the European Commission’s proposal to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status – the beginning of a long process that began years ago in the Six Western Balkans – if and Kyiv would probably take years to become a member, if at all. The EC has repeatedly said in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, northern Macedonia and Serbia that their future lies in the 27-nation bloc. But progress has stopped – for all reasons. The countries are at different levels of negotiations and meet many accession requirements, with Montenegro leading the group and Kosovo not even starting talks. Nearly 27,000 people in the bloc’s 27 member states took part in the European Parliament poll between April and May. Additional Reuters report
