Candidate Countries Eurobarometer 2003.3

Attitudes towards the European Union and the enlargement process.Attitudes towards EU directives. Media use. Issues on internalsecurity. Topics: Expected and desired role of the EU in five year’s time;support for joint EU decision-making (defence, environmentalprotection, currency, health, social welfare, humanitarian aid,unemployment, agriculture, education, scientific and technologicalresearch, information on EU, foreign policy, culture, immigration,asylum, justice, crime, police, drugs and human trafficking,international terrorism); resignation of the President of the EuropeanCommission; opinion towards a certain number of key EU issues (teachingschool children about the EU, common defence policy, enlargement of theEU, common foreign policy, EU being responsible for unhandled matters,one single currency); geopolitical orientation (attitudes to UnitedStates, role in maintaining peace in the world, EU vs. US); media use(computer, TV, telephone); Internet access and use; reason for usingthe Internet; advantages of the Internet; computer training at schooland work; interest in teleworking; concern about unemployment, customsfraud, terrorism, cheating the customer, drug trafficking and usage,organized crime, citizen’s rights, crime, corruption, war, immigration,financial crime, threats to welfare state, human trafficking; preferredactions in these fields on EU level; support for joint decision-makingin foreign policy; support for a common defence policy among the memberstates of the EU; support for „European Army”; Elements of CommonForeign and Security Policy; common asylum policy, future memberstates’ say in foreign and defence policy; own seat in the UnitedNations Security Council; common European Foreign Minister; neutralmember states’ say in EU foreign and defence policy; preferred level ofdecision-making regarding European defence policy; guarantees for therights of citizens; usage and satisfaction with utilities and basicservices; accessibility, quality and pricing of mobile/fixed telephone,electricity supply, gas supply, water supply, postal, transport, railservices; information on and clear contracts with the serviceproviders; complaints and customer services. Demography: Nationality; marital status; age; age at termination ofschool training; educational level; size of household; occupationalstatus; employment in the public sector; position in the household;size of community; church attendance; income of the household; partypreference; gender.