Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 7 (Status of the European Union)

Attitude to the European Union. Assessment of the political and economic situation of the country. Topics: Judgement on the general development of the country; judgement on the development of one´s own financial situation in the last year and expectations in the next year; attitude to the market economy; satisfaction with the development of democracy in the country; assessment of the extent of respect of human rights in one´s country; attitude to the goals and activities of the EU; designation of the country with which the future of one´s own country the soonest will be tied; EU or one´s country as beneficiary of the relation to the EU; sources used for information about the policies and institutions of the EU; housing situation; party preference; ethnic origins; native language; knowledge of foreign languages. The following additional questions were posed in the ´European Agreement´ countries: approval of membership of one´s country in the EU and most important reasons for one´s own stand; designation of area of business, social groups and institutions, who are winners or losers in the relation to the EU; attitude to opening an EU information center in the capital city of the country; EU-related areas with highest need for information.