{"id":57985,"date":"2023-07-28T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=57985"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:00:35","slug":"balkan-barometer-albanians-want-eu-integration-serbs-kosovars-not-enthusiastic-about-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkan-barometer-albanians-want-eu-integration-serbs-kosovars-not-enthusiastic-about-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Balkan Barometer | Albanians want EU integration, Serbs, Kosovars not enthusiastic about membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Enthusiasm for European Union membership from the Western Balkans is waning, while almost half of the region&#8217;s citizens want to leave their countries of origin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is the panorama offered by the latest Balkan Barometer published by the Regional Cooperation Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The survey of 6,000 people in the region reveals that support for EU membership has fallen to 59%, a drop of 3% from last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Albania is still enthusiastic about EU membership. 92% of respondents express the desire to join, but the same enthusiasm is not seen in Kosovo and Montenegro, where respectively 66% and 60% of their population aim for EU membership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Serbia shows the lowest level of support, with only 34% of respondents aspiring to join the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The survey also highlights a worrying trend of depopulation in the region, with 44% of respondents considering living abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This figure has increased by 5% compared to the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> 1 in 5 respondents associate the Balkans with hope or cooperation, suggesting a willingness to work together to address the challenges they face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Albanians were equally optimistic when asked about regional cooperation, with 83% expressing positive views.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enthusiasm for European Union membership from the Western Balkans is waning, while almost half of the region&#8217;s citizens want to leave their countries of origin. 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