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Date of release: April 5
Released in: Haravgi
Link reference: none
Face to face survey on a sampe selected by multistage
random selection, carried out between 24/10/2002 - 08/11/2002
by Cymar on behalf of The Gallup Organization
N=500, government controlled areas, citizens of Cyprus
aged above 14
Cypriots see a benefit from the
accession into the EU
74% of Greek Cypriots believe
that Cyprus will benefit from its accession into the
European Union, according to the result of an opinion
poll carried out on behalf of the European Union by
the company Gallup.
According to the polling company,
both in Cyprus as well as in the other countries of
the EU where opinion polls are carried out, a rising
trend is observed of the percentages that support the
development of the cooperation among the member states
in a number of areas.
As Gallup reports, Greek Cypriots
judge that the greatest benefits of Cyprus' accession
into the EU will appear primarily in the areas of the
economy and the security, and secondarily in the labor
market and the protection of the environment. 50% of
the respondents in Cyprus consider that on a number
of areas, such as the settlement and employment of people
from outside the EU, the educational system, and taxation
matters, decisions should be taken jointly at EU level.
In the previous opinion poll this percentage was 40%.
Sixty percent of the respondents
support the cooperation at EU level on matters of foreign
affairs, defense and social security, where, as it is
referred, a raising trend is also observed.
On matters of environment and
the fight against drugs, 8 out of 10 Cypriots respond
that these should be faced on an E.U. level with common
decisions, while 9 out of 10 respondents believe that
the same should happen in the areas of research and
technology.
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