This is a really important step forward. Corruption poses a serious threat to national security and 🇲🇰 Government has recognized it as such. Kudos to International Republican Institute #WB Task Force member Misha Popovikj for advocating for this initiative.

According to the poll by International Republican Institute, in all Western Balkan countries except 🇷🇸, more than 50% of the citizens would vote for EU membership in a referendum.

However, significant percentages of citizens doubt that 🇪🇺 is serious about enlargement.
europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/05/16/iri…

Kudos to Влада на Република Северна Македонија for incorporating corruption as a direct rather than only an indirect threat to national security. An important foundation for building the security sector's resilience in the future. National Strategy: tinyurl.com/yutudmnf My brief: tinyurl.com/mmps6c8u

New ⁦International Republican Institute⁩ Western Balkans Poll: Majorities in 5 of 6 surveyed countries would support joining the 🇪🇺 #EU if a referendum were held today — and reject Russia’s war on 🇺🇦 as unjustified.

Check out our new interactive dashboard to learn more: iri.org/news/iri-2024-…

My takeaways from International Republican Institute regional poll for Sbunker 👇

- Surface-level public support for 🇪🇺membership masks self-defeating attitudes towards that goal.

- People are less worried about conflict than media/elites want them to be, for different reasons depending on country.

Have you used IRI's dashboard to learn more about the single-country poll findings? Here is how you can navigate the dashboard and filter data. International Republican Institute

First, click on the Table of Contents to select the thematic area you are interested in.

'Corruption remains a serious concern for people across the Western Balkans, where trust in politicians is low but support for EU accession high, except in Serbia.' International Republican Institute Task Force member Ana Petruseva analyzed IRI's regional poll for Balkan Insight. balkaninsight.com/2024/05/14/bal…