Majority of Czechs satisfied with Czechia’s membership in NATO

Two-thirds of Czechs are satisfied with Czechia’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to the results of a survey published by the Centre for Public Opinion Research of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Compared to last spring this represents a slight decrease, but the proportion of those satisfied remains higher than in previous years. Twenty-six percent of respondents said they were not happy with the country's membership in NATO, on the argument that membership in the alliance restricted the country's sovereignty. Over 70 percent of Czechs are convinced NATO is essential to global security and half of the respondents said it is a guarantee of the country’s independence.