serbia / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Majorities in four of six Balkan countries are more likely to see benefit rather than harm from potential membership in the European Union. /poll/213899/western-balkans-benefit-joining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/213899/western-balkans-benefit-joining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Jul 2017 06:00:00 GMT Latin America is home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions in 2011. Panamanians and Paraguayans are the most likely worldwide to report positive emotions; Singaporeans are the least likely. /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:30:00 GMT An average of 13% of adults worldwide rated their lives poorly enough to be "suffering" in 2011. Suffering ranged from 45% in Bulgaria to 1% or less in the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Thailand, and Brazil. /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT On the second anniversary of Kosovo's proclaimed independence from Serbia, a Â鶹´«Ã½AV Balkan Monitor Survey shows that 75% of Kosovo Albanians believe independence was a good thing, down from 93% who said so in 2008. A relative majority of respondents think the country is going in a good direction. /poll/125978/Two-Years-Kosovo-Albanians-Sober-Independence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/125978/Two-Years-Kosovo-Albanians-Sober-Independence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:45:00 GMT Serbian attitudes toward their local public services appeared to improve between 2007 and 2008. These jumps came against the backdrop of stable Serbian leadership and significant steps toward EU membership candidacy. /poll/117397/Serbians-Positive-Local-Public-Services.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/117397/Serbians-Positive-Local-Public-Services.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT Many people in Kosovo are publicly expressing their views on the country’s newly declared independence. Last year, a majority of Kosovar Serbs (51%) told Â鶹´«Ã½AV that many or most people in Serbia were afraid to openly express their political views, while only 14% of Kosovar Albanians agreed. /poll/104551/Views-Freedom-Expression-Vary-Kosovo.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/104551/Views-Freedom-Expression-Vary-Kosovo.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:30:00 GMT Kosovo has declared its independence from Serbia, an action that a majority of Serbs within Kosovo and Serbia polled by Â鶹´«Ã½AV last year believed will destabilize the region. A majority of Kosovar Albanians, however, did not believe that an independent Kosovo would result in regional instability. /poll/104416/Kosovos-Declaration-Independence-Carries-Risk.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/104416/Kosovos-Declaration-Independence-Carries-Risk.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:30:00 GMT Serbian voters head to the polls Sunday in the first round of presidential elections viewed as a referendum on whether the country has a future with the European Union or becomes more isolationist. Â鶹´«Ã½AV data show most Serbians see an EU membership as a “good thing.â€� /poll/103807/Serbians-Views-Membership-Key-Vote.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/103807/Serbians-Views-Membership-Key-Vote.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:30:00 GMT