The Annual Western Balkans Perception Surveys 2026, conducted under the WeBalkans project, show that public support for the European Union remains strong across the Western Balkans, with Serbia standing out as the only country where support for EU membership does not exceed 60%. Albania records the most positive perception of the EU (82%), followed by Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while only 28% of Serbian respondents hold a positive view of the EU. The findings also highlight increasingly diverse public attitudes towards European integration and global geopolitical actors across the region. While trust in the United States is highest in Albania and Kosovo, Serbian respondents express considerably higher levels of trust in Russia and China. Read more here.
Source: We Balkans