Lithuanians are slightly more confident about the country’s economy, according to the latest Eurobarometer poll conducted in June 2023, BNS reports. The survey showed that 56% of respondents regarded the economic situation as bad, which was down 3 percentage points from January-February 2023. By contrast, around 41% of Lithuanians said that the country’s economy was…
Parties in Estonia’s ruling coalition government enjoyed the support of 44.4% of voters in June-July 2023, according to a new Norstat poll for the Institute of Societal Studies (YI), ERR reports. The survey showed that the Estonian Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas had the support of 28% of voters, while the Social Democratic…
Latvia’s Latvians and Russian-speakers continue to hold completely opposite views on the war in Ukraine, according to an SKDS poll for Ir magazine, LSM reports. The survey showed that 78% of Latvian-speakers supported Ukraine in April 2023, while only 27% of Russian-speakers did so. In mixed households, just 32% supported Ukraine, which was down from…
An overwhelming majority of Lithuanians support the establishment of a register of sex offenders, according to a new Baltijos Tyrimai poll for LRT. The survey showed that 91% of Lithuanians supported the establishment of such a register. Just 4% disagreed, while 5% did not have an opinion. In May 2023, a group of MPs proposed…
The Lithuanian Armed Forces (LGP) remain the country’s most trusted institution, according to a new Baltijos Tyrimai poll for LRT. The survey showed that 76% of respondents had confidence in LGP in June 2023. Another 71% trust the police, followed by the Catholic church with 66%, the president with 66%, the State Social Insurance Fund…
Most Lithuanians see the situation in the country getting worse, according to a new Baltijos Tyrimai poll for LRT. The survey showed that 69% of Lithuanians thought that the situation in the country was deteriorating in June 2023, which was down from 76% a month earlier. Meanwhile, 21% said that the situation was improving, which…
Latvian consumers are worried the most about the rising prices of utilities, electricity, and food products, according to a Norstat poll for Luminor Bank, Baltic News Network reports. The survey showed that 29% of respondents were worried the most about heating and other utility costs, another 29% about electricity costs, and 24% about food prices….
Almost two thirds of residents in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, prefer to drink tap water, according to a Norstat LT poll for the municipal water supplier, Vilniaus Vandenys, ELTA reports. The survey showed that 71% of Vilnius residents preferred tap water to bottled water. In a similar survey done in 2021, just 44% of Vilnius residents…
The Estonian Reform Party has seen an increase in voter support, while support for its coalition partner, Estonia 200, continues to fall, according to the latest weekly Norstat poll published on 5 July 2023, ERR reports. The survey indicates that support for Reform currently stands at 27.4% of voters, followed by the Conservative People’s Party…
