Czechs polled on NATO membership

Fifty-five percent of Czechs approve of their country's membership in NATO, according to the results of a survey conducted by the CVVM agency. Twenty nine percent of respondents criticized the country's presence in NATO and over 15 percent said they did not concern themselves with the issue. Those who approve of NATO membership argued that in the present day a country the size of the Czech Republic needed to be part of a collective defence system. 41 percent of respondents in the poll said NATO membership protected the Czech Republic's independence, while 54 percent said it made the country dependent on foreign powers.