Public support for EU membership in Serbia is the lowest among the countries of the Western Balkans region.

Omissions

• The most recent official data available before the session date is from mid-2025 (Special Eurobarometer conducted June–July 2025, published 2 September 2025; IRI poll published 12 September 2025); no more recent (2026) data was found in the searches conducted.
• The claim is a relative statement (lowest in the region); the exact percentage differs between surveys (33% in the Commission's Special Eurobarometer vs. 39% in the IRI poll), but both rank Serbia last.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy (Special Eurobarometer and perception surveys)In contrast, Serbia displays the lowest support for EU accession in the region at 33%.
• SecondaryEuropean Western Balkans – 'Highest support for EU in Kosovo, lowest in Serbia' (IRI survey)Only in Serbia, an equal percentage of people said they would vote for and against EU membership – 39%... 89 percent of citizens in Kosovo, 73% in Montenegro, 70% in North Macedonia support EU membership; Serbia shows the lowest support.
• SecondaryEuropean Western Balkans – 'Albania leads in support for EU accession, Serbia lags' (Special Eurobarometer)Albania 91%, North Macedonia 69%; Serbia displays the lowest support for EU accession in the region at 33%.
• SecondaryEU Delegation to Serbia (europa.rs) – 'Perception in Serbia and EU Member States'In Serbia, the overall trust towards the EU was measured at 38 percent, while one in three respondents would vote in favour of the country's EU membership.