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A referendum on joining the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
was held in the
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
on 13 and 14 June 2003. The proposal was supported by 77% of voters, with a turnout of 55%. The Czech Republic joined the EU on 1 May 2004.


Party positions

The table lists the political parties which were represented in the
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at the time of the referendum.


Opinion polls

Opinion polls in the run-up to the referendum showed support for joining from 63% to over 70%, with the highest support among younger, wealthier and better educated people.


Results


See also

*
Czech Republic and the euro The Czech Republic is bound to adopt the euro in the future and to join the eurozone once it has satisfied the euro convergence criteria by the Treaty of Accession since it joined the European Union (EU) in 2004. The Czech Republic is therefore ...
* Euroscepticism in the Czech Republic


References

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