Between March and September 2003, referenda were held in individual Central and Eastern European countries on joining the European Union. Support was highest in Slovenia, where 90 percent of voters wished to join the EU. The highest voter turnout was in Latvia, where over 72 eligible voters participated in the referendum.
Results of referenda on accession to the European Union in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003
Characteristic
Yes
Tournout
Czechia
77%
55.2%
Estonia
67%
63%
Hungary
84%
45.6%
Latvia
67%
72.5%
Lithuania
91%
63.3%
Poland
77%
58.9%
Slovakia
93%
52.2%
Slovenia
90%
60.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of votesTurnout77%77%67%67%84%84%67%67%91%91%77%77%93%93%90%90%55.255.2636345.645.672.572.563.363.358.958.952.252.260.360.3YesTournoutCzechiaEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaPolandSlovakiaSlovenia
0%25%50%75%100%125%
36%48%60%72%84%96%
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European Commission. (May 1, 2006). Results of referenda on accession to the European Union in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269754/cee-results-in-referenda-on-eu-accession/
European Commission. "Results of referenda on accession to the European Union in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003." Chart. May 1, 2006. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269754/cee-results-in-referenda-on-eu-accession/
European Commission. (2006). Results of referenda on accession to the European Union in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269754/cee-results-in-referenda-on-eu-accession/
European Commission. "Results of Referenda on Accession to The European Union in Selected Countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2006, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269754/cee-results-in-referenda-on-eu-accession/
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Results of referenda on accession to the European Union in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2003 [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2006. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269754/cee-results-in-referenda-on-eu-accession/
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