Prague (VNA) – A new survey released by Czech research agency STEM Institute for Empirical Research shows that public attitudes in the Czech Republic toward several foreign communities have become more positive, with perceptions of the Vietnamese community improving notably.
According to the survey, which involved more than 1,000 participants nationwide, after 30 years of coexistence, the acceptability of Vietnamese among the Czech public has increased, reaching 73% in June 2025 - comparable to the level observed mainly for foreigners from Western countries.
From the perspective of most Czechs, the Vietnamese community thus ranks among the relatively well-adapted minorities, and its popularity continues to grow, the survey underlined.
Slovaks were viewed most favourably, with 92% of respondents expressing comfort with Slovak neighbours. Acceptance rates were also high for Britons (84%), Americans (81%), French (78%), Germans (76%), and Croatians (74%).
By contrast, the least accepted neighbour groups included Afghans and Arabs (both 21%), as well as Sudanese and Syrians (23%) and Romanians (24%). Acceptance of Russian neighbours stood at 32%, unchanged from 30 years ago, while attitudes toward Ukrainians improved markedly, rising from 10% in the early 2000s to 46% today.
The survey also found that 56% of respondents consider foreign residents in the Czech Republic a “major security risk.” Meanwhile, 38% supported granting Czech citizenship regardless of nationality or origin, higher than during the 2015 migration crisis but slightly below a previous peak of 40%./.
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