Nearly two-thirds of Slovenes are disinclined to the idea of establishing joint air space control with neighbouring Croatia, according to a survey released by the Ljubljana newspaper Delo on Tuesday.
The survey, conducted by the newspaper last month on a sample of 600 Slovenes, showed that 63.5 per cent of the respondents were against the idea, 27.9 per cent were in favour, and the rest were undecided.
Delo noted that the idea was mainly supported by younger respondents and opposed by older ones.
Prime ministers Borut Pahor of Slovenia and Jadranka Kosor of Croatia agreed at their recent meeting in the Croatian seaside resort of Lovran to set up a joint commission to look into the possibility of establishing joint air space control.
The idea drew negative reactions in Slovenia, including those from President Danilo Tuerk and political parties, after which Pahor explained that the proposal came from Croatia and that a final decision would be made by the Slovenian authorities.
