The share of the supranational identity of Bulgarian citizens is growing but national identity remains the leading one
These are the results of a nationally representative survey conducted by scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The contemporary identity of Bulgarian citizens is hybrid in nature, combining elements of national, supranational, ethnic and local identity. The share of identification with supranational structures is growing, with 30.8% of respondents perceiving themselves as "EU citizen". This is shown by the results of a nationally representative survey conducted by scientists from BAS within the research project "National and European Dimensions of the Contemporary Identity of Bulgarians", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. The leading place, with the largest share of 84.7%, is occupied by the national identity but its identification coordinates are changing. The importance of national identity understood as culture, history, memory and language [...]