Seventy-six percent of Croatian citizens do not trust their government, whereas the average in other EU member states is 50%, according to a survey published on Monday by the European Committee of the Regions.

The survey was conducted for the Committee by the Kantar consulting firm online on September 3-11.

It covered 1,040 residents of Croatia, 76% of whom said the did not trust their government, while 20% said they did.

Croatian citizens do not trust their regional and local authorities either, with 74% saying they did not trust them, and only 21% that they did.

As for the EU, 58% of Croatian citizens said they did not trust it and 38% that they did. The EU-27 average is 47% and 45% respectively.