I'm doing your survey, but I'm a bit unsure how to answer some of the questions:
Some countries try to present themselves as European countries (want to show that they belong to the "European culture")
What is it I'm agreeing or disagreeing with here? Is the question asking me if I think it's ok that they are doing this (presenting themselves as European, when they might be Eurasian for example), or is it asking me whether or not countries are actually doing this?
Countries with a younger democracy have a stronger need to participate in the contest (e.g. East European countries)
Is it asking me whether or not I think this is ok (and would therefore support even more new countries joining), or is it asking me whether or not the young democracies in question feel this way?