Euroscepticism on rise in Europe

Euroscepticism is on the rise across Europe, new research has suggested, two weeks before Britons vote on whether to leave the 28-nation bloc. However, a median of 51% across 10 EU countries still favour the EU

VIEWS OF EU Unfavourable Favourable

Poland 22% 72%

Hungary 37 61 

Italy 39 58

Sweden 44 54

Netherlands 46 51

Germany 48 50

Spain 49 47

UK 48 44

France 61 38

Greece 71 27

FAVOURABLE VIEW OF EU

0 20 40 60 80 100%

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Poland 72%

Italy 58%

Germany 50%

Spain 47%

UK 44%

France 38%

Greece 27%

Source: Pew Research Center

Picture: Associated Press