Negative views of Brussels on the rise

A survey in 10 EU nations – accounting for 82% of the bloc’s GDP – finds that Euroscepticism is on the rise, with significant minorities wanting some powers returned from Brussels to national governments

Percentage who have unfavourable view of EU (10,491 respondents from
April 4 to May 12, 2016)

UNITED KINGDOM 48%

FRANCE 61%

SPAIN 49%

DENMARK 53%

NETHER-LANDS 46%

GERMANY 48%

ITALY 39%†

†Referendum on constitutional reforms in October could trigger vote on eurozone. 68% of Italians disapprove of EU’s handling of economy, 77% unhappy with EU’s handling of refugees

SWEDEN 44%

POLAND 22%

HUNGARY 37%

GREECE 71%

*Not part of survey. December referendum to adopt EU rules on cross-
border policing rejected by 53% of Danes

Source: Pew Research Center, Global Attitudes & Trends 2016