Support for EU surges in wake of Brexit vote

Support for the European Union among its citizens has jumped sharply since the Brexit vote a year ago, even as Europeans express doubts about the EU’s handling of migration, trade and the economy

VIEW OF EU (%)
Poland 74
Germany 68
Spain 62
France 56
UK 54
2010  2017

Hungary 67
Sweden 65
Netherlands 64
Italy 56
Greece 33
12  2017

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EU HANDLING OF
REFUGEE ISSUE(%)
Disapprove Approve
Greece 91 8
Italy 81 12
Sweden 78 18
Poland 65 23
Hungary 66 25
Spain 67 29
France 65 32
Germany 59 33
Netherlands 52 43
Median 66 25

EU HANDLING OF
ECONOMIC ISSUES(%)
Disapprove Approve
Greece 86 11
Italy 65 24
France 63 35
Spain 52 38
Sweden 46 42
Netherlands 38 54
Hungary 36 47
Germany 28 61
Poland 25 58
Median 46 42

Source: Pew Research Center survey of 9,935 respondents in 10 European countries between Mar 2 and Apr 17, 2017