OPINIONS ON THE EU

Aug 9, 2018

PEOPLE REMAIN CRITICAL OF THE EU’S ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY ITS HANDLING OF THE MIGRATION CRISIS: 72% OF THOSE QUESTIONED BELIEVE THE EU IS PERFORMING WEAKLY ON THIS ISSUE, AND 78% THINK THAT THE EU MUST PROTECT ITS EXTERNAL BORDERS MORE EFFECTIVELY. MOST MEMBER STATES ARE IN FAVOR OF STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, WHILE ONLY EIGHT COUNTRIES HAVE A RELATIVE MAJORITY WHO FAVOR STRONGER EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. NEVERTHELESS, A MAJORITY IN EVERY MEMBER STATE SUPPORT THEIR COUNTRY’S MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.

DOES THE EU NEED STRONGER NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY OR STRONGER EUROPEAN INTEGRITY?

Válasz	EU
Stronger European integrity	0.35
Stronger national sovereignty	0.51
DK/Refused	0.14

	Stronger European integrity	Stronger national sovereignty	DK/Refused
EU	0.35	0.51	0.14
Spain	0.57	0.32	0.11
Luxembourg	0.56	0.36	0.08
Slovenia	0.48	0.36	0.16
Cyprus	0.51	0.42	0.07
Romania	0.47	0.39	0.14
Malta	0.46	0.41	0.13
Lithuania	0.44	0.41	0.15
Belgium	0.44	0.41	0.15
Portugal	0.41	0.48	0.11
Netherlands	0.38	0.46	0.16
Germany	0.39	0.48	0.13
Estonia	0.36	0.45	0.19
Greece	0.38	0.48	0.14
Sweden	0.33	0.47	0.2
Republic of Ireland	0.34	0.53	0.13
Italy	0.32	0.52	0.16
Austria	0.33	0.53	0.14
Denmark	0.34	0.55	0.11
Poland	0.33	0.54	0.13
Slovakia	0.33	0.55	0.12
Bulgaria	0.31	0.53	0.16
France	0.31	0.54	0.15
Croatia	0.28	0.52	0.2
Latvia	0.25	0.57	0.18
Finland	0.21	0.62	0.17
UK	0.21	0.62	0.17
Hungary	0.19	0.7	0.11
Czech Republic	0.18	0.74	0.08

WHO SHOULD DETERMINE THE EU IMMIGRATION POLICY?

Válasz	EU
Brussels	0.43
The member states	0.48
DK/Refused	0.09

	Brussels	The member states	DK/Refused
EU	0.43	0.48	0.09
Luxembourg	0.59	0.37	0.04
Greece	0.57	0.36	0.07
Spain	0.55	0.36	0.09
Portugal	0.56	0.37	0.07
Belgium	0.48	0.36	0.16
Netherlands	0.52	0.41	0.07
Germany	0.52	0.41	0.07
Cyprus	0.53	0.43	0.04
Lithuania	0.48	0.4	0.12
Republic of Ireland	0.51	0.45	0.04
Malta	0.51	0.46	0.03
Italy	0.49	0.45	0.06
Austria	0.47	0.46	0.07
Sweden	0.44	0.44	0.12
Denmark	0.44	0.45	0.11
Finland	0.42	0.49	0.09
Slovenia	0.4	0.47	0.13
Estonia	0.41	0.5	0.09
Bulgaria	0.41	0.52	0.07
France	0.38	0.52	0.1
Croatia	0.36	0.51	0.13
Romania	0.36	0.56	0.08
Latvia	0.33	0.58	0.09
UK	0.31	0.57	0.12
Poland	0.31	0.59	0.1
Czech Republic	0.26	0.64	0.1
Hungary	0.28	0.67	0.05
Slovakia	0.26	0.67	0.07

SHOULD THE EU PROTECT EUROPE’S EXTERNAL BORDERS MORE EFFECTIVELY?

Válasz	EU
Should protect more effectively	0.78
Should not protect more effectively	0.12
DK/Refused	0.1

	Should protect more effectively	Should not protect more effectively	DK/Refused
EU	0.78	0.12	0.1
Bulgaria	0.94	0.03	0.03
Hungary	0.94	0.04	0.02
Slovakia	0.91	0.04	0.04
Czech Republic	0.91	0.05	0.04
Estonia	0.88	0.06	0.06
Romania	0.87	0.06	0.07
Poland	0.88	0.08	0.04
Malta	0.87	0.09	0.04
Lithuania	0.84	0.09	0.07
Greece	0.86	0.11	0.03
Slovenia	0.83	0.11	0.06
Austria	0.82	0.1	0.08
Netherlands	0.79	0.11	0.1
UK	0.78	0.12	0.1
Portugal	0.79	0.13	0.08
France	0.76	0.11	0.13
Latvia	0.79	0.14	0.07
Belgium	0.77	0.12	0.11
Italy	0.76	0.12	0.12
Croatia	0.76	0.13	0.11
Germany	0.76	0.13	0.11
Republic of Ireland	0.77	0.14	0.09
Denmark	0.72	0.14	0.14
Luxembourg	0.77	0.2	0.03
Cyprus	0.75	0.21	0.04
Finland	0.69	0.19	0.12
Sweden	0.65	0.22	0.13
Spain	0.62	0.25	0.13

IN YOUR VIEW, WILL THE EUROPEAN UNION STILL EXIST IN 10 YEARS?

Válasz	EU
Yes	0.58
No	0.27
DK/Refused	0.15

	Yes	No	DK/Refused
EU	0.58	0.27	0.15
Malta	0.84	0.08	0.08
Luxembourg	0.8	0.14	0.06
Spain	0.76	0.11	0.13
Portugal	0.72	0.16	0.12
Republic of Ireland	0.71	0.2	0.09
Germany	0.63	0.18	0.19
Lithuania	0.62	0.2	0.18
Estonia	0.64	0.22	0.14
Belgium	0.64	0.22	0.14
Romania	0.62	0.24	0.14
Austria	0.62	0.26	0.12
Hungary	0.63	0.28	0.09
Denmark	0.63	0.28	0.09
France	0.56	0.24	0.2
Finland	0.59	0.27	0.14
Poland	0.58	0.28	0.14
Sweden	0.58	0.28	0.14
Cyprus	0.58	0.3	0.12
Netherlands	0.56	0.3	0.14
Slovenia	0.57	0.32	0.11
Slovakia	0.53	0.31	0.16
Italy	0.56	0.34	0.1
Latvia	0.53	0.32	0.15
Bulgaria	0.54	0.36	0.1
Croatia	0.53	0.36	0.11
Czech Republic	0.45	0.38	0.17
UK	0.44	0.44	0.12
Greece	0.44	0.47	0.09