US EditionMajority of EU Citizens Favour Enlargement, Poll Indicates
- 56% of European Union citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, though support varies by country, and 23 member states show at least 50% backing for enlargement.
- Sweden , Denmark , and Lithuania show the highest support for enlargement, while the Czech Republic and France show the lowest support.
- Among candidate countries, Albania has 91% support for joining the EU, while Serbia has the lowest at 33%.
- Georgia and Ukraine in the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood show strong support for EU membership, with Moldova at 60%.
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More than half of the citizens of the European Union support the idea of its enlargement. Such sentiments are due to the security challenges facing Europe.
Majority of EU Citizens Favour Enlargement, Poll Indicates
A European Commission poll released on Tuesday indicated that 56% of EU citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, though backing varies dramatically by country, while candidates to join show mixed enthusiasm about EU membership.
The Straits Times
Majority of EU citizens favour enlargement, poll indicates
A European Commission poll released on Tuesday indicated that 56% of EU citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, though backing varies dramatically by country, while candidates to join show mixed enthusiasm about EU membership. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Kronen Zeitung
vienna.atThe majority of Austrians are opposed to the inclusion of new countries in the EU. Minister of Europe Claudia Plakolm is not surprised by this. "The process has been going on for more than 20 years without any concrete results being visible," she criticises. Austrians are less enthusiastic about the inclusion of new countries than citizens from other countries: 56 percent of EU citizens are in favour of further EU enlargements, but only 45 perce…
The Austrian government is one of the biggest supporters of an early reception of the Western Balkans countries across the EU, while the mood in the population is not so positive.
More than half of citizens in member states believe that their country would benefit from the bloc's enlargement
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