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Poll shows strong Euroscepticism

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BBC: Poll shows strong Euroscepticism

In the run-up to the EU's 50th birthday a Financial Times poll has found that 44% of Europeans think life has got worse since their country joined.

The FT/Harris online poll surveyed 6,772 adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. US citizens were also asked questions about the EU.

Just 22% of the Europeans questioned thought their country should pull out of the 27-nation bloc, however.

UK respondents were the most negative about the EU draft constitution. …

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3 responses to “Poll shows strong Euroscepticism”

  1. Virgil Avatar
    Virgil

    Well is that a big surprise? 🙂
    EU is simply a big wealth-redistribution machine fueled my French bureaucrats. I know that is over-simplifying it, but that is how most Europeans feel. Most of us can’t stand the French…for various reasons that I don’t want to get into, and we realize that the EU is largely a product of French socialism. People definitely love the fewer restrictions on travel and visas, but at its core, the EU is created in such a way to benefit the few at the expense of the many.
    And that’s an European saying that… 🙂

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  2. Michael W. Kruse Avatar
    Michael W. Kruse

    Hehehe… No wonder they kicked you out to America.
    🙂

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  3. Virgil Avatar
    Virgil

    Hehe, and this America you speak of is awesome. Glad to be here…slowly becoming a fat capitalist pig 🙂

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