Voice of America: Concern Grows in Brussels That Brexit Could Prove Contagious
LONDON — Approval of the European Union has fallen sharply across the continent, according to new research, raising fears in Brussels of a contagion effect from the upcoming British referendum on its membership in the bloc.
The Washington-based Pew Research Center interviewed 10,000 people across Europe. Their answers showed that skepticism about the EU was not confined to Britain.
France viewed the bloc even more unfavorably than its neighbor across the English Channel, with just 38 percent of people having a positive opinion of the EU, compared with 69 percent in 2004. In Spain, approval of the EU has fallen from 80 percent to 47 percent.
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WNU Editor: Britain's vote on staying in the EU will be held in two weeks. This is a very important news story, and starting next week WNU will be covering it on a daily basis.
2 comments:
"If the UK votes to leave the EU will other states follow?" I hope so.
U.S. "Troian Horse" out of here.
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