Attitudes toward EU are largely positive, both within Europe and outside it

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From https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/21/attitudes-toward-eu-are-largely-positive-both-within-europe-and-outside-it/

Attitudes toward EU are largely positive, both within Europe and outside it

BY KAT DEVLIN
[October 21, 2019]

A median of 58% of adults in 33 surveyed countries have favorable views of the EU, with Central and Eastern Europeans expressing the most enthusiasm. Above, the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)
The European Union is viewed favorably across much of the world, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.



Globally, most are positive on the EUA median of 58% of adults across 33 surveyed countries have a favorable opinion of the EU, while just 27% hold an unfavorable view. In the 19 non-EU countries surveyed, attitudes are also positive, with a median of 51% expressing a favorable view and 25% reporting an unfavorable opinion (though a significant proportion of respondents in some countries offer no opinion).

Central and Eastern Europeans tend to express the most enthusiasm toward the EU: Across six countries in the region, positive ratings outweigh negative ones by more than three-to-one (a median of 74% vs. a median of 23%).

People in Poland (84%) and Lithuania (83%) are especially positive, giving the two highest ratings for the EU of all countries included in the study. Enthusiasm is more tempered in the Czech Republic, though 52% of Czechs still rate the EU favorably.

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