Brexit: Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain want UK to rejoin EU, poll finds – but on new terms
Poll reveals what Europe really thinks about the UK rejoining the EU
- A new YouGov poll indicates that most citizens in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain would welcome the United Kingdom back into the European Union.
- However, the survey reveals that these EU nations largely oppose the UK rejoining on the same terms it had previously, with most expecting it to participate in all main EU policy areas.
- The poll also found that a majority of Britons support rejoining the EU, but this support significantly decreases if it means relinquishing the UK's former opt-outs, such as remaining outside the Schengen zone.
- Denmark, a country with its own significant opt-outs, showed greater willingness to allow the UK to retain its previous conditions upon rejoining the bloc.
- These findings emerge as the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, seeks to mend Britain's relationship with the European Union, following the first state visit from an EU leader since Brexit.