Why do other member states feel so positive about staying in the EU?

Brexit Explained: Satisfaction with the EU is broadly rising, with populist parties having been forced to mute their calls to follow Britain’s pathway to departure

Jon Stone
Friday 26 April 2019 17:26 BST
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The question of EU membership has dominated UK politics, but in other member states there is little real debate
The question of EU membership has dominated UK politics, but in other member states there is little real debate

There is huge support for EU membership across the bloc, a poll by Kantar has found. The survey looked at public opinion in the 28 member states and found that, in most, support for staying in the EU was over 80 per cent.

In only one country apart from the UK, the Czech Republic, was support lower than 70 per cent – but a preference to remain in the EU was still overwhelmingly ahead of any desire to leave.

In all countries where there were older polls to compare with, there was a shift towards remain.

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