49% of French people have a negative perception of the EU

Also, you who are kind enough to read us, 20 days before the European elections, please enlighten them so that they do not fall into certain traps.

We count on you ; )

Sincerely,

F.

PARIS (Reuters) - Nearly one in two French people have a negative opinion of the European Union and 64% want the EU to "refocus on certain countries", according to a Viavoice poll to be published in Liberation on Monday.

For 49% of those questioned, the European Union evokes "something negative" against 45% who think the opposite. Six percent don't know.

Sixty percent are nevertheless against leaving the European Union, 28% are in favour, 12% have no opinion.

The French are 58% to consider that Europe is an economic constraint for their country, against 32% who see it as an asset. Ten percent don't know.

However, 59% of them refuse to leave the euro (29% for, 12% don't know).

Fifty-two percent believe that the EU is "a political constraint, penalizing for France", while 32% support "a political openness to other countries beneficial to France". Eleven percent don't know.

Only 7% of respondents call for an enlargement of the EU, 21% advocate the status quo and 64% want it to refocus on certain countries (six founding countries or the euro zone). Eight percent don't know.

The survey was conducted online from April 11 to 16 with a sample of 1.011 people representative of the French population aged 18 and over.

(Sophie Louet)

source: uk.reuters.com

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