EU support rises among Europeans

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A record number of people in EU countries now personally feel like they are citizens of the European Union, according to a long-running survey monitoring the continent’s views on integration.

As Britain heads towards the exit door the rest of the continent feels more positive about European identity than ever, with a solid 68 per cent of the population telling the regular Eurobarometer poll that they “feel they are a citizen of the EU”.

The up-tick also comes alongside a sharp increase in optimism for future of the continent-wide bloc, with a big fall in people who foresee the continent’s economy worsening over the next 12 months compared to last year.

56 per cent of people across the continent are optimistic about the future of the EU in general – a rise in six points on the previous survey published in the autumn of last year.

21 per cent also now think the EU economy will get worse, down from 28 per cent in the last poll, while 21 think it will get better, up from 18 per cent. 45 per cent believe it will stay the same.

There were sharp rises in EU optimism in France, where new president Emmanuel Macron saw off a far-right challenger, and Portugal, whose government has ended austerity and kick-started growth with an investment programme.

When the European Commission started asking about EU citizenship identity in 2010 62 per cent of people said they felt like EU citizens.

The latest results appear to contradict the narrative spun by the Leave campaign that Brexit would cause a domino-effect of other countries wanting to leave the bloc.

The new figures also come amid a solid increase in growth across the continent and a hardening of attitudes to secession from the union as the so-far shambolic nature of Britain’s exit becomes clear."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-brexit-european-union-citizens-feel-like-eurobarometer-survey-results-a7872916.html

 

Yeah i totally see how EU is failing @eu haters 

[tomsches 17,550]

I'm glad my country's in the EU 

[Erotica 34,921]

That's great! The European Union is good and I'm glad we're in it

[Qualle1 1,385]

[FfFfFfFF 58,058]

3 minutes ago, Qualle1 said:

It's not like they act like Romania and Bulgaria are official members.

Because they are. 

[Qualle1 1,385]

2 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

It's not like they act like Romania and Bulgaria are official members.

Because they are. 

I am very sorry, but I really don't understand you. What are you trying to tell me?

[FfFfFfFF 58,058]

3 minutes ago, Qualle1 said:

I am very sorry, but I really don't understand you. What are you trying to tell me?

I pointed to the fact that EU treats poorly the Eastern countries. It really doesn't feel like we are Europeans here. Romania and Bulgaria are eligible for Schengen since forever but the other countries keep turning the back to us. 

[buttsicle 6,484]

Thanks Tories. 

Thanks for making us leave the EU. 

I really love Britain now. 

Spoiler

A-yo Spain, got any room for my lazy a$$? 

 

[Erotica 34,921]

6 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

I pointed to the fact that EU treats poorly the Eastern countries. It really doesn't feel like we are Europeans here. Romania and Bulgaria are eligible for Schengen since forever but the other countries keep turning the back to us. 

It's probably for the street begging. Many from Romania and Bulgaria come here to beg for money  

[FfFfFfFF 58,058]

11 minutes ago, Bellatrix said:

It's probably for the street begging. Many from Romania and Bulgaria come here to beg for money  

I know. Gypsies are very annoying for us. But I think Western can cope with them too since we are a community. 

[Erotica 34,921]

1 minute ago, FfFfFfFF said:

I know. Gypsies are very annoying for us. But I think Western can cope with them too since we are a community. 

I don't think we should be forced to cope with beggers just because we are a community. It would be better if your politicians did something about the issue in Romania/Bulgaria so they wouldn't need to come to other countries to beg.  
I mean they can get very intrusive. I never have cash on me and some of them had the nerve to tell me to go to an ATM.

[FfFfFfFF 58,058]

4 minutes ago, Bellatrix said:

I don't think we should be forced to cope with beggers just because we are a community. It would be better if your politicians did something about the issue in Romania/Bulgaria so they wouldn't need to come to other countries to beg.  
I mean they can get very intrusive. I never have cash on me and some of them had the nerve to tell me to go to an ATM.

They don't want to work. There is nothing we can do.

Technically we are not forced to tolerate them either. It's also their choice to travel to the country they want.

They are very agressive (I even got attacked by them a few times). I know, you think about your own good-living, but this doesn't make EU a comunity at all.

[Luigi 874]

26 minutes ago, Bellatrix said:

It's probably for the street begging. Many from Romania and Bulgaria come here to beg for money  

well in spain a lot of romanian people come here to work hard and get the life they wanted. Unfortunately, they are paid the lower

 

[Erotica 34,921]

1 minute ago, FfFfFfFF said:

They don't want to work. There is nothing we can do.

Technically we are not forced to tolerate them either. It's also their choice to travel to the country they want.

They are very agressive (I even got attacked by them a few times). I know, you think about your own good-living, but this doesn't make EU a comunity at all.

So in an EU community we all should get uncomfortable by aggressive beggers? I don't think so.

Some countries have made begging illegal. I hope more follows so they can't do what they come here for. If they want money they should learn to work like the rest of us. 

[Luc 4,776]

6 minutes ago, Bellatrix said:

I don't think we should be forced to cope with beggers just because we are a community. It would be better if your politicians did something about the issue in Romania/Bulgaria so they wouldn't need to come to other countries to beg.  
I mean they can get very intrusive. I never have cash on me and some of them had the nerve to tell me to go to an ATM.

That happened to me 70 minutes ago I was biking home, and a guy (looked gypsy, could be Turkish too?) asked me for money for a bus ride (€4). I said I had no cash on me, then he told me there was an ATM just across the street  

37 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

I pointed to the fact that EU treats poorly the Eastern countries. It really doesn't feel like we are Europeans here. Romania and Bulgaria are eligible for Schengen since forever but the other countries keep turning the back to us. 

That's definitely a big problem. Bulgaria and Romania are treated like second-hand EU members by countries like the Netherlands, who keep blocking their accession to Schengen. But both Macron and Merkel support Bulgaria entering the Eurozone asap, and if Romania wanted to they would get support from all major Eurozone members too. I think politicians are scared of the collective crime gangs from Romania that are already active across the EU. It's a good reason, but I think European solidarity and unity is more important.

 

 

On-topic: yas. Thanks Brexit