According to the survey, a majority of Europeans (a median of 62 percent) hold positive views of the EU. Even in Poland and Hungary, whose governments have recently been at odds with Brussels over rule-of-law concerns, a majority of respondents approve of the EU: 57 percent in Hungary, and in Poland, 72 percent — by far the highest approval ratings among the 10 countries surveyed.[...]
Yet while a majority of respondents said the EU promotes peace, prosperity and democratic values, they also see Brussels as out of touch and inefficient. A median 62 percent said the EU "does not understand the needs of its citizens."
Meanwhile, as the default date for Britain's exit from the EU draws closer, the poll found that nearly two-thirds (a median of 62 percent) do not think the EU handled Brexit well. Less than half approve of the EU's approach to economic issues.
On the economy and Brexit, attitudes vary from country to country: About half of Germans approve of the EU's approach to these issues, for instance, while only a third of Spaniards do. [...]
A median of 77 percent of respondents said they support taking in refugees, with more than 80 percent of people in Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden are ready to welcome refugees. But only 49 percent in Poland and 32 percent in Hungary agree. Similarly, just 5 percent of Hungarians said they believe immigrants are making their country stronger, compared to 62 percent in the U.K. and Sweden.
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