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Poll: EU majority against constitution |
2006-07-07 |
A European Commission survey suggested Thursday a majority of European Union citizens want the EU constitution overhauled or abandoned. The survey asked 29,230 people for their opinions on the document in March and April of this year. Just 23 percent of respondents approved of the constitution in its current form, while 47 percent want the text of the document altered and 13 percent want the document scrapped, the EU Observer reported. The current text of the constitution failed to gain the approval of French and Dutch voters in 2005. However, support for the idea of an EU constitution remains strong in those countries, with 62 percent support in France and 59 percent in the Netherlands. Support exceeds 70 percent in Hungary, Belgium, Germany and Italy, but falls below 45 percent in Britain, Denmark, Finland, Austria and Sweden. The survey also found that 45 percent of Europeans support enlarging the EU, while 42 percent oppose expansion -- a four point drop in support from fall 2005. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Dunno, AlanC. Because it's the truth? |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-07 10:11 |
#5 BS I read your "EU Commissioners" as EU Commisars. I wonder why that could be? |
Posted by: AlanC 2006-07-07 10:06 |
#4 This is why the EU rulers are not gonna let the population vote on the issue. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-07 09:57 |
#3 A nicely staged revival of the events that unfolded on the Place de la Concorde would work wonders for attitude adjustment for the new EU |
Posted by: Unolush Omiting9393 2006-07-07 09:33 |
#2 "Poll: EU majority against constitution" The only poll that matters in Europe is the one taken among the Think maybe the Yurpeon (Except they never really had liberty - they just exchanged hereditary kings for semi-elected kings. Schade.) |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-07 09:25 |
#1 Zeess are the uninformed masses brainwashed by MacDonalds/Coca Cola. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2006-07-07 04:28 |