Eurobarometer: 69% of Poles believe their voice counts in EU

69% of Poles believe that their voice counts in the EU, and 86% admit that Poland benefits from its EU membership, according to the latest Eurobarometer opinion poll. Only 8% of Poles evaluate the Polish membership in the EU negatively.

The Eurobarometer survey also looked at the issues that influenced voters’ decisions in the May elections to the European Parliament. Among Polish respondents, the most common answer was the economy and economic growth (41%). The issue of how the EU should work in the future (38%) and the promotion of human rights and democracy (32%) were also cited as important factors. Further down were: security and defense policy (29%), the fight against climate change and environmental protection (23%), and immigration (20%).

(PAP)