Poll shows Austrians most reluctant to Poland's entry to European Union

According to a survey conducted in Poland, Austria and Spain by the Public Affairs Institute, Austrians are the most reluctant towards Poles entry into the European Union (EU) with only 13% supporting entry in the next five years. Spain is most receptive to the idea. The dominant characteristics respondents considered Polish were religiousness, old-fashioned and conservative. Poles characterized themselves as religious, kind, and lawless. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 4) E.B.