A majority
of Britons want to leave the European Union (EU), while a growing
proportion of British citizens "have felt further removed from
Europe" over the last 12 months, according to an opinion poll
published Thursday by London-based market research company ORB
International.
New research
from the company found that Britain is the only European country of
the 15 polled where a majority want to leave the bloc, and a growing
number of people in these countries would prefer their national
currency to the euro, if given the choice.
Among the 15
countries, Britain shows the highest level of support for leaving the
EU. Other countries surveyed include France, Germany, Italy, Greece,
the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Bulgaria,
Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Iceland. The survey interviewed more than
14,500 adults.
[...]
There have
also been notable changes in Italy, where 42 percent now want to
leave the EU compared with 25 percent a year ago and in Belgium, the
proportion has grown to 33 percent from 25 percent.
Across the
countries polled, 64 percent said they would prefer to stay in the
EU, unchanged from 12 months ago.
The research
also shows an increase in respondents who, if given the choice, would
reject the euro only 15 years after the launch of the currency. A
total of 47 percent of respondents would prefer to use their national
currency, an increase from 44 percent last year.
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