Europeans overwhelmingly agree that UK departure would hurt the EU If the UK were to leave the European Union, this would be a for the EU
There is overwhelming sentiment across Europe that Brexit would be a bad thing for the European institution: 89% in Sweden, 75% in the Netherlands and 74% in Germany say the British leaving would be not good for the EU.
France is the only country where more than a quarter (32%) of the public says it would be positive for the EU if the UK departed.
Notably, in all nine countries where the question was asked, large pluralities of people on the left, in the middle and on the right of the political spectrum say a UK exit from the EU would be a bad thing for the EU. But the breakdown in sentiment by political party is more complex. In France, nearly seven-in-ten (71%) supporters of the Socialist and Republican parties believe it would not be good for the EU if the UK left. However, National Front backers are nearly divided on the topic. And even though the German AfD shares many of the criticisms of the EU with the UK Independence Party, two-thirds of Germans who have a favorable opinion of the AfD think it would be a bad thing for the EU if the UK left.
Europeans overwhelmingly agree that  | UK departure would hurt the EU  | If the UK were to leave the European Union, this would  | be a for the EU  | Bad thing  | Good thing  | Sweden 89%  | 8%  | Nethe rla unds  | 75  | 17  | Germany  | 74  | 16  | 70  | Hungary  | 10  | 70  | Spa in  | 16  | 11 14  | Poland  | 66  | 65  | Greece  | France  | 62  | 32  | 57  | 23  | Italy  | Note: Question notasked in the UK  | Source: Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey. Q50N.  | "Euroskepticism Beyond Brexit"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 