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Most of the recent refugees to Europe are arriving from majority-Muslim nations, such as Syria and Iraq. Among Europeans, perceptions of refugees are influenced in part by negative attitudes toward Muslims already living in Europe. In Hungary, Italy, Poland and Greece, more than six-in-ten say they have an unfavorable opinion of the Muslims in their country – an opinion shared by at least one-in-four in each nation polled.
For some Europeans, negative attitudes toward Muslims are tied to a belief that Muslims do not wish to participate in the broader society. In every country polled, the dominant view is that Muslims want to be distinct from the rest of society rather than adopt the nation’s customs and way of life. Six-in-ten or more hold this view in Greece, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Germany. Notably, the percentage saying that Muslims want to remain distinct has actually declined since 2005 in four out of five countries where trend data are available. The biggest drop has been in Germany, where the share of the public expressing this view has declined from 88% to 61%.
Most Europeans say Muslims in their  | country want to be distinct  | Do you think most Muslims in our country today want to  | adopt they our country's customs distinct and way of life or society? do you  | think they want to be distinct from the larger society? you  | Be distinct Adopt customs  | Greece 78%  | 11%  | Hungary  | 76  | 16  | Spa in  | 68  | 24  | Italy  | 61  | 27  | Germany  | 61  | 32  | UK  | 54 53  | 31  | Netherla ands  | 42  | 52  | France  | 43  | 50  | Swed en  | 43  | Poland  | 45  | 33  | MEDIAN  | 58  | 32  | Note: Volunteered cate, gory Both notshown.  | Source: Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey Q71  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 