Disagreement on stever closer union Which statement best describes your views about the future of the European Union? Some powers should be returned to national govts Division of powers should remain the same National govts sho uld transfer more powers to EU
Roughly two-thirds of Greeks (68%) and British (65%) want some EU power returned to Athens and London. This is particularly the view of British ages 50 and older (73%); only 51% of those ages 18-34 agree. Pluralities in Sweden (47%), the Netherlands (44%), Germany (43%) and Italy (39%) also want to curtail EU power.
Conversely, there is little enthusiasm for transferring more power to Brussels. As the British head to the polls, just 6% of the public in the UK wants such an outcome. And only 8% of Greeks favor more power for the EU. The strongest backing for an ever closer Europe is only 34%, in France. In most countries a quarter or more of the public prefers to keep the current division of power.
Disagreement on stever closer union  | Which statement best describes your views about the  | future of the European Union?  | Some powers should be returned to national govts  | Division of powers should remain the same  | National govts sho uld transfer more powers to EU  | Greece  | 68%  | 18% 8%  | UK  | 65  | 25  | Swed en  | 47  | 38  | 13  | Netheria unds  | 44  | 29  | 24  | Germany  | 43  | 25  | 26  | Hungary  | 40  | 35  | 17  | Italy  | 39  | 26  | 21  | France  | 39  | 21  | 34  | Poland  | 39  | 38  | Spa in  | 35  | 27  | 30  | Note: Don tknow responses notshown.  | Source: Spring 2016 Globa Attitudes Survey. Q49.  | "Euroskepticism Beyond Brexit"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 