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"Citizens have seen too much of selfish interest by member states", the commission said. (Photo: EUobserver)

Irish most happy, Brits most unhappy with EU

by Teresa Küchler, Brussels,

Support for the EU is declining among the union's citizens, according to a new commission survey, while Europeans generally back the idea of an EU constitution and reject Turkish EU accession.

The "Autumn Standard Eurobarometer", presented on Tuesday (20 December) reveals that an average of 50 percent of European citizens consider EU membership of their country "a good thing", down from 54 percent in spring this year.

The survey, conducted in October and November, is the first c...

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"Citizens have seen too much of selfish interest by member states", the commission said. (Photo: EUobserver)

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