Germans are neither enthusiastic about their country taking over the six-month EU presidency or about the prospect of Romania and Bulgaria joining the bloc next week, a new poll has shown.
A majority of Germans (53%) say they are opposed to Romania and Bulgaria becoming member states, while 39 percent are in favour of the bloc's latest expansion, according to an Infratest Dimap poll reported in German daily Die Welt.
Opposition to enlargement is greatest in the conservative CDU a...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.