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9th Dec 2023

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Italians and Czechs least favourable to remaining in EU

Only 44 percent of Italians would vote to remain in the EU if a referendum was held tomorrow, an unpublished Eurobarometer poll, circulated to media on Wednesday, found. Italy and the Czech Republic (47 percent) were the only two countries not having a majority for remaining in the EU. A majority of 53 percent in the UK would now vote to remain in the EU, the survey also found.

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