EU enlargement: What do EU citizens think about new countries joining the bloc?

More than half of respondents crossed nan EU are successful favour of further enlargement of nan bloc, pinch astir 1 successful 10 being very overmuch successful favour, according to nan latest Eurobarometer study. 

In 23 personnel states, astatine slightest 50% of respondents are successful favour of further enlargement, pinch nan highest support successful Sweden (79%), Denmark (75%), and Lithuania (74%).

Ukraine, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Georgia, Albania, Kosovo, and Turkey are nan 10 countries wanting to subordinate nan EU.

Support is besides peculiarly precocious among young people.

Younger respondents aged betwixt 15 and 24 are astir successful favour (67%), followed by those aged 25 to 39 (63%).

A majority also judge their ain state would use from early enlargement.  

The astir wide recognised advantages see stronger EU power successful nan world (37%), a larger marketplace for EU businesses (37%), much activity opportunities (31%) and much solidarity betwixt countries (30%). 

At nan aforesaid time, respondents expressed concerns astir imaginable early EU enlargement. 

The biggest interest is uncontrolled migration, astatine 40%, followed by corruption and crime, astatine 39%, and nan financial costs to European taxpayers, astatine 37%.   

What are nan differences successful support for EU campaigner countries?

Just complete half of respondents crossed nan EU expressed their support for Ukraine's accession to nan EU.

However, Ukraine's bid to subordinate is presently stalled owed to Hungary's veto, which has besides hindered Moldova's progress.

Following Ukraine, Montenegro has garnered 51% support for accession among EU respondents and is nan astir favoured campaigner successful 7 personnel states.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Moldova each received 48% support for their accession.

In contrast, Turkey has not been identified arsenic a preferred campaigner for EU rank by immoderate personnel state.

Less than two-fifths of respondents would support Turkey's accession, moreover if it met nan basal criteria.