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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Germans Review EU’s Future After Enlargement
(CPOD) May 5, 2004 - Germans are divided over the enlargement of the European Union (EU), according to a poll by FG Whalen released by ZDF. 55 per cent of respondents believe the results will be positive, while 400 per cent disagree.
Ten countries—Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia—officially joined the EU on May 1.
A continental summit designed to approve the European Constitution failed on Dec. 14, 2003, after several leaders failed to agree on a controversial vote allocation system.
Angela Merkel, the leader of Germany's Christian-Democratic Union (CDU), caused a row in February when she suggested that the EU should consider granting Turkey only a "privileged partnership" as opposed to full membership.
Polling Data
Do you believe the enlargement of the European Union (EU) on May 1 will be generally positive or negative?
Positive | 55% |
Negative | 40% |
Source: FG Wahlen / ZDF
Methodology: Interviews to 1,289 German adults, conducted in April 2004. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.
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