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Full question: Some people think that the European Union should pass common regulations across the whole of the EU to discourage companies from relocating to other EU countries with lower taxes or fewer regulations. Other people think that countries in the EU should be free to set their own taxes and regulations. Do you think the European Union should agree minimum levels of levels of workers rights so EU countries cannot undercut each other with cheaper labour or lower regulation, or should each country be able to make their own decisions about what regulations are best for their workers.

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• Generally speaking, is British membership of the EU is a good thing, a bad thing or neither good nor bad?
• Thinking about Europe as a whole, rather just Britain, what is your view of the level of cooperation between EU countries?
• To tackle climate change, should countries in Europe cooperate more closely together or should they loosen their links?
• In terms of diplomatic relations with non-European countries, should countries in Europe cooperate more closely together or should they loosen their links?
• To fight terrorism and international crime, should countries in Europe cooperate more closely together or should they loosen their links?
• To regulate banks and financial institutions, should countries in Europe cooperate more closely together or should they loosen their links?
• To recover from the recession and financial crisis, should countries in Europe cooperate more closely together or should they loosen their links?
• Should the EU agree minimum levels of levels of workers’ rights, or should each country be able to make their own decisions about what regulations are best for their workers?
• Should the EU agree minimum levels of taxation on large businesses so companies cannot relocate to whichever countries offer the lowest tax rates, or should each country be able to make their own decisions about what level of tax is best for their companies?
• Should there be a Europe-wide 0.05% tax on financial transactions or not?