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Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

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Topic: Attitudes towards topical events

Opinions about recent events from across Europe that might affect attitudes to the EU

Would you support or oppose turning the EU into a fully integrated “United States of Europe”, with a central European treasury that strictly enforces common rules on national budgets and government spending for individual countries?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Would you support or oppose the creation of a single European military, with an elected civilian authority that decides when European nations go to war and take military action?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Would you support or oppose a democratically elected EU president, who is chief executive in the same manner as the President of the United States of America, and directly elected by citizens across Europe?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should military action be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should recovering from the recession and financial crisis be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should the regulation of banks and financial institutions be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should fighting terrorism and international crime be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should diplomatic relations with non-European countries be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should deciding laws on trade unions and strikes be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


Should agriculture be controlled by the EU or national governments?

29 September 2015 Question Attitudes towards topical events What should the EU do?


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