Flags of the European Union and EU member states are displayed in the Europa Building in Brussels on May 27, 2025. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

People in many European nations see the European Union more favorably than they did in 2016, when United Kingdom citizens voted to withdraw from the EU.

Opinion of the EU has remained largely favorable after Brexit vote

Median % in 8 European countries who have a(n) __ opinion of the European Union

Note: Percentages are medians based on seven EU member countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden) and the U.K., which left the EU in 2020 after citizens voted to do so in a 2016 referendum.

Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.

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Opinion of the EU has remained largely favorable after Brexit vote

Median % in 8 European countries who have a(n) __ opinion of the European Union

Date Label Favorable Unfavorable

2026 Spring 2026 62 36

2025 Spring 2025 63 35

2024 Spring 2024 62 37

2023 Spring…