In Italy 65% of people are in
favour of the euro, but far fewer, only 43%, are convinced about
the benefits of belonging to the European Union, according to
the latest Eurobarometer survey.
The is well down on the European average of 68% who believe
their countries benefit from being in the EU.
Furthermore, if Italy held a referendum on EU membership,
only 44% said they would vote to remain, compared to an EU
average of 66%, according to the poll conducted between
September 8 and 26, 2018, by Kantar Public.
This is the lowest level in the EU, lower even than in
Britain, where 53% today are in favour of remaining, over two
years after the UK voted to leave the bloc.
The percentage of people who said they were undecided about
how they would vote in an EU referendum was 32% - the highest in
the bloc.
Only 17% of the Europeans interviewed said they were in
favour of their countries' leaving the EU.
Even in Britain, today only 35% are in favour of leaving,
according to the study.
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