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Tupiii89| May 16, 2008
""peace, free movement, economic benefits"

Err all available outside the politicians lovenest(EU)"

How do you know they are available outside the EU? O.o
boghead| May 16, 2008
"peace, free movement, economic benefits"

Err all available outside the politicians lovenest(EU)
EuroMortarAttack| May 16, 2008
Arrgh the vikings are coming! Run for cover! :)
varangianae| May 16, 2008
Egyptian Aztecs arriving from Norway!
EuroMortarAttack| May 16, 2008
"Above all the poll has shown that there is solid support for European integration amongst Europe's citizens; even more so if we get the institutions and policies right."

So you see andy, there's quite a few people in europe who are unsatisfied with the current functioning of the EU, but who still think the idea of "european integration" is necessary for the survival of Europe in the globalised world. I'm also of this point of view, and this is why I think the EU needs to reform itself ASAP :)
EuroMortarAttack| May 16, 2008
"Secondly, the dwindling support for the EU institutions however signals, that Europe's citizens think the current institutional setup is unfit to tackle these issues in an appropriate manner. And there are good reasons for this. The main and correct argument in favour of the old Constitution and the new Lisbon Treaty has been that Europe needs institutional reform because the enlargement rounds of recent years have made the system designed for 15 members impracticable with 27. So there has been a wider political acknowledgment that institutional processes are not functioning as they should. "
EuroMortarAttack| May 16, 2008
That's an interesting poll:

"A new Eurobarometer poll published on Tuesday revealed an interesting connection: trust in the EU institutions is declining while support for EU membership has been rising to its highest level in ten years. Whereas the Centre for European Policy Studies seemed to struggle to interpret the results, there are some clear-cut explanations for this.

Firstly, the support for EU membership acknowledges the citizens' support for the idea and benefits of European integration (peace, free movement, economic benefits, ...) and shows awareness of the fact that many modern political issues such as climate change and globalisation can only be dealt with effectively on the supra-national level. "
BritishEuropean| May 16, 2008
"Polls are meaningless :P

So we can no longer use them to strengthen our arguments"

I don't think all polls are meaningless. For example, a poll on whether aliens exist or not, taken by Aliens Weekly would be absolutely pointless. However, I think wide-reaching polls, such as YouGov, or a poll of FTSE100 business leaders mean a lot. Especially the latter, as it's their opinion the poll wants in the first place, as they conduct the largest businesses and the question is on whether not business is worse off in the EU.

For the FTSE100, it clearly isn't.
boghead| May 16, 2008
"The poll showed that 68%"

I have a poll that says 68% of people think aliens have landed!

:)

Polls are meaningless :P

So we can no longer use them to strengthen our arguments
WeAreTheBrits| May 15, 2008
oh look...there's Martin Sorrell......CEO of the international ad agency WPP

seem to remember he's decided to take his outfit offshore to escape the UK and the eu's draconian tax regimes....

good move sir.....lot's of us have moved or domiciles elsewhere to escape the grasping claw of the eu
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