{"id":460457,"date":"2026-07-20T13:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/07\/20\/europei-favorevoli-al-ritorno-di-londra-nellue-mentre-a-kiev-chiedono-prima-le-riforme-i-dati-di-polling-europe-euroscope\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:15:01","slug":"europeans-back-londons-eu-return-but-say-kyiv-must-enact-reforms-first-polling-europe-euroscope-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/07\/20\/europeans-back-londons-eu-return-but-say-kyiv-must-enact-reforms-first-polling-europe-euroscope-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Europeans back London\u2019s EU return, but say Kyiv must enact reforms first \u2014 Polling Europe Euroscope poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels \u2013 Support for Ukraine\u2019s accession to the European Union, but only after certain reforms have been implemented. There is, however, widespread support for the United Kingdom\u2019s return to the 12-star club, with Italians expressing the highest level of support at 77 per cent. This is according to the latest survey by Polling Europe Euroscope<\/strong> \u2013 a Brussels-based market research and polling organisation, a joint venture between SWG<\/a> and OpinionWay<\/a> \u2013 previewed exclusively by Eunews.<\/p>\n

When asked specifically about eastward enlargement, 19 per cent of respondents said they were \u201cin favour of Ukraine joining the EU as soon as possible\u201d, 30 per cent were \u201cin favour, but not just yet\u201d as Kyiv \u201cmust implement all the necessary reforms, just like all the other candidate countries,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0while 18 per cent would prefer the country to \u201cfirst become an associate member (with security guarantees but without voting rights) and subsequently a full member.\u201d Twenty-one per cent of those surveyed say they are \u201copposed to Ukraine joining the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey analyses data at a pan-European level, but with breakdowns for the five largest countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland. In this context, Italy and Spain have the highest percentages of support for Kyiv\u2019s accession to the EU. Thirty-two per cent of Spaniards and 17 per cent of Italians surveyed would like to see the country attacked by Moscow join the EU “as soon as possible.” The French\u00a0follow with 16 per cent, the Germans with 15 per cent, and just 8 per cent of Poles. Conversely, 35 per cent of Italians surveyed, 34 per cent of Poles, 33 per cent of Spaniards, 26 per cent of Germans, and 25 per cent of French people would only want Ukraine to join the EU once it has implemented \u201cthe necessary reforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another striking finding is that the highest proportion of those opposed to Ukraine\u2019s accession is in neighbouring Poland, at 28 per cent. Twenty-seven per cent of Germans and 24 per cent of French respondents also oppose Ukraine\u2019s accession, while these figures fall to 19 per cent and 6 per cent in Italy and Spain, respectively.<\/p>\n

When it comes to support for Kyiv\u2019s accession to the EU among European political groups, the two largest groups in the European Parliament are roughly on a par in terms of percentage support, though there is a slight edge in favour of the Socialists (S&D)<\/strong>. Of these, 29 per cent say they are in favour of accession “as soon as possible”, and 38 per cent are in favour once the necessary reforms have been implemented. The European People\u2019s Party (EPP) stands at 22 per cent and 37 per cent for the same two options. The liberals of Renew Europe, the third-largest force within the so-called pro-European majority, stand at 24 per cent and 35 per cent. Voters from The Left surveyed for the poll expressed support of 24 per cent for both options, while the Greens recorded 20 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n

On the right, only the ECR\u2019s Conservatives and Reformists show more favourable attitudes towards Kyiv: 16 per cent are in favour of its accession to the EU “as soon as possible”, and 27 per cent after the necessary reforms have been carried out. Right-wing groups, on the other hand, are opposed to Kyiv\u2019s accession to the EU: this ranges from 57 per cent in the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) to 34 per cent in Patriots for Europe (PfE) and 30 per cent in the ECR. Next come 21 per cent of The Left, 15 per cent of the Greens, and 14 per cent of the EPP (Renew Europe stands at 13 per cent and S&D at 9 per cent).<\/p>\n

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