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EU Favorability Rebound

Pew's 2026 survey shifts the EU opinion map: the eight-country median reaches 62% favorable, after 49% during the 2016 Brexit vote

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Drawn.News visual brief: In several European countries, EU gets more positive ratings today than during Brexit vote
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Pew Research Center data show EU favorability rebounding from the 2016 Brexit low point: the eight-country median rose from 49% favorable in 2016 to 62% in spring 2026, with sharp country and ideological differences still visible.

  1. Frame 1Pew's 2026 survey shifts the EU opinion map: the eight-country median reaches 62% favorable, after 49% during the 2016 Brexit vote.
  2. Frame 2The 2016 low point was uneven: Greece sat at 27% favorable, while Italy reached 58%.
  3. Frame 3By spring 2017, the median jumped to 60%; the U.K. moved from 45% favorable to 54% after voting to leave.
  4. Frame 4After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, favorable views approached record highs; the median peaked at 71%.
  5. Frame 5The 2026 map is mostly positive: Sweden 79%, Germany 68%, U.K. 67%, with Greece at 46%.
  6. Frame 6The pressure now runs through politics: Poland has a 44-point left-right gap, and Reform UK supporters rate the EU lower than non-supporters.
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May 28, 5:28 PM EDT
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