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EU enlargement: What do EU citizens think about new countries joining the bloc?

Young EU citizens show the highest level of support for EU candidate countries' accession once all membership criteria have been met, with Ukrainian membership particularly popular.

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00:00How do EU citizens view future EU enlargement?
00:08More than half of respondents across the EU are in favour of a further enlargement of the bloc,
00:14with nearly 1 in 10 being very much in favour.
00:17Sweden, Denmark and Lithuania were among the member states with the highest rates of support.
00:23Support is also particularly high among young people
00:27as around two-thirds of respondents aged between 15 and 39
00:32believe the potential candidates should join the EU once they meet the necessary criteria.
00:37A majority also believe their own country would benefit from a future enlargement.
00:42The most widely recognised advantages include stronger EU influence in the world,
00:47a larger market for EU businesses, more work opportunities and more solidarity between countries.
00:54At the same time respondents expressed concerns about potential future EU enlargement.
00:59The biggest worry is uncontrolled migration at 40%, followed by corruption and crime at 39%,
01:06and the financial costs to European taxpayers at 37%.
01:11Just over half of respondents across the EU expressed support for Ukraine's accession to the EU.
01:17Meanwhile, Turkey is not selected as a preferred EU joiner by any member state,
01:23with less than two-fifths of respondents supporting its EU membership if the criteria were to be met.
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