Austria's EU approval: a change or everything in the old?

Austria's EU approval: a change or everything in the old?

Österreich - The support of EU membership in Austria is currently stable, but there is still uncertainty about the acting in the event of the upcoming challenges. According to a survey by the Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGFE), 65 percent of those surveyed spoke out for the whereabouts in the EU, which is a slight increase compared to the 67 percent in April. At the same time, 27 percent for leaving, which means a significant increase compared to only 8 percent in December 2019, so Kleine Zeitung .

disagreement on common solutions

However, the opinions on whether the EU can be managed better through joint action or through national acting. The ÖGFE general secretary Paul Schmidt explains that 47 percent demand more action together, while 43 percent of the view that the nation states should take on more responsibility. This becomes clear as a sign of an increasing discomfort, which is reinforced by geopolitical tensions and persistent economic challenges such as inflation, as Schmidt reports in the analysis of the survey. The increasing distrust of the political elite is also reflected in the growing number of EU skeptics, such as