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1/26/06

EU Survey: Germans Fearful of European Union - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

"Germans Fearful of European Union

Once the strongest of backers of the European Union, Germans have apparently come to fear what the 25-member bloc represents. Many see EU enlargement as a particular threat to their beloved social welfare system.

Germans aren't quite so enthusiastic about the EU anymore.
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Germans aren't quite so enthusiastic about the EU anymore.
Germans have long been some of the most pro-EU Europeans around, but according to a new survey, that could be changing in the wake of the eastward enlargement of the bloc. Gerhard Sabathil, the representative of the EU Commission in Germany, presented the latest Eurobarometer study in Berlin on Thursday and the results were surprising for a country that is usually thought to be safely in the EU integrationist corner. "

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