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Further drop in public support for the EU (2013:8epa)

The economic crisis continues to affect trust in the EU project. In Sweden, as in most other Member States, drop in public support for the EU has been observed. In the 2012 survey from the SOM Institute, only 42 percent of the respondents declare that they are in favour of Sweden´s EU membership. This is a fall by 4 percentage points as compared to 2011. Compared to 2010, the drop is even more pronounced.

application/pdf iconFurther drop in public support for the EU (2013:8epa)
application/pdf iconAppendix 1: Swedish opinion on the EU, SOM 2013
application/pdf iconAppendix 2: EU-opinion

Drop in public support for the EU (2012:5epa)

After several years of increase, we now witness a significant drop in Swedish public support for the EU. In the 2011 survey from the SOM Institute, only 46 percent declare themselves in favour of Sweden´s EU membership. This is a fall by as much as seven percentage points, compared to the all-time high 53 percent in the year 2010.  Behind the decline in support, one finds an apparent anxiety regarding the economy. If the respondents perceive that the economic situation is worsening because of the EU membership, they will tend to view the membership as something negative.

application/pdf iconFörsvagat opinionsstöd för EU (2012:5epa)
application/pdf iconSwedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union 2012

Popular support for the EU on the increase (2011:4epa)

Despite the financial crisis and the subsequent euro crisis, the Swedish public opinion is increasingly in favour of the EU. In the 2010 survey, 53 percent are in favour of the Swedish membership while 23 percent are against. 24 percent have no opinion. But not all indicators point in the same direction. Support for the euro has plummeted since the last poll and support for a Turkish EU membership is low.

application/pdf iconOpinionsstödet för EU fortsätter att öka (2011:4epa)
application/pdf iconBilaga 1 Ã…sikter om EU-medlemskapets konsekvenser 1997-2010
application/pdf iconBilaga 2 Swedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union

Swedes have mentally joined the European Union (2010:5epa)

Swedish public opinion on EU Affairs has undergone considerable changes since 1995 and Swedes are gradually becoming more positive to membership. According to the latest survey there is, for the first time since 1995, a majority of Swedes are in favour of membership in the European Union.

EU gradually more accepted (2009:4epa)

The latest poll of the Swedish public opinion regarding the EU shows that the levels of support are at an all-time high since the membership in 1995. There is now almost a majority supporting the EU. Differences in levels of support among various social groups have been persistent but are now gradually changing.

Ökat opinionsstöd för EU (2008:5epa)

The support for the EU continues to increase in the Swedish public opinion. The latest measurements from the SOM-Institute shows that the support is now stronger than in any previous measurement. Nearly a majority of Swedes are now in favor of a membership.