At the beginning of the 1980’s, when Europe was faltering and the media catchword was “Eurosclerosis,” 50% of people polled for the Eurobarometer surveys viewed membership as positive for their country. About 19% said its effects were negative, and the rest didn’t know.
在二十世纪八十年代初，当欧洲处于动荡之中并且媒体上的流行语是“欧洲僵化症”时，在接受欧洲晴雨表调查的人群中，50%的人认为他们的国家成为成员国带来了积极影响，大约19%的人认为产生了负面影响，其余的人不置可否。今天，对欧盟的总体支持率达到57%，而表示不满的人的比例降到了15%。