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More than three-quarters of young Europeans from seven countries see the Brussels bloc as just a free trade area instead of an alliance of common countries or friendship between neighbours, according to a poll for Germany's TUI Foundation. And an average 21 per cent of those questioned say they wanted their country to pull out of the EU altogether in scenes reminiscent of the UK’s Brexit vote last June. It seems the young Britons are most keen to quit the Brussels bloc - with 42 per cent saying they would vote to leave if a new referendum was held tomorrow.

GETTY A fifth wanted their country to pull out of the EU altogether

The online survey, carried out by YouGov, polled 6,000 people aged between 16 and 26 in seven EU countries: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and Britain. And found on average, almost 40 per cent of respondents wanted the EU to return power to national governments. EUROPEAN YOUNG PEOPLE FED UP WITH EU LEFTIE OLD GUARD

GETTY Many youngsters are becoming more right wing

While in Greece, that figure rose to a whopping 60 per cent as citizens continue to struggle under the bloc’s tough austerity rules. Respondents from Germany and Greece were most in favour of democracy. And in France, Italy and Poland - all home to increasing populist movements - less than half of respondents were convinced of its effectiveness. But it also revealed the level of unrest among the younger generation - who are typically credited as being more left wing than their older counterparts.

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The European youth study shows that this apparently self-evident condition no longer applies Thomas Ellerbeck, chairman of TUI’s board of trustees

Markus Spittler, of the Berlin Science Research Center for Social Research, said: "In principle, young adults support the European idea, but they are increasingly suspicious when it comes to concrete measures and short-term projects. “They can be called critical Europeans. They are critical because they question specific policies and institutional arrangements." Although the majority still supported remaining in the EU, an average of 21 per cent of voters said they would vote to leave. In Germany, 69 per cent were pro-EU while Italy, Poland and Spain voted 59 per cent, 61 per cent and 73 per cent respectively. Greeks were also most likely to dream of leaving the EU, with 31 per cent of those questioned believing in a Greece-exit.

GETTY Young adults from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and Britain were surveyed