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Research carried out by the European Parliament suggests Britain, Italy and the Czech Republic could all quit the EU if given the chance in a vote. The so-called “Spring Eurobarometer” poll shows that less than 50 percent of the electorate in the three EU member states “would vote to remain in the EU”. A total percent of 55 percent of Britons would be unsure on maintaining membership of the Brussels project if a referendum was held.

The figure for pro-EU votes has dropped significantly from the historic 2016 EU referendum, with the poll showing only 37 percent are in favour of membership, instead of the 48 percent nearly three years ago. Less than half of voters in the Czech Republic and Italy would also vote for remain if referendums were held in their countries. Only 47 percent would opt to remain in the Czech Republic and 49 percent in Italy favour EU membership. But they both have a large number of voters who “would not know what to do” if a referendum was called, leaving the exact results of any vote far from certain.

Italy, Czech Republic and UK show no majority for remaining in the EU, according to Parliament poll

Only 24 percent of voters in the Czech Republic and 19 percent in Italy are in of favour quitting the bloc outright. The EU Parliament poll, which was carried out ahead of next month’s European elections, states that the majority of the bloc remains happy to remain a member. The Netherlands (86 percent), Ireland (83 percent), Luxembourg (83 percent), Sweden (81 percent) and Germany (80 percent) are the most fanatical EU countries. In a total overview of the remaining EU27 countries, excluding Britain, 68 percent of voters would opt to remain in the bloc while only 14 percent would decide to quit.

The report's authors say the poll “shows a continued strong support for the European Union”. They add: “Despite the challenges of the past years - and in cases such as the ongoing debate surrounding Brexit possibly even because of it, the European sense of togetherness does not seem to have weakened. "One month ahead of the date originally scheduled for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU as laid down in Article 50, close to seven Europeans in ten said they would vote to remain in the EU if a referendum was held in their country." Brussels hails the poll results as a success as there is an "absolute majority of respondent in 25 member states hold this view".