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A survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations has found that two-thirds of EU citizens across 15 countries would back the UK rejoining the European Union. The polling, reported by the Guardian, also found strong support in Britain for closer ties with the EU ten years after the Brexit referendum.
The survey found that 66% of EU respondents viewed UK membership as a positive or neutral idea, with support highest in the Netherlands and Denmark. In the UK, 75% of respondents backed a closer relationship with the EU and 63% said they would accept freedom of movement in return for closer trading ties.
The findings come as the Government continues to pursue a reset in UK-EU relations without reopening the question of formal membership. The survey adds to the political debate over how far Britain should go in rebuilding economic, trade and security links with the bloc.