Four in five Europeans oppose war, says poll
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Four in five Europeans oppose war, says poll
January 30 2003
Four out of five Europeans are opposed to participation in a US-led war on Iraq without explicit United Nations backing, according to a poll published today.
According to the survey by pollsters EOS Gallup Europe, 82 per cent of European citizens would not support their countries' participating in a military intervention without UN support.
This figure is 75 per cent in the 13 countries waiting to join the EU - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.
A total of 15,080 people took part in the survey, conducted from January 21-27 by pan-European pollsters who often carry out similar studies for the European Commission.
It also revealed that 72 per cent of Europeans believe that Iraq's oil resources are the main reason behind Washington's desire to intervene militarily.
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