Quarter of Europeans think EU has made life better: poll

According to a poll published on Monday just a quarter of people in five biggest European countries think that their live got better after the formation of European Union.

The Financial Times/Harris survey, which conducted the poll in UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United States found that only 25 percent people thought that their lives have become better after the formation of EU. About 44 percent told their lives had got worse. They did not mean to leave the Union but nearly 22 percent told the condition of their country would have been better if it would not have joined the bloc. Nearly 40 percent told it would be worse if their country withdraw from 27 nation bloc. The poll also found that 35 percent of respondents thought that the EU constitution would have a positive impact on their country. 27 percent were against it. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Friday to have a road map to push forward a reworked constitution by June. She told it would be a missed opportunity for member countries if they don't adopt it by 2009. The FT/Harris poll involved 6772 people from 28th February to 12th March.