EU's policy towards refugees according to French people 2016

This statistic depicts the French people's opinion on the EU's policy towards refugees in June 2016. According to this survey, 54 percent of respondents considered that the European Union had an overly generous policy towards the refugees arriving on the European continent.

Do you think the European Union (EU) handled the refugee crisis well?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Did not have a very generous policy towards refugees	18%
Found a balance between its welcoming tradition and limiting the number of welcomed refugees in Europe	15%
Had an overly generous policy towards refugees	54%
No answer	13%

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 28-29, 2016

Number of respondents

1,004 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Concernant la crise de smigrants et l'accueil des réfugiés issus notamment des pays en guerre (Syrie, Irak, etc.) diriez-vous que l'Union européenne... ?"

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