Most Poles oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU
According to a poll conducted as of June 25, 2026, 59.7% of Poles opposed Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The highest level of skepticism was recorded among voters of opposition political parties.
This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by the IBRiS Institute.
Survey participants were asked whether, in their opinion, Ukraine should join the European Union. Of the respondents who opposed their neighboring country’s EU membership, 27.4% answered “rather no,” and 32.3% answered “absolutely not.”
More than one in three respondents—35.4%—support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Of these, 8.4% answered “definitely yes,” and 26.9% answered “rather yes.”
5% of respondents do not have an opinion on this issue.
A significant majority of voters for the parties in the governing coalition (“Civic Platform,” “The Left,” the Polish Peasants’ Party, and “Poland 2050”)—64% of them supported this decision, while 32% opposed it.
The survey showed that among voters for opposition parties (“Law and Justice,” “Confederation,” “Confederation of the Polish Crown,” and “Together”), 24% support Ukraine’s accession to the EU. 73% of respondents opposed it.
The nationwide poll for Radio ZET was conducted by the Institute for Market and Social Research (IBRiS) using the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) method (CATI) on June 12–13, 2026, on a representative sample of 1,068 people.
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