{"id":1474,"date":"2026-06-25T23:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/25\/polish-opposition-to-eu-membership-for-ukraine-surges-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:02:44","slug":"polish-opposition-to-eu-membership-for-ukraine-surges-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1474","title":{"rendered":"Polish opposition to EU membership for Ukraine surges \u2013 poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 60% of Poles now oppose Kiev joining the bloc, compared to 42% a year ago, IBRiS surveys show<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly six in ten Poles now oppose Ukraine\u2019s accession to the European Union, up from four in ten a year ago, according to two IBRiS opinion polls cited by Polish media.<\/p>\n

The latest survey, conducted for Radio ZET, found that 59.7% of respondents oppose Ukrainian membership. Last year, an IBRiS poll for Defence24 and the Stand With Ukraine initiative put that figure at 42%.<\/p>\n

The comparison suggests that public opinion has hardened. While support for Ukraine\u2019s EU membership has remained broadly stable at around 35%, the share of undecided respondents has fallen from roughly one-quarter to just 5%, with most appearing to have shifted into the opposition camp.<\/p>\n

Poland has been one of Ukraine\u2019s staunchest political and military backers since the escalation of the conflict with Russia in 2022, supplying weapons, hosting millions of refugees, and consistently supporting Kiev\u2019s integration into the EU and NATO.<\/p>\n

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Despite Prime Minister Donald Tusk\u2019s continued backing for Ukraine\u2019s EU bid, the issue has become increasingly contentious in Poland, fueled by disputes over agriculture and historical grievances.<\/p>\n

Relations have further deteriorated since last month over the \u2018Heroes of the UPA\u2019 controversy, with Warsaw accusing Kiev of glorifying a nationalist movement implicated in wartime massacres of Poles.<\/p>\n

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said that for \u201cthe vast majority of Polish society,\u201d<\/em> the UPA remains synonymous with atrocities committed against Poles during World War II. Poland officially recognizes the Volhynia massacres carried out by the UPA and affiliated Ukrainian formations as genocide, and several senior Polish politicians have argued that Kiev cannot expect Warsaw\u2019s support for EU membership until the dispute is resolved.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Polish farmers have continued to protest, arguing that Ukraine\u2019s preferential access to the EU market has created unfair competition. They warn that Ukraine\u2019s eventual accession could further erode their market share and reduce Poland\u2019s share of EU agricultural subsidies. In February, Deputy Parliament Speaker Piotr Zgorzelski warned that fast-tracking Ukraine into the bloc would \u201cspell the death of Polish agriculture.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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