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Thursday, September 15, 2011

AFP: Obama still highly popular in Europe: poll

Obama still highly popular in Europe: poll

...Separately, the German Marshall Fund poll found a plurality of Turks still said they want their country to join the European Union although support is well below 2004 levels, when 73 percent wanted membership.

The poll also found a strong majority of Turks -- 62 percent -- had a negative view of the United States, with just 30 percent seen as favorable. The feeling was apparently mutual, with only 42 percent of Americans holding a positive view of Turkey.

The poll surveyed around 1,000 people in each of the countries -- the United States, 12 EU members and Turkey -- between May 25 and June 20.
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