Opinion polling on the European Union in Poland

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Left: Leszek Miller, signatory of the Polish accession treaty.
Right: Poland highlighted on a map of the EU

Poland accessed the European Union on 1 May 2004 following a membership referendum, where 77% of voters chose to join the Union. [1] [2] In the leadup to the referendum and afterwards, several polling agencies conducted opinion polls regarding on Poland's membership and issues related to the European Union.

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Membership voting intention

Leaving (after 2003)

Date(s)
conducted
Polling firm/LinkSample sizeRemainLeaveDon't know/NeutralNet remain
31 Dec 2025 – 1 Jan 2026 Pollster / "SE.pl" 1,0026922947
5–8 Dec 2025 IBRiS / WP.pl 1,00065.724.79.641.0
25–28 Nov 2025 Eurobazooka / LGC 1,0086925644
5–8 Dec 2003 CBOS 1,0006329934
7–10 Nov 2003 CBOS 1,0886330733
3–6 Oct 20031,0166923846
5–8 Sep 2003 CBOS 1,10567201347

Accession (until 2003)

Date(s)
conducted
Polling firm/LinkSample sizeSupportOpposeDon't know/NeutralNet remain
7–8 Jun 2003 2003 referendum 17,576,71477.4522.5554.90
29 May – 1 Jun 2003 CBOS 1,26476131163
9–12 May 2003 CBOS 1,26074151159

Adaptation of the Euro

Date(s)
conducted
Polling firm/LinkSample sizeForAgainstOther optionDon't know/NeutralNet support
31 Dec 2025 – 1 Jan 2026 Pollster / "SE.pl" 1,00221709–49
19–20 Dec 2025 IBRiS / Radio ZET 1,06820.472.37.2–51.9
19–20 Dec 2025 IBRiS / Rz [a] 1,068296211–33
25–28 Nov 2025 Eurobazooka / LGC 1,00814729 [b] 5–58

Membership satisfaction

Date(s)
conducted
Polling firm/LinkSample sizeApproveDisapproveNeitherDon't know/NeutralNet support
8 Jan – 26 Apr 2025 [c] Pew Research Center 28,333 [c] 603822
11 Jan – 15 May 2024 [c] Pew Research Center 11,294 [c] 762155
19–21 Apr 2024 United Surveys / DGP, RMF FM 1,0007022848
20 Feb – 22 May 2023 [c] Pew Research Center 27,285 [c] 871077
1 Jun – 18 Jul 2019 Pew Research Center 1,030841470

Other polls

An IBRiS poll for Rzeczpospolita conducted on 5–6 December 2025 found that 48.9% of Poles believed Poland should recognize same-sex marriages formalized in other European Union countries, while 44.1% believed Poland should not. [3]

An SW Research poll for Rzeczpospolita conducted on 6–7 January 2026 found that 15.6% of respondents believed that the competences should grow, 33.5% believed they should remain the same as currently, 21.0% believed that the EU should relinquish competences to the member states, and 14.9% believed the EU should dissolve. [4]

Notes

  1. Question wording: "Should Poland join adapt the Euro as its currency in the next 10 years?"
  2. doesn't matter
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The poll was conducted internationally, and the fieldwork dates and/or sample size spans all countries where the poll was conducted.

References

  1. Referendum 2003, National Electoral Commission , retrieved 2025-12-22
  2. Bednarz, Paweł (1 May 2019). "Kilkanaście lat temu Polacy zdecydowali o wejściu do UE. "Chcieliśmy by TAK było silniejsze niż NIE!" [WYWIAD]". Business Insider . Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  3. Ćwiek-Świdecka, Joanna (22 December 2025). "Polacy nie mówią "nie" związkom homoseksualnym". Rzeczpospolita . Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  4. Bartkiewicz, Artur (13 January 2025). "Sondaż: Jak powinna zmienić się Unia Europejska? Poznaliśmy zdanie Polaków". Rzeczpospolita . Retrieved 2026-01-13.