Poll: Majority of Greeks want bigger role for EU Parliament

Seventy-nine pct of Greek citizens want a greater future role for the European Parliament, while 72 percent believe that the EU Recovery Plan will allow the Greek economy to recover faster from the negative effects of the pandemic, according to the latest European Parliament (Eurobarometer) survey on Europe released on Friday.

Specifically, eight out of 10 Greeks said they want the European Parliament to play a more important role, with 65 percent saying that solidarity between EU member states is the overriding value that the European Parliament must defend.

Also, 65 percent of Greeks said that the country has benefited from EU membership (five percentage points above June 2019).

"Against the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, citizens remain pessimistic," the statement said, as 56 percent of respondents in Greece believe the country's economic situation will...