I don't think anyone in the EU is fundamentally against, but it seems reasonable to be worried about their 'staying power'. Nobody wants to go through entry and

I don't think anyone in the EU is fundamentally against, but it seems reasonable to be worried about their 'staying power'. Nobody wants to go through entry and exit dances every few years. Also, it would be grand if British representatives would start showing up for meetings. Them being relatively uninvolved must have contributed to their sense of EU being unmanageable. Guess what: you gotta participate to exercise influence (and understand what's going on).