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  Lux film days, 3 films, 24 languages, 28 countries
  Woman at war (Kona fer í stríð), by Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland, France, Ukraine

  Halla, 50, leads a choir in Reykjavik. She is extremely attached to her beloved Iceland and its exceptional natural beauty, and is deeply concerned about global warming and environmental disasters. She is particularly horrified at plans to expand an aluminium plant. In secret, she sabotages a hi...

  Halla, 50, leads a choir in Reykjavik. She is extremely attached to her beloved Iceland and its exceptional natural beauty, and is deeply concerned about global warming and environmental disasters. She is particularly horrified at plans to expand an aluminium plant. In secret, she sabotages a high-voltage power line in an attempt to bring the plant to a standstill and raise public awareness of the issue. Her clandestine activities are interrupted, however, by a piece of news she had long given up hope of ever hearing: having been on a waiting list for adoption for several years, she is told that a little girl is waiting for her in Ukraine. Woman at war is a green fairy tale which raises questions — sometimes humorously — about the point and effectiveness of individual action in the face of the failure of the powers-that-be to address climate change.

  • Published: 2018-10-10
  • Corporate Author(s): European Parliament
  • Subject: cinema, cultural event, cultural prize, film industry, film production, public opinion, vote
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  Public opinion in the European Union
  Report

  Latest edition.

  The Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 (EB89) was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 European Union (EU) Member States, five candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turk...

  The Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 (EB89) was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 European Union (EU) Member States, five candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turkish Cypriot Community in the part of the country that is not controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus. The Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 was conducted a few weeks after the publication of the European Commission's winter 2018 (interim) European Economic Forecast. The upward trend in GDP is expected to halt: GDP growth in 2018 is forecast to reach 2.3% in the EU28 (-0.1 percentage point compared with 2017) and 2.3% in the euro area (-0.1). The unemployment rate has continued to fall. In February 2018, it was 7.1% in the EU as a whole (-0.9 percentage point, down from 8.0% in February 2017), and 8.5% in the euro area (-1, down from 9.5% in February 2017). Unemployment is at its lowest level in the EU since September 2008. Since the Standard Eurobarometer survey of autumn 2017, national elections have taken place in Italy on 4 March 2018. The Five Stars Movement (M5S) won 227 of the 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies while the various parties forming the centre-right coalition reached 265 seats altogether. The centre-left coalition won 122 seats. Presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Finland. In Romania, the Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigned from office on 16 January, after his own Social Democratic Party withdrew its political support for the government. In Germany, after several months of discussions, a coalition headed by Angela Merkel’s CDU along with the CSU and the SPD was formed on 14 March. On 8 April, few days after the end of fieldwork, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won a third-term victory in Hungary’s general election, with 133 seats out of 199 in the National Assembly. France was hit by a terrorist attack: on 23 March 2018, four people were killed and six injured in Carcassonne and Trèbes. In Slovakia, the killing of a journalist plunged the country into a political crisis. On 15 March, Prime Minister Fico resigned as well as his entire cabinet. Outside the EU, Vladimir Putin won the Presidential election in Russia on 18 March, with 76.69% of votes. The methodology used is that of the Standard Eurobarometer surveys of the Directorate-General for Communication (“Media monitoring, media analysis and Eurobarometer Unit”). The same methodology was used in all countries and territories covered by the survey. A technical note describing how the institutes within the TNS opinion & social network conduct interviews is included in the report annexes. This note also specifies the confidence intervals5, which enable us to assess the accuracy of a survey’s results according to the size of the sample polled in relation to the total size of the population studied.

  • Published: 2018-08-06
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communication (European Commission) ; TNS Opinion & Social
  • Subject: democracy, economic reform, economic situation, EU institution, European citizenship, European identity, European Union, political situation, public opinion, public service, report, sample survey
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  European citizenship
  Report

  Latest edition.

  The Standard Eurobarometer survey 89 was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries and territories: the 28 Member States of the European Union, the five candidate countries (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turkish Cypriot ...

  The Standard Eurobarometer survey 89 was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries and territories: the 28 Member States of the European Union, the five candidate countries (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turkish Cypriot Community in the part of the country not controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus. This volume of the Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 (EB89) analyses the opinions of European citizens on European identity and citizenship in the following areas: Attachment to the European Union, compared in particular with their attachment to their city, village or country; Perceptions of the European Union’s achievements: what are the European Union’s most positive results in the eyes of Europeans? The concept of European citizenship: do Europeans see themselves as European citizens? What factors create a sense of European citizenship? Do they know their rights as European citizens? Do they want information about these rights? Societal issues and values: do Europeans feel that they have a clear understanding of what is happening in today’s world? Are the Member States close or distant in terms of shared values? Do people in their country have a lot in common? What values best represent the European Union? And what are their personal values? The speed of European integration: What do Europeans think is the current speed of European integration, and what speed would they like? The full Standard Eurobarometer 89 survey report consists of several volumes. The first volume presents the results of the general questions on the state of public opinion in the European Union, and economic issues in the European Union. Four other volumes present the views of Europeans on the following subjects: the European Union’s priorities, the budget of the European Union, European citizenship and the future of Europe. This volume is devoted to European citizenship. The methodology used is that of the Standard Eurobarometer surveys of the Directorate-General for Communication (“Media monitoring, media analysis and Eurobarometer” unit). The same methodology has been applied in all the countries and territories covered by the survey. A technical note describing how the institutes within the TNS opinion & social network conduct the interviews is appended to this report. This note also indicates the confidence intervals which enable us to assess the accuracy of a survey’s results, according to the size of the sample polled in relation to the total size of the population studied.

  • Published: 2018-08-06
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communication (European Commission) ; TNS Opinion & Social
  • Subject: citizens' Europe, EU activity, European citizenship, European identity, European integration, European Union, image, immigration, public opinion, quality of life, refugee, report, sample survey
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  Public opinion in the European Union
  Report

  There is a newer edition of this publication

  The Standard Eurobarometer 88 survey was carried out between 5 and 19 November 2017 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU), the five candidate countries (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania), and the Turkish C...

  The Standard Eurobarometer 88 survey was carried out between 5 and 19 November 2017 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU), the five candidate countries (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania), and the Turkish Cypriot community in the part of the country not controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus. The Autumn 2017 Standard Eurobarometer survey was conducted shortly after the European Commission published the economic forecasts for autumn 2017. It was then forecast that by 2018, GDP growth will reach 2.1% in the EU (-0.2 percentage points since 2017) and 2.1% in the euro area (-0.1). If this forecast is confirmed, it will be the first time since 2010 that GDP growth will be the same in the euro area and in the EU as a whole. In comparison, GDP growth forecasts for 2018 are 2.3% in the United States, 1.2% in Japan, 6.5% in China and 3.7% worldwide. The unemployment rate continued to decline: at 7.5% in the EU as a whole (compared with 8.4% in September 2016, a decrease of -0.9 percentage points) and 8.9% within the euro area (compared with 9.9% in September 2016, -1), the unemployment rate in September 2017 was at its lowest since January 2009. Since the spring 2017 Standard Eurobarometer survey, the EU has been hit by a number of terrorist attacks. On 3 June 2017, an attack took place on London Bridge and at Borough Market, causing eight deaths and 48 injuries. On 28 July, one person was killed and six others were injured in Hamburg, Germany. Spain was hit in Cambrils and in Barcelona on 17 and 18 August 2017, leaving 14 dead and hundreds wounded. On 18 August 2017, two people were killed and six injured in Turku, Finland. On 1 October 2017, a man killed two people at the Saint-Charles railway station in Marseille, France. National elections have been held in Malta, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. In Slovenia, the first round of presidential elections took place on 22 October 20174. In France, the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of the Republic on 7 May 2017 was followed by his party’s victory in the June parliamentary elections. In the United Kingdom, parliamentary elections were held on 8 June 2017. Theresa May remained Prime Minister, but the Conservatives lost 13 seats while Labour gained 30. In Germany, the parliamentary elections held on 24 September 2017 confirmed that the CDU/CSU are the country's leading political force (32.9% of the votes), ahead of the SPD (20.5% of the votes). In Spain, the Catalonia parliament declared independence on 27 October. The Spanish government responded with various measures, including the holding of elections in Catalonia, scheduled for 21 December 2017. In Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist and anti-corruption activist, was murdered on 16 October 2017 when her car exploded. The full report of the Standard Eurobarometer 88 survey consists of several volumes. This volume presents the state of public opinion in the European Union (EU). Three other volumes present the opinion of the Europeans on other themes: the EU's priorities; European citizenship; and media habits in the European Union.

  • Published: 2018-05-15
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communication (European Commission) ; TNS Opinion & Social
  • Subject: economic reform, economic situation, EU institution, European citizenship, European identity, European Union, political situation, public opinion, public service, quality of life, report, sample survey
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  European Union citizenship
  Report

  • Published: 2018-08-03
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; TNS Political & Social
  • Subject: citizens' Europe, European citizenship, European identity, European Union, free movement of persons, participatory democracy, public opinion, report, right to stand for election, right to vote, sample survey
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  EU citizens and development cooperation
  

  The European Union and its Member States remain the biggest global donors of official development aid, contributing 75.7 billion euros in 2017. In fact, since the publication of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, collective EU aid has grown by 12%. The EU played an importa...

  The European Union and its Member States remain the biggest global donors of official development aid, contributing 75.7 billion euros in 2017. In fact, since the publication of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, collective EU aid has grown by 12%. The EU played an important role in shaping the Agenda, and this is reflected in the European Consensus on Development. Adopted in 2017, the Consensus aligns EU development policy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by providing a framework for action and a shared vision. Although the eradication of poverty remains the primary objective of development policy under the new consensus, it also integrates economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development and the links between development and other policies such as peace and security and migration. This survey follows on from previous ones on the topic, including those conducted annually since 2009. The objectives of the current survey are to: - Review the attitudes of Europeans towards the importance of helping people in developing countries and tackling poverty in these areas, as well as the perceived challenges for the future of developing countries; - Assess the personal commitment and involvement of Europeans in order to help developing countries; - Investigate the way Europeans receive information about development cooperation; - Assess views regarding the importance of gender equality in European development policy; - Canvass opinion regarding the role of private companies in development. This survey was carried out by TNS Opinion and Social network, in the 28 Member States of the European Union, between 23rd June and 6th July 2018. A total of 27,734 respondents from different social and demographic groups were interviewed face to face at home in their mother tongue on behalf of the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). The methodology used is that of Eurobarometer surveys as carried out by the Directorate-General for Communication (“Media monitoring, media analysis and Eurobarometer”). A technical note on the manner in which interviews were conducted by the Institutes within the TNS Opinion & Social network is appended as an annex to this report. Also included are the interview methods and confidence intervals.

  • Published: 2018-10-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (European Commission) ; TNS Opinion & Social
  • Subject: aid evaluation, citizens' Europe, common security and defence policy, cooperation policy, development aid, EU aid, EU migration policy, peace, political involvement, public opinion, report, sustainable development
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  Lux film days, 3 films, 24 languages, 28 countries
  The other side of everything (Druga strana svega), a film by Mila Turajlić, Serbia, France, Qatar

  In The other side of everything, the documentary film-maker Mila Turajlić paints a sensitive portrait of her mother Srbijanka Turajlić, a political activist who played a significant role in Serbia’s recent history, in particular the period after Slobodan Milošević — of whom Srbijanka is a fierce...

  In The other side of everything, the documentary film-maker Mila Turajlić paints a sensitive portrait of her mother Srbijanka Turajlić, a political activist who played a significant role in Serbia’s recent history, in particular the period after Slobodan Milošević — of whom Srbijanka is a fierce opponent — came to power in 1989. The portrait sheds light on a century of political turmoil in Serbia.

  • Published: 2018-10-25
  • Corporate Author(s): European Parliament
  • Subject: cinema, cultural event, cultural prize, film industry, film production, public opinion, vote
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  Delivering on Europe
  Citizens' views on current and future EU action

  Over the recent years, the European Parliament’s Eurobarometer survey has been regularly monitoring citizens’ perceptions on European Union action in a broad range of policy areas. The aim of this exercise is to shed light on whether citizens are aware that the EU has ‘delivered’ in the areas th...

  Over the recent years, the European Parliament’s Eurobarometer survey has been regularly monitoring citizens’ perceptions on European Union action in a broad range of policy areas. The aim of this exercise is to shed light on whether citizens are aware that the EU has ‘delivered’ in the areas that matter most to them - and in which of these areas citizens would wish the European Union to intervene more or less in the future. Since the economic and financial crisis, European citizens have increasingly become aware that decisions taken by the European institutions would affect them immediately and touch their daily lives. Developments on both the international and European stage, e.g. the rise in power and influence of both China and Russia or the ongoing Brexit negotiations, lead citizens to understand and support the value of joint European action instead of individual national responses. In a series of questions asked throughout several survey waves since 2016, the European Parliament’s Eurobarometer traces the development of this public support for joint European action as well as the rising awareness of citizens that the European Union is indeed delivering for them in the areas that matter most to them. The first set of questions deals with citizens’ perception of current EU action in an array of fifteen policy areas and with their expectations for future EU intervention regarding the same list of topics. Independently of how knowledgeable European respondents are about the activities and powers of the EU, this survey measures to which degree Europeans would experience EU action in any given field as excessive, insufficient or adequate. Going a step further, respondents express themselves as to whether the EU should intervene more, less or to the same level than today. Results show in almost all EU Member States an increased awareness of citizens about policy and action delivered by the EU in many fields. More and more respondents see the EU acting adequately in a range of priority policies, such as the fight against terrorism or the protection of external borders. At the same time, these in part highly significant developments decrease the large proportion of those who consider that the EU is not doing enough. This is the case when it comes to migration issues, the fight against unemployment or tax fraud. The ‘look back’ in evaluating and appreciating EU action in the tested domains is therefore important to note for two reasons: Whereas a majority still considers that the EU is not doing enough, a significantly growing share of citizens perceives that it is doing about right. And while there are several policy areas where a majority of respondents already today finds that EU action is adequate (e.g. equal treatment between men and women, energy supply and energy security, industrial or foreign policy), a clear majority of citizens keep on calling for more Europe in the future in nearly all policy areas tested. This survey is not a policy evaluation tool as such. It means to deliver a reliable picture of public opinion in all EU Member States when it comes to assessing whether and where citizens actually feel that the EU has delivered for them. Observing the national context is key for a correct reading of the results, as European averaged results would hide the manifold nuances in national situations - and also because, as is the case for all Eurobarometer surveys of this kind, the six most populated EU countries statistically account for more than 70% of the EU28 average weight. For this reason, the structure of this study puts a high emphasis on describing the national evolutions from 2016 to 2018, breaking down the results country by country. The first part of this study therefore gives only a brief overview on the general EU situation, aiming to group countries with similar results or interests. In addition, this section discusses how citizens want new European initiatives and policies to be developed: Results show that citizens are equally balanced between those who would prefer some Member States to move forward without waiting for the others to be ready and those who want to wait for all to be ready and to launch new policy developments together.

  • Published: 2018-09-24
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communication (European Parliament) ; Kantar Public
  • Subject: citizens' Europe, EU action, EU policy, European Union, image, operation of the Institutions, parliamentary inquiry, public opinion
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  Public opinion in the European Union
  First results

  Latest edition.

  This report presents the first results of the Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 (EB89), which was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 European Union (EU) Member States, five candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tur...

  This report presents the first results of the Standard Eurobarometer survey of spring 2018 (EB89), which was carried out between 13 and 28 March 2018 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 European Union (EU) Member States, five candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turkish Cypriot Community in the part of the country that is not controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus. This First results report provides a selection of data on topics such as the European political situation, the economy and European citizenship. It focuses on the results obtained in the 28 EU Member States and is published jointly with the results of the Standard Eurobarometer questions, which are set out in an annex. The results of the Standard Eurobarometer of spring 2018 will be analysed in the full report.

  • Published: 2018-06-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communication (European Commission) ; TNS Opinion & Social
  • Subject: economic situation, EU institution, euro, European citizenship, European Union membership, image, migration policy, political situation, public opinion, referendum, sample survey, terrorism, unemployment
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  Democracy on the move
  European elections : one year to go

  With one year to go to the European elections in May 2019, the latest Parliament Eurobarometer survey confirms citizens’ steadily growing support for and favourability of the European Union. Over two-thirds of respondents are convinced that their country has benefited from being a member of the ...

  With one year to go to the European elections in May 2019, the latest Parliament Eurobarometer survey confirms citizens’ steadily growing support for and favourability of the European Union. Over two-thirds of respondents are convinced that their country has benefited from being a member of the EU. This is the highest score ever measured since 1983. Moreover, for the first time a majority of Europeans think their voice counts in the EU. Almost a third of respondents already today know the date of the European elections in 2019. The Spitzenkandidaten process is seen as a positive development by citizens who want it to be accompanied by a real debate about European issues, including the future of the EU. The Eurobarometer indicator measuring citizens’ support for membership in the European Union had always received steady support from respondents over time. In 2018, this support significantly strengthens to a European average of 60% of citizens who believe that the EU membership of their country is a good thing. In addition, 67% of respondents think that their country has benefited from being a member of the EU. This is the highest score recorded for this indicator since 1983. For the first time in the last decade, a majority of respondents (48%) believe that their voice counts in the EU. Trend results show that this positive development started in the second half of 2016, which might be related to the ‘wakeup call’ experienced after the Brexit referendum in the UK.

  • Published: 2018-06-06
  • Corporate Author(s): European Parliament ; Kantar Public
  • Subject: agricultural policy, demography, economic policy, energy policy, environmental protection, equal treatment, European election, European Parliament, European Union, foreign policy, geopolitics, migration policy, public opinion, sample survey, tax avoidance, terrorism, unemployment