Economic pessimism less severe than in Germany or Hungary
June 15, 2009
Amid the economic slowdown, a Gallup Poll in late December 2008 to January 2009 found Polish respondents less pessimistic about their country’s economic future than their regional neighbors in Germany and Hungary. The affect of tight government regulations has likely helped buoy Polish confidence.More ...
European women want more representation in EU politics
June 6, 2009
Amid the EU parliamentary elections now underway, a Flash Eurobarometer poll on women’s attitudes toward the European elections finds that women give more importance to candidates’ experience on European issues rather than to political orientation. Men give roughly equal weight to both these factors.More ...
About half of respondents identify extremely or very strongly with Europe
May 27, 2009
Before Iceland’s recent parliamentary election, Gallup found Icelanders far more positive about adopting the euro than about EU membership, with 60% calling the former a good thing and 39% saying the same about the latter. Overall, about half of Icelanders (49%) identify extremely or very strongly with Europe.More ...
European Muslims embrace their nations, but the latter do not embrace them
May 7, 2009
A new report from Gallup and the Coexist Foundation reveals that residents of the U.S. and Canada are more likely than Europeans surveyed to be classified as “integrated.” It also reveals that European Muslims and the general publics have different perceptions of European Muslims’ loyalty to their nations.More ...
Satisfaction up against backdrop of political stability and progress
April 13, 2009
Serbian attitudes toward their local public services appeared to improve between 2007 and 2008. These jumps came against the backdrop of stable Serbian leadership and significant steps toward EU membership candidacy.More ...
One in seven residents say combining work and family life is very difficult
April 8, 2009
A Eurobarometer survey conducted for the European Commission by Gallup reveals that a majority of EU residents (51%) have difficulties striking a correct work-life balance. Single-parent households face most difficulties, and just 22% of two-parent households prefer a situation where both parents work full-time.More ...
After independence, Kosovans express more optimism toward overall life
March 17, 2009
Gallup Polls conducted in October 2008, just months after a newly independent Kosovo ratified its constitution, find respondents more positive about their own lives, their government, and their city and local economies than in January 2007.More ...
Work partnerships improve satisfaction and productivity
January 30, 2009
Across 29 European countries, Northern and Western Europeans are more likely than their counterparts in former communist nations to say their supervisor treats them more as a partner than a boss. Gallup also finds that such partnerships correspond to higher job satisfaction and higher productivity.More ...
Affected European nations already more disapproving than approving
January 9, 2009
Gallup Polls conducted in 24 European nations affected or potentially affected by Russia’s gas shutoff reveal that residents in most of these nations were already more disapproving than approving of Russia’s leadership.More ...
One year after the United States initially proposed missile defense shields in Poland and the Czech Republic, Gallup found American leadership enjoying relatively high approval ratings in those countries compared to the European median.More ...
