Europe

Many in Europe Want Gov’t Intervention in Financial Crises

Majorities in 10 European nations support government action

October 26, 2009
Gallup finds that a median of 78% of respondents in 10 European countries support government intervention in the financial sector during times of economic crisis.More ...

U.S. Leadership Gets Approval Boost in Parts of Europe

Approval increased by a median of 40 percentage points in 7 of 8 countries surveyed

October 19, 2009
Approval of U.S. leadership increased significantly in seven of eight European countries polled before and after the new U.S. leadership took office in early 2009.More ...

Crisis Hurts Financial Institutions' Credibility in Europe

Confidence declines in 10 of 12 nations since economic downturn

October 6, 2009
Confidence in financial institutions and banks fell significantly in 10 of 12 European countries Gallup surveyed before and after last fall’s economic downturn -- with Ireland and Romania, the United Kingdom, and Portugal seeing some of the biggest declines.More ...

Fewer Romanians Say They Can Get Ahead by Hard Work

Attitudes linked to economic perceptions more than to corruption

July 10, 2009
A Gallup Poll finds 39% of Romanians in 2009 believe that they can get ahead through hard work, down sharply from the 71% who said so in 2005. These attitudes appear to be driven more by respondents’ perceptions of their economic futures than by their perceptions of corruption.More ...

In Face of Global Downturn, Polish Relatively Optimistic

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 ...

In EU Election, Women Vote on Experience Over Party

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 ...

Many Icelanders Keen on Adopting Euro, Mixed on EU

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 ...

U.S., Canada Show More Interfaith Cohesion Than Europe

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 ...

Serbians More Positive on Local Public Services

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 ...

EU Work-Life Balance Tilts Against Women, Single Parents

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 ...
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