Europe

Two Years In, Kosovo Albanians More Sober on Independence

Three-quarters believe independence was a good thing, down from 93% in 2008

February 16, 2010
On the second anniversary of Kosovo’s proclaimed independence from Serbia, a Gallup Balkan Monitor Survey shows that 75% of Kosovo Albanians believe independence was a good thing, down from 93% who said so in 2008. A relative majority of respondents think the country is going in a good direction.More ...

More Germans Perceive Improving Economic Conditions

Despite gains, a majority still said economy getting worse

February 1, 2010
More than one-third of Germans surveyed in the fall of 2009 perceived their economy to be getting better -- a 19-percentage point increase from earlier in the year. Fifty-eight percent still said the economy is getting worse.More ...

Nearly One in Five EU Residents Struggle to Cope Financially

Eastern European households see most impact of financial crisis

December 29, 2009
A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about one in five EU residents (18%) ran out of money to pay ordinary bills or buy food on at least one occasion in the 12 months prior to July 2009. Residents in EU countries in eastern Europe were the most likely to have suffered in this way.More ...

Many EU Residents Reduced Their 2009 Vacation Budget

40% who cut their budget took shorter trips

November 26, 2009
A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about 4 in 10 EU residents (39%) reduced their vacation budgets in 2009 -- in many cases by taking shorter trips or finding cheaper accommodations. The signs for 2010, however, are encouraging.More ...

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 ...
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