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Fieldwork: September – November 2007

Publication: March 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 4

1. KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT............ 8

1.1. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT? ..............................................................................8 1.1.1. Concerning the year when the European Parliament was created ......................................9 1.1.2. Concerning the way in which MEPs are elected ........................................................................10 1.1.3. Concerning the basis on which MEPs sit ......................................................................................12 1.1.4. Concerning the "weight" of their own country in the composition of the European

Parliament .............................................................................................................................................................14 1.1.5. Concerning the European Parliament’s competences .............................................................16 1.1.6. Concerning the date of the next elections for the European Parliament.........................18 1.1.7. Concerning the European Parliament’s decision-making criteria. ......................................20

1.2. SUBJECTIVE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT .............................................................22 1.2.1. Awareness regarding the European Parliament’s role in the European Union and that

of MEPs...................................................................................................................................................................22 1.2.2. Do Europeans fell well informed about the European Parliament’s activities?..............24 1.2.3. Media coverage of the European Parliament ..............................................................................26

1.3. SUMMARY AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS ...............................................................................................28

2. OPINIONS ON THE PLACE AND ACTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT .......... 33

2.1. OPINIONS REGARDING THE PLACE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AMONG THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS......................................................................................................................................................................................33

2.1.1. The perception of the current situation ........................................................................................33 2.1.2. Its rightful place ....................................................................................................................................35

2.2. OPINIONS ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN THE LIFE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION .37 2.2.1. The importance of the European Parliament’s role..................................................................37 2.2.2. Changes in this importance over the last ten years ................................................................39 2.2.3. The desired importance ......................................................................................................................41

2.3. OPINIONS ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S CONCRETE ACTIONS ................................................................43


3. THE SUBJECTIVE IMAGE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ................................... 48

3.1. FREE ASSOCIATIONS...........................................................................................................................................48

3.2. SIX TERMS TO DESCRIBE THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ...................................................................................51 3.2.1. Assessment of the European Parliament’s image.....................................................................51 3.2.2. The European Parliament is "democratic" ...................................................................................53


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3.2.3. A majority of respondents consider that the European Parliament

is “not well known” ............................................................................................................................................53 3.2.4. A majority of Europeans see the European Parliament as "technocratic".......................54 3.2.5. A majority of Europeans see the European Parliament as "dynamic" ..............................54 3.2.6. The European Parliament "listens to citizens": mixed replies..............................................55 3.2.7. The European Parliament is not “inefficient” ..............................................................................56

3.3. AND OVERALL IS THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S IMAGE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE?........................................57


4. EXPECTATIONS..................................................................................................... 60

4.1. THE POLICIES WHICH IT SHOULD DEVELOP.......................................................................................................60

4.2. THE VALUES WHICH SHOULD BE DEFENDED......................................................................................................62


SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................. 65

ANNEXES Technical specifications Questionnaire Results tables


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INTRODUCTION

In 2007, Europeans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. In 2008 the

European institutions charged with implementing them will in turn commemorate their fiftieth

anniversary. When it was created the European Parliament, which at that time was called the

Common Assembly, was composed of parliamentarians designated by the national

parliaments. It functioned as a purely consultative assembly.

The European Parliament’s role has changed considerably since 1957. It has progressively

obtained budgetary and legislative competences pursuant to successive treaties. Nowadays, in

almost all areas, it shares them with the Council of Ministers composed of representatives of

the Member States.

The first European elections by direct universal suffrage in 1979 represented a major change in

the history of the European Parliament and the European Union as a whole. They established

its representative and democratic dimension: MEPs are directly elected by European citizens,

thereby giving the latter a say in European politics.

Today, according to numerous Eurobarometer surveys, the European Parliament is the

European institution with which Europeans are the most familiar. It is also the European

institution in which European citizens have the most trust1.

However, despite the European Parliament’s reputation and its positive image, it seems that

European citizens are less familiar with the details of its role, its competences and the way in

which it works. The aim of this special Eurobarometer is to measure at regular intervals a

certain number of key indicators concerning in particular the extent to which Europeans are

familiar with and how they perceive the role and responsibilities of the European Parliament.

This special Eurobarometer was carried out between 22 September and 3 November 2007, in

the twenty-seven European Union Member States.

This Eurobarometer was commissioned by the Directorate-General Communication of the

European Commission on behalf of the European Parliament. It was conducted via face-to-face

interviews by TNS Opinion & Social. The methodology used is the same as that used in the

Standard Eurobarometer surveys of the Directorate-General Communication (“Research and

Political Analysis” Unit) of the European Commission. A technical note concerning the

1 Standard Eurobarometer 67: awareness regarding the European Parliament, 89%, compared with the European Commission (82%), the Council of the European Union (68%) and the European Central Bank (75%). Trust in the European Parliament: 56%, compared with the European Commission (52%), the Council of the European Union (47%) and the European Central Bank (53%).


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interviews conducted by the institutes of the TNS Opinion & Social network is attached to this

report. It specifies the interview methods and the intervals of confidence2.

The general analysis and socio-demographic analysis are based on the EU27 results.

2 The results tables are annexed to this report. The totals indicated may differ by one percentage point from the sum of the cells owing to the rounding of certain figures. It should also be noted that the total of the percentages indicated in the tables in this report may exceed 100% when the respondent has the option of giving several answers to the same question.


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Our analysis of the results is organised in four parts:

1. We shall start with awareness regarding the European Parliament.

First of all, we shall review all aspects of the public’s knowledge of the European Parliament’s

operational characteristics - "objectives".

We shall then endeavour, in a second chapter in the same part of the report, to analyse the

way in which citizens assess their knowledge of the European Parliament, which we shall define

as their "subjective knowledge" of the European Parliament. What citizens remember having

seen, heard or read about the European Parliament in the media – assessed here without proof

and therefore to a large extent "subjective" – will also be analysed in this chapter.

2. The second part is devoted to opinions on the European Parliament’s place and

actions.

In this part we shall look at the way in which Europeans perceive the current place of the

European Parliament among the European institutions – and the place that they consider it

should have -, the role that it plays and its concrete actions in a certain number of areas

concerning them directly.

3. The third part is devoted to the subjective image of the European Parliament.

In the first chapter of this part we shall examine the ideas that the citizens polled associate

freely with the European parliament; we shall then produce a portrait of the European

Parliament and its image based on a certain number of words or terms that Europeans may or

may not associate with the European Parliament; we shall then conclude this part by

examining, in a third chapter, the strength of this image: overall is it positive or negative for

the general public?

4. The fourth and last part of our analysis is devoted to the European Parliament’s role,

what responsibilities the public would like to see entrusted to it: in short its specifications or

roadmap.

In a first chapter we shall examine the major policies which the European Parliament should

develop, before considering, in a second chapter, the main values which citizens believe should

guide its actions.


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Note

In this report, the countries are referred to by their official abbreviation.

ABREVIATIONS

EU27 European Union - 27 Member states DK Don’t know BE Belgium CZ Czech Republic BG Bulgaria DK Denmark DE Germany EE Estonia EL Greece ES Spain FR France IE Ireland IT Italy CY Cyprus Republic * LT Lithuania LV Latvia LU Luxembourg HU Hungary MT Malta NL The Netherlands AT Austria PL Poland PT Portugal RO Romania SI Slovenia SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden UK United Kingdom

*Cyprus as a whole is one of the twenty-seven European Union Member States. The category “CY” refers only to the

part of the country controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.


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1. KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

We shall begin the analysis of this special Eurobarometer devoted to the European Parliament

by assessing public knowledge about the European Parliament: what do European citizens

know about the European Parliament, both in concrete terms and more subjectively.

1.1. What do we know about the European Parliament?

European citizens were asked first of all a series of question intended to test their objective

knowledge of precise aspects of the European Parliament:

- the year when the European Parliament was created;

- the method used to elect MEPs;

- the basis on which MEPs sit;

- the number of MEPs representing the respondent’s own country;

- the European Parliament’s enlargement and budgetary competences;

- the date of the next European elections.

The knowledge of Europeans on the above points will enable us to measure the “objective”

level of public knowledge regarding the European Parliament and the way in which it works.

The answers are in no way judgemental and are intended to focus purely and simply on the

public’s level of awareness.

The following table provides an overview of the level of knowledge of Europeans on these

points (excluding the number of MEPs and the date of the next European elections, which are

more delicate questions posed on an open basis – without suggesting any answers – and which

will be dealt with separately).

Knowledge of Europeans regarding the European Parliament: summary table

Points tested Right

answer Wrong answer

DK

The European Parliament’s competences in the area of enlargement

68% 8% 24%

The European Parliament’s budgetary competences 60% 10% 30%

The method by which MEPs are elected 48% 31% 21%

The basis on which MEPs sit 33% 44% 23%

The year when the European Parliament was created 32% 32% 36%


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1.1.1. Concerning the year when the European Parliament was created

A third of respondents correctly replied that the European Parliament was created 50 years ago

(32%), while a third disagreed (32%) and a third did not express an opinion (36%, i.e. a

relative majority).3 Europeans seem strongly undecided on this point, which reflects a high

level of vacillation on this question.

This uncertainty is evident in all European Union countries, even if the structures of answers

sometimes favour the right answer, "it is true", as in Luxembourg (43%), Greece (43%),

Ireland, Austria and Estonia (42% each) and sometimes the "it is false" answer, as in Denmark

(50%), Finland (48%) and the Netherlands (43%). Finally, other countries were characterised

by an extremely high proportions of respondents who felt unable to answer the question,

notably Bulgaria (64%) and Cyprus (61%).

3 QB6 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false ? 2. The European Parliament was created 50 years ago


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1.1.2. Concerning the way in which MEPs are elected

European Union citizens seem to be more familiar with the way in which MEPs are elected,

since 48% of the people polled rightly answered that they are directly elected by citizens;

however, 31% took the opposite view and 21% did not express an opinion. The bottle is

therefore only half full – to use an image – regarding knowledge of this personal and

fundamental right of all European citizens.4

Although a number of countries have recently joined the EU, the structure of replies is

almost identical in the old and new Member States. Indeed, the number of wrong answers is

significant even in the countries that have the longest experience of the European Union. For

example, 50% of citizens in the Netherlands, 40% in France, 38% in Germany, 34% in Italy,

32% in Belgium, or, again, 46% in Sweden and 35% in Austria think that MEPs are not directly

4 QB6 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? 1. The members of the European Parliament are directly elected by the citizens of the EU


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elected by citizens, notwithstanding the fact that citizens in those countries have already had

the opportunity to vote in several European elections.

This result is particularly striking given that the personal participation of citizens is the

cornerstone of the legitimacy and originality of the European Parliament among the various

Community institutions.

The case of Romania is somewhat special, since the interviews were conducted there barely

two months before the country’s first elections for the European Parliament. Despite that

situation, only 52% of respondents believed that they elected directly their representatives,

while 13% thought the opposite and 35% did not know.


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1.1.3. Concerning the basis on which MEPs sit

On this question, the majority of people polled “got it wrong”: 44% believe that MEPs sit on

the basis of their nationality, 33% according to their political affinities, while 23% did not

express an opinion in response to this question.5

Two out of three respondents in Greece (64%), and at least one in two respondents in the

Czech Republic (58%), Italy, Latvia, Slovakia (all 52%), Poland (51%) and Hungary (50%)

believe that MEPs sit according to their country.

As regards respondents who are aware that MEPs sit according to their political affinities, at

least one in two citizens so believes in only three countries: Slovenia (54%), Belgium and

Sweden (50%).

A particularly large number of respondents failed to express an opinion in the two countries

which joined the European Union in January 2007: 54% in Bulgaria and 41% in Romania,

despite the fact that elections had recently been held in Bulgaria and were due to be held

5 QB8 And, in your opinion, do MEPs sit in the European Parliament according to…?


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within a matter of months in Romania. Some 39% of citizens in the United Kingdom also failed

to answer the question.


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1.1.4. Concerning the "weight" of their own country in the composition of the European Parliament

For the question on how many representatives from their country sit in the European

Parliament, no replies were suggested and the people polled were asked to give freely

formulated answers.6 This is a very difficult exercise and in these conditions almost two out of

three people polled (64%) did not answer, admitting that they did not know the number of

MEPs elected for their country.

For the others, we have calculated the average of the replies recorded. The table below

contains a comparison between the actual number of MEPs for each county and the average

of the answers given by the people polled:

Number of MEPs (actual)

Average of answers

Difference DK

Germany 99 87 -12 68%

France 78 46 -32 65%

Italy 78 122 +44 60%

United Kingdom 78 29 -49 80%

Spain 54 34 -20 83%

Poland 54 38 -16 69%

Romania 35 17 -18 75%

The Netherlands 27 21 -6 42%

Belgium 24 16 -8 55%

The Czech Republic 24 14 -10 40%

Greece 24 18 -6 65%

Hungary 24 25 +1 33%

Portugal 24 15 -9 79%

Sweden 19 19 0 29%

Bulgaria 18 17 -1 58%

Austria 18 17 -1 44%

Denmark 14 9 -5 34%

Slovakia 14 11 -3 36%

Finland 14 12 -2 17%

Ireland 13 13 0 57%

Lithuania 13 10 -3 46%

Latvia 9 8 -1 48%

Slovenia 7 6 -1 29%

Estonia 6 6 0 22%

Cyprus 6 5 -1 39%

Luxembourg 6 6 0 46%

Malta 5 5 0 23%

In this table, the countries are classified according to their number of MEPs in decreasing

order, from Germany which has the most MEPs with 99 to Malta and its 5 MEPs. It would

appear therefore that the people who advanced a figure generally under-estimate the

number of their MEPs, in particular in the countries having a high number of MEPs.

6 QB9 In your opinion, how many (NATIONALITY) MEPs sit in the European Parliament for (OUR COUNTRY)?


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Italy is a notable exception to this observation, since the number of MEPs is considerably over-

estimated by the people polled.


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1.1.5. Concerning the European Parliament’s competences

European public opinion seems to be more aware than previously regarding two of the

European Parliament’s competences, namely enlargement and determining the budget.7

As regards enlargement, 68% of the people polled believe that any enlargement is subject to

the European Parliament’s prior approval, compared with 8% who think that is false (and 24%

who did not express an opinion); and as regards determining the budget, 60% of the people

polled believe that it is determined jointly by the European Parliament and the Member States,

versus 10% who do not agree (30% do not know).

In the case of enlargement, the "right answer" was given by a large majority everywhere;

the only countries with scores of less than 60% of “right answers” were Bulgaria (57%) and

Romania (55%) – it is to be borne in mind that these two countries which only recently joined

the EU have never observed enlargement “from the inside” –, and the United Kingdom (56%).

As regards determining the budget, the “right answer” was also given by fairly large

majority of respondents in 23 countries – with percentages ranging from 53% to 75% - and by

around 50% in four countries: in Romania (51%), Bulgaria and Italy (49%) and the United

Kingdom (48%).

7 QB6 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? 3. Any enlargement of the EU is subject to prior approval of the European Parliament; 4. The EU’s budget is determined jointly by the European Parliament and the Member States.


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1.1.6. Concerning the date of the next elections for the European Parliament

When the people polled were asked about the date of the next European elections, no dates

were proposed to them; they were left to formulate their answer freely via an open question.8

Once again, this is a particularly difficult exercise, especially as the date of the next elections is

a relatively long way off – except in Romania where the elections were due to be held shortly

after the survey was conducted. In these circumstances, it is not surprising that, at the current

time, three out of four people polled (75%) felt unable to answer the question.

The election calendar replies of the respondents who answered this question were too

fragmented to be analysed as such. We have therefore classified them according to four date

categories, taking into account the specific case of Romania (November 2007 instead of June

2009): [the exact answer, June 2009], [the right year but not the month, 2009], [2008], and

[all the other dates].

This classification produces the following results at European Union level:

EU27

The exact answer (June 2009) 2%

The right year but not the month (2009) 8%

2008 8%

All the other dates 6%

(DK) 75%

It can be seen therefore that at the current time 10% of the people polled have some idea of

the time when the next European elections will be held.

The majority of the errors consist in "bringing forward" the date of the elections. It is

important however to qualify the low level of awareness regarding the date of the

next European elections: as we emphasised earlier, the next elections are a relatively long

way off and if we consider this measurement as point 0, it seems clear that the proportion

of right answers will improve continually as the date of the elections draws nearer

and media coverage of the event becomes stronger.

8 QB7 In your opinion, when will the next European elections be held, here in (OUR COUNTRY)?


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It will therefore be particularly interesting to measure knowledge of the date of the next

European elections in the future, as the date draws nearer. In this regard, the case of Romania

is striking: in that country where the elections were due to be held within two months of the

survey’s fieldwork, only one person in three polled (37%) gave the right answer.


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1.1.7. Concerning the European Parliament’s decision-making criteria. After having examined the knowledge of Europeans regarding factual data concerning the

European Parliament, we shall now examine a more complex aspect: how Europeans perceive

the way in which decisions are taken within the European Parliament9.

A relative majority of Europeans considers that the European Parliament’s decisions are shaped

by the national interests of the Member States rather then by the political affinities of MEPs:

European public opinion does not follow this pattern in five countries: Luxembourg, the United

Kingdom and Austria which place political affinities – albeit only very slightly – ahead of

national interests; and in Ireland and Slovenia where the two views are evenly balanced:

EU27 LU UK AT IE SI

According to the political affinities of MEPs 25% 36% 33% 33% 26% 37% According to the interests of the Member States

41% 32% 30% 27% 26% 39%

Both 15% 12% 7% 25% 20% 15%

(DK) 19% 20% 30% 15% 28% 9%

9 Q17 Would you say that the European Parliament’s decisions are adopted above all…:- According to the interests of the Member States from which the MEPs are coming - According to the political affinities of the MEPs


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It might be worthwhile carrying out a qualitative survey in order to understand the underlying

reasons why the people polled chose a given option. As was noted in the answers to question

QB810 a majority of respondents believe that MEPs sit on the basis of national delegations

(44% versus 33% who consider that they sit according to political affinities). There is a certain

correlation between the two answers, but it is not possible to determine whether it is a

question of a value judgement by respondents or whether they establish a link with the fact

that MEPs are elected within a national framework.

10 QB8 And, in your opinion, do MEPs sit in the European Parliament according to…?


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1.2. Subjective knowledge regarding the European Parliament

We shall continue our analysis of the level of awareness and knowledge regarding the

European Parliament by examining the way in which the people polled assess their knowledge

on this subject: do they feel "well" informed about the European Parliament, its role, and

MEPs; and how do they perceive the way in which the media cover the European Parliament’s

activities?

1.2.1. Awareness regarding the European Parliament’s role in the European Union and that of MEPs

The question analysed here was used to ask the people polled to assess their knowledge of the

European Parliament and its members on two scales of one to ten points11. It is important to

note that this question involves opinions and therefore measures the subjective knowledge of

Europeans.

The assessment by Europeans of their level of knowledge is relatively low. The scales – from 1

to 10, on which the central point is the value 5.5 – can be used to calculate averages; for the

European Union as a whole the figures obtained are as follows:

- 3.7 as regards knowledge about the European Parliament’s role within the European

Union;

- 3.3 as regards knowledge about its members, the MEPs (Members of the European

Parliament).

11 QB5 On the following scale, where 1 means that you know nothing at all and 10 means that you know a great deal, how would you assess your knowledge of the European Parliament with regards to…? 1.- Its role within the European Union; 2.- Its members, the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)


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Its role within the European Union (average)

3,7 3,7 3,5 3,7 4,4 3,9 3,6 4 3,5 3,3 3,8 3,6 4 3,6

Its members, the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)(average)

3,3 3,3 3,2 3,6 3,9 3,5 3,4 3,5 3,3 3,2 3,6 3,2 3,8 3,1

LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK

Its role within the European Union (average)

3,6 4,6 4 3,7 4,4 4,2 3,9 3,7 4,1 4,3 4,1 4,3 3,7 3,1

Its members, the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)(average)

3,3 4,3 4,2 3,7 3,7 3,6 3,4 3,4 3,4 4 3,8 4,3 3 2,8

LT

QB5 On the following scale, where '1' means that "you know nothing at all" and '10' means that "you know a great deal", how would you assess

your knowledge of the European Parliament with regards to…? IT CY LVES FR IEEU27 BE BG CZ DK DE EE EL

The averages therefore are at the lower end of the scales. If we base our analysis on the

details of the answers given rather than on the average, we note that fewer than two out of

ten people polled place their knowledge at the upper end of the scales (levels 6 to 10)12: 19%

as regards the role of the European Parliament and 15% as regards MEPs.

The general public therefore considers that it is badly informed about the role of the European

Parliament and its members. Moreover, this is true in all European Union countries. It is worth

noting the handful of countries where the results are slightly higher on the scales: in

Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland a slightly higher number of respondents

place themselves at the upper part of both scales: around 30% as regards the role of the

European parliament and between 23% and 28% for MEPs. Finally, it is to be noted that in

Hungary the people polled felt slightly better informed about MEPs (29%).

12 See the detailed table in the annexes.


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1.2.2. Do Europeans fell well informed about the European Parliament’s activities?

Given the weakness of the two assessments analysed in the first section of this chapter, it is

hardly surprising that only a very small minority of the people polled feel that they are “very

well” (2%) or "fairly well" (22%) informed about the European Parliament’s activities

(compared with 73% who feel that they are fairly badly (48%) or very badly (25%)

informed).13 The three Member States with the best scores are Slovenia (41% of people well

informed), Luxembourg (40%) and Ireland (37%).

At the other end of the scale, eight out of ten people polled in the United Kingdom, Greece, the

Netherlands, France and Sweden (from 79 to 81%) consider that they are "fairly badly" or

"very badly" informed.

Therefore, going back over several years, it is in the same five European Union Member States

that respondents feel the least well informed about the European Parliament’s activities.

It is interesting to measure the link between the assessment by respondents of their level of

information about the European Parliament’s activities and their objective knowledge on a

number of factual points concerning the European Parliament: there is a strong correlation

between these two elements. Europeans therefore seem to have a very clear view of the

situation when assessing their level of information.

13 QB4 In general, do you consider that you are very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly informed about the European Parliament’s activities?


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Awareness regarding the European Parliament’s activities according to the actual knowledge of Europeans.14

Objective knowledge about the EP

EU27 Bad Average Good

Well informed 24% 12% 27% 41%

Badly informed 73% 82% 71% 56%

14 Objective knowledge calculated on the basis of the following four points: the date when the EP was created, the way in which MEPs are elected and the European Parliament’s competences in the areas of enlargement and determining the European Union’s budget. Poor knowledge: not more than 1 right answer, average knowledge: 2 to 3 right answers, good knowledge: 4 right answers.


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1.2.3. Media coverage of the European Parliament

The feeling among European citizens that they are not particularly well informed, as noted

above, is linked to the way in which the media cover issues relating to the European

Parliament. Is the public affected by media reporting on the European Parliament? 42% of the

people polled declared that they remembered having read, seen or heard something about the

European Parliament in the media – newspapers, Internet, television and radio - compared

with 54% who did not remember having come across anything in the media (4% did not

reply).15

It is however important to point out that the score for media coverage of the European

Parliament has improved over the last 5 years: in 200216, the rate was 37% (although it

should be borne in mind that at that time the EU had only 15 Member States). This positive

trend can be interpreted in different ways: although there has been a discernible improvement

in the result (+ 5 percentage points), it is however regrettable that the improvement is

relatively small, given the increase in the number of European Member States since 2002, first

to 25 and then to 27, which should have lead to significant media coverage.

The situation varies considerably from one European Union country to another, with the

highest scores being recorded in Finland (67%), Slovenia (66%) and Slovakia (65%) –

approximately two out of three people remember having come across something in the media

– as well as in Romania (57%). Moreover, one out of two respondents in five other countries

responded along those lines, in Luxembourg (54%), Malta (52%), Germany (52%), Portugal

(51%) and Lithuania (50%).

On the other hand in France (27%), the United Kingdom (29%) and Ireland (30%), far fewer

respondents reported that they remembered media coverage of the European Parliament.

15 QB3 Have you recently read in the press, seen on the Internet or heard on the radio or television something about the European Parliament? 16 EB57, Spring 2002


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1.3. Summary and socio-demographic aspects

The people polled feel that they are badly informed about the European Parliament in general

and have little recollection of any media coverage of it – in particular in certain countries.

Accordingly, the most striking result with regard to the European Parliament’s operational

characteristics, as explored in the first chapter of this analysis, is a certain lack of knowledge

among respondents about the way in which the European Parliament works: the way in which

MEPs are elected, the basis on which they sit, the number of MEPs and the date of the next

European elections (without forgetting the limited knowledge of the date when the European

Parliament was created, although this is undoubtedly more anecdotal than a cause for

concern).

We have also noted a certain lack of awareness among Europeans regarding the way in which

the European Parliament takes decisions.

On the other hand, Europeans are fairly familiar with two of the European Parliament’s

competences, in two important areas to boot, namely its role in the EU enlargement process

and in determining the EU budget.

These conclusions apply not only to the European Union as a whole, but also to each of the

Member States. The results are obviously not uniform across the EU and we have endeavoured

to provide details of individual differences for each point analysed. However, when the

information as a whole is considered, it is difficult to distinguish one or more Member States

where citizens are significantly better or less well informed than the others on all the points

examined in the study: on the other hand, depending on the specific aspects analysed, the

level of information varies from one country to another. In this regard, it is interesting to note

that the date of accession to the European Union does not seem to play the role that we might

have expected: the people polled in the "old" Member States (EU15) are not better informed

than the others ... on the contrary. This raises the question of whether the fact of having

recently joined the EU does not have a positive impact on the level of public knowledge

regarding the European Parliament.


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These conclusions apply equally to all sections of the population, even if, as we previously

underscored, levels of knowledge and information are traditionally higher among men, people

having studied longer, managers and self-employed people, and among all those whose

perception of the European Union as a whole is positive and optimistic.

By way of example, the feeling of being "very"/"fairly" well informed or "very"/"fairly" badly

informed about the European Parliament’s activities, analysed above (section 1.2.2.), can be

broken down as follows.


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QB4 In general, do you consider that you are very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly informed about the European Parliament’s

activities?

Well

informed Badly

informed DK EU27 24% 73% 3%

Gender Male 28% 69% 3%

Female 20% 76% 4% Age

15-24 23% 73% 4% 25-39 23% 74% 3% 40-54 25% 72% 3%

55 + 24% 72% 4% Education (End of)

15 18% 78% 4% 16-19 24% 73% 3% 20+ 31% 67% 2%

Still Studying 26% 70% 4% Left-Right scale

(1-4) Left 26% 72% 2% (5-6) Centre 25% 73% 2%

(7-10) Right 28% 68% 4% Respondent occupation scale

Self- employed 29% 69% 2% Managers 33% 65% 2% Other white collars 26% 71% 3%

Manual workers 22% 75% 3% House persons 17% 78% 5% Unemployed 19% 77% 4%

Retired 23% 73% 4%

Students 26% 70% 4% Opinion leadership17

++ 41% 58% 1% + 28% 70% 2% - 21% 76% 3%

-- 13% 80% 7% EU trust Tend to trust 32% 65% 3% Tend not to trust 18% 79% 3%

EU membership Good thing 30% 67% 3% Bad thing 19% 78% 3% Neither good nor bad 16% 80% 4% Image of the EU

Positive 33% 64% 3%

Neutral 15% 81% 4%

Negative 14% 84% 2% Future of the EU

Optimistic 29% 68% 3%

Pessimistic 14% 83% 3% The same variations apply as regards the media coverage of the European Parliament: once

again, men, people having studied the longest, mangers and self-employed people, and those

17. Opinion leadership index constructed on the basis of the following two questions: 1 – When you get together with friends, would you say that you discuss political matters frequently, occasionally or never? 2 – When you hold a strong opinion, do you ever find yourself persuading your friends, relatives or fellow workers to share your views? Does this happen …? Often – From time to time – Never. Thus, if a person polled tries either often or occasionally to convince other people or often discusses politics, that person will be considered as a category 1 opinion leader (++). On the other hand, if the person polled rarely or never tries to convince other people and never discusses politics, that person will not be considered as an opinion leader (--).


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whose perception of the European Union as a whole is positive and optimistic are more likely to

remember information about the European Parliament. On this last point, it is fairly likely that

“Europhiles” are more sensitive to everything concerning the European Union and accordingly

pay greater attention to information about the European Parliament.


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QB3 Have you recently read in the press, seen on the Internet or heard on the radio or television something about the European Parliament?

Yes No DK EU27 42% 54% 4%

Gender Male 47% 49% 4%

Female 36% 59% 5% Age

15-24 37% 59% 4% 25-39 42% 54% 4% 40-54 45% 52% 3% 55 + 41% 54% 5%

Education (End of) 15 35% 60% 5% 16-19 41% 55% 4% 20+ 50% 47% 3%

Still Studying

41% 56% 3% Left-Right scale

(1-4) Left 45% 52% 3% (5-6) Centre 42% 54% 4%

(7-10) Right 47% 50% 3% Respondent occupation scale

Self-employed 48% 48% 4% Managers 52% 46% 2% Other white collars 44% 53% 3%

Manual workers 41% 55% 4% House persons 33% 61% 6% Unemployed 35% 61% 4%

Retired 40% 56% 4%

Students 41% 56% 3% Leadership

++ 59% 39% 2%

+ 49% 48% 3%

- 39% 57% 4%

-- 25% 68% 7% EU trust Tend to trust 48% 49% 3% Tend not to trust 38% 58% 4%

EU membership Good thing 48% 48% 4% Bad thing 34% 62% 4% Neither good nor bad 33% 63% 4% Image of the EU

Positive 49% 47% 4%

Neutral 35% 60% 5%

Negative 34% 63% 3% Future of the EU

Optimistic 47% 50% 3%

Pessimistic 33% 63% 4% Feeling of information of the EP

Well informed 71% 27% 2% Badly informed 33% 63% 4%

All in all, the level of information and differing levels of attention paid to the media vary in

parallel: the people who consider that they are well informed are also – by far – those who pay

the most attention to information about the European Parliament.


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2. OPINIONS ON THE PLACE AND ACTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

We shall now assess the public’s perception of the European Parliament from three points of

view: the European Parliament’s place among the European institutions; the importance of its

role; and the perception of its actions in concrete terms.

2.1. Opinions regarding the place of the European Parliament among the European institutions

2.1.1. The perception of the current situation

For 43% of the people polled, the European Parliament has the greatest decision-making

power within the European Union, well ahead of the European Commission (14%) and the

Council of the European Union (10%).18 For the rest, 9% of the people polled replied

spontaneously that the various institutions all have the same power, 1% mentioned "another"

institution and 23% did not express an opinion.

18 QB1 In your view, which of the following institutions currently has the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?


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European public opinion considers therefore that the European Parliament is the institution

which currently has the greatest decision-making power within the European Union. This view

is shared by a majority of respondents in all countries. Even when the two other institutions,

the Commission and the Council, are combined, the European Parliament still has the highest

score in all countries, except for Cyprus, where the European Parliament was mentioned by

34% of the people polled, ahead of the Council (28%) and the Commission (8%), and Finland

where the European Parliament was mentioned by 39% of the people polled, ahead of the

Commission (28%) and the Council (12%).


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2.1.2. Its rightful place

After having asked Europeans for their opinion on the current situation as regards the power of

the various European institutions, i.e. their status, it is interesting to see how this status

compares with their views on the place that they consider the European Parliament should

have. Is the European Parliament’s preponderance justified in the eyes of the public? Some

47% of the people polled think that it is, while 9% would prefer the Council and 8% the

Commission to have the greatest decision-making power. A not insignificant proportion of the

population (11%) declared spontaneously that all the institutions should have the same

decision-making powers (1% mentioned "another" institution and 24% did not express an

opinion).19

19 QB2 And in your view, which of the following institutions should have the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?


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If we compare the way the people polled see the current situation and how they would like it

to be, it would even seem that part of European public opinion believes that the European

Parliament should have slightly greater decision-making powers than is currently the case;

whereas 43% of the people polled consider that it is the European Parliament which currently

has the greatest decision-making power, 47% consider that it is the institution which should

have the greatest decision-making power within the European Union.

In your view, which of the following institutions ... QB1 currently has the greatest decision-making power within the EU? QB2 should have the greatest decision-making power within the EU?

- % EU27

43%

14%

10%

9%

23%

47%

8%

9%

11%

24%

1%

1%

The European Parliament

The European Commission

The Council of theEuropean Union

They all have the samepower (SPONTANEOUS)

Other (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

currently has the greatest decision-making power within the European Unionshould have the greatest decision-making power within the European Union


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2.2. Opinions on the role played by the European Parliament in the life of the European Union

2.2.1. The importance of the European Parliament’s role

Not unexpectedly, given the place attributed to the European Parliament in the decision-

making process at European Union level, its role is perceived as considerable: "very important"

for 18% and "important" for 57% of the people polled (11% consider its role to be "not very

important", 2% "not at all important" and 12% did not express an opinion).20

At least two out of three people polled in all European Union countries, except for the United

Kingdom, which constitutes a relative exception (59%), consider that the European Union

plays an "important" or "very important" role. This anomalous result in the United Kingdom is

perhaps due to the large number of respondents there who did not express an opinion on this

question (23% ‘DK’ replies in the UK).

It is interesting to examine to what extent the perceived role of the European Parliament has

changed since the question was asked in spring 200021, when the European Union was

composed of 15 Member States. There has been a fairly sharp increase of 12 percentage

points in the proportion of Europeans who consider that the European Parliament plays an

important role (from 63% to 75%). The strength of this opinion has also increased

significantly, with an increase of 4 percentage points for the “very important" reply (from 14%

to 18%).

This result is important since it shows that even if, from the point of detailed information, the

level of knowledge of Europeans regarding the European Parliament is fairly limited, there is

strong awareness of the importance of this institution’s role; moreover, that awareness has

grown fairly significantly since 2000.

20 QB14 In your opinion, is the role played by the European Parliament in the life of the European Union…? 21 EB53 : How important a role would you say the European Parliament plays in the life of the European Union nowadays ... ? (READ OUT)


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2.2.2. Changes in this importance over the last ten years

As was noted above, the perceived importance of the role played by the European Parliament

has increased significantly since spring 2000: it is therefore entirely consistent that a strong

relative majority of European public opinion considers that the European Parliament’s role has

been strengthened over the last ten years22 - a view shared by 45% of Europeans compared

with only 8% who consider that its role has been weakened. A quarter of respondents consider

that its role has not changed, while a fifth did not express an opinion on this question.

22 QB16 Would you say that over the last 10 years the European Parliament’s role within the European Union has…?


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A country by country analysis reveals the widespread nature of the view that the European

Parliament’s role has been strengthened over the last ten years: a majority of citizens share

this view in all European Union countries without exception.


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2.2.3. The desired importance

A majority of the people polled approve of the strengthening of the European Parliament’s role

over the last ten years, since a strong relative majority wants its role to be strengthened even

further and wants it to play an even more important role in the future:23

When this question was asked in the old EU15 Member States in spring 200024, 43% wanted

the European Parliament to play a more important role, while 23% wanted its role to stay the

same and 11% wanted its role to be reduced in importance.

Support for the idea that the European Parliament should have more power than at present

has increased (+5 percentage points). As the other opinions (i.e. its power should stay the

same or be reduced) have remained stable, the increase comes therefore from a reduction in

the proportion of Europeans not expressing an opinion: Europeans are still making up their

mind about the question of the European Parliament’s power.

Respondents in Ireland and Austria and slightly more likely to be in favour of the status quo:

the majority of them would prefer to see the European Parliament’s role "stay the same as at

the current time" rather than becoming "more important" than it is at the current time (34%

versus 32% in Ireland and 39% versus 34% in Austria).

23 QB15 Would you personally like to see the European Parliament play a more important or less important role than it currently does? 24 EB53 (Spring 2000)


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In the United Kingdom, curiously, the structure of opinions is unusual, since the “status quo”

option is the least popular one, being supported by only 14% of respondents; but in the event

of a change, public opinion in the UK would prefer the European Parliament to have a stronger

rather than a reduced role: 39% "more important" versus 26% "less important" (21% of the

people polled in the United Kingdom did not express an opinion).

Apart from these three countries, there is strong support in all countries for the European

Parliament’s role to be strengthened.


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2.3. Opinions on the European Parliament’s concrete actions

For the people polled, the European Parliament’s role in each of the five areas raised has been

important, even decisive:25

QB18 In each of the following areas, do you think that the role of the European Parliament has been decisive, important but not decisive, not very important or not at all important??

- % EU27

43%

38%

33%

26%

24%

29%

32%

32%

32%

31%

6%

8%

9%

13%

16%

20%

20%

23%

24%

23%

2%

3%

5%

6%

2%Banning the use of six cancer-producing substances in toys

and nursery products

Tightening controls onchemical products that areconsidered as harmful for

human health

Establishing a blacklist ofairline companies considered

unsafe and subject to anoperating ban throughout the

entire EU

Introducing quality criteria forswimming water

Reducing the costs of mobilephone calls received or made

when abroad

Decisive Important but not decisive Not very important Not at all important DK

The first four of these five areas concern public health and safety and therefore issues directly

affecting the very existence of European citizens; the fifth concerns prices and also affects

them directly, this time as consumers. Via these five concrete cases the European Union is

seen as directly tackling the problems of citizens. Moreover it is noteworthy that the frequency

with which the people polled did not express an opinion on this question is considerably below

the levels noted at the beginning of our analysis. It seems that the lack of awareness affecting

the European Parliament – analysed in the first part of this report – is not therefore really

borne out when it comes to concrete cases which directly affect the public.

25 QB18 In each of the following areas, do you think that the role of the European Parliament has been decisive, important but not decisive, not very important or not at all important? 1.- Reducing the costs of mobile phone calls received or made when abroad; 2.- Establishing a blacklist of airline companies considered unsafe and subject to an operating ban throughout the entire EU; 3.- Tightening controls on chemical products that are considered as harmful for human health; 4.- Banning the use of six cancer-producing substances in toys and nursery products; 5.- Introducing quality criteria for swimming water.


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This positive image is shared in all European Union countries, albeit to differing degrees.

However, the differences noted can often be explained by the proportions of people polled who

did not express an opinion.

An analysis of the detailed results reveals the following maximum variations between

countries:

Decisive +

important Not

important DK

Banning the use of cancer-producing substances in toys/ nursery products

from 57 to 89% from 3 to 19% from 1 to 37%

Tightening controls on chemical products considered as harmful for human health

from 54 to 87% from 4 to 16% from 1 to 38%

Establishing a blacklist of airline companies from 48 to 81% from 6 to 20% from 4 to 42%

Quality criteria for swimming water from 42 to 75% from 3 to 35% from 5 to 48%

The cost of mobile phone calls abroad from 43 to 71% from 11 to 39% from 2 to 39%


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Overall, opinions on the European Parliament seem to be very positive as regards not only its

status (its place among the European institutions), but also the importance of its role and its

concrete actions benefiting the public in sensitive areas which affect them directly.

Depending on the country, certain aspects are, of course, given a special emphasis and we

have noted these throughout our analysis. However, these differences in no way detract from

the broadly positive assessment of the European Parliament throughout the European Union.

In the same way, the positive result applies to all sections of the population polled, even –

significantly – those having the most reservations regarding the European Union in general (in

terms of trust, their verdict on membership, the European Union’s image and projections

regarding its future). By way of example, the following table summarises the way citizens

assess the European Parliament’s actions in five concrete areas, as analysed above in section

2.3. The percentages noted are the sum of the “decisive role” and "important but not decisive

role" replies.


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QB18.1 In each of the following areas, do you think that the role of the European Parliament

has been decisive, important but not decisive, not very important or not at all important? % "decisive role " + "important but not decisive"

% Important

Banning the use of six cancer-

producing substances in toys and

nursery products

Tightening controls on chemical products that are

considered as harmful for human

health

Establishing a blacklist of

airline companies considered unsafe and

subject to an operating ban throughout the

entire EU

Introducing quality

criteria for swimming

water

Reducing the costs of

mobile phone calls received or made when

abroad EU27 72% 70% 65% 58% 55%

Sex Male 73% 73% 68% 59% 59%

Female 70% 68% 62% 56% 51% Age

15-24 76% 74% 67% 57% 56%

25-39 74% 73% 68% 60% 58%

40-54 74% 72% 68% 59% 59% 55 + 67% 65% 60% 56% 49%

Education (End of)

15- 62% 61% 54% 52% 45%

16-19 74% 73% 68% 61% 57%

20+ 77% 76% 71% 59% 62% Still Studying 77% 76% 70% 59% 60%

Left-Right scale

(1-4) Left 74% 73% 70% 61% 58%

(5-6) Centre 73% 72% 67% 61% 57%

(7-10) Right 75% 74% 68% 60% 58%

Respondent occupation scale

Self-employed 75% 76% 72% 60% 61% Managers 77% 75% 72% 61% 64% Other white collars 78% 76% 71% 62% 63%

Manual workers 72% 71% 66% 58% 56%

House persons 62% 59% 55% 51% 44%

Unemployed 71% 68% 61% 56% 50%

Retired 66% 65% 58% 56% 47%

Students 77% 76% 70% 59% 60% Index of opinion leadership

++ 76% 77% 72% 60% 63%

+ 78% 76% 72% 62% 61% - 70% 70% 64% 57% 53% -- 61% 59% 53% 51% 42%

Trust in EU

Tend to trust 79% 78% 72% 63% 62%

Tend not to trust 68% 66% 62% 56% 51% Membership EU

A good thing 76% 76% 70% 61% 61%

A bad thing 65% 61% 56% 54% 46%

Neither good nor bad 69% 69% 62% 56% 49% Image of EU Positive 78% 77% 71% 63% 63% Neutral 69% 68% 62% 55% 50% Negative 63% 60% 55% 50% 41% Future of the UE Optimistic 78% 77% 71% 63% 63% Pessimistic 64% 61% 57% 52% 43%


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There is therefore a very broad consensus and positive opinions never fall below 50%, except

with regard to roaming costs.


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3. THE SUBJECTIVE IMAGE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

After the awareness of citizens regarding the European Parliament and their opinions on it, we

shall now address the most subjective part of the public’s perception of the European

Parliament: what "image" does the European Parliament conjure up for citizens?

3.1. Free associations

We shall begin with spontaneous associations, both negative and positive, expressed with

regard to the European Parliament26. These associations define what we shall call the

European Parliament’s “active image”, that which springs to mind when European are asked to

express what the European Parliament conjures up for them via an open question, that is to

say without suggesting possible answers.

The content of these spontaneous associations is rather poor, which after all is not surprising,

given the perceived lack of information previously analysed. More often than not respondents

did not specify anything in particular that they appreciated or did not appreciate about the

European Parliament:

% of “nothing” replies to the open questions

Said nothing

Anything in particular that you appreciate 68%

Anything in particular that you do not appreciate 65%

26 QB10 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you appreciate about it? QB11 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you do not appreciate about it?


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The positive answers mainly concerned the role played by the European Parliament in

European unification (5% of the people polled); its role in developing common decisions or

policies (5%); and its role in the way democracy works in the European Union (4%).

QB10 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you appreciate about it?

Open question - % EU27

5%

5%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

10%

35%

33%

Unification role

Common decisions/common policies

Democratic role

Economic stability/Financial support within the EU

The voice of each nation counts

Human rights protection/ solidarity with non-EUcountries/ diplomacy

Efficiency

Security/ Fighting terrorism and criminality

Justice

Protection of environment

The euro

Consumer protection

Other

Nothing

DK


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The negative answers referred mainly to its inefficiency or the feeling that it is too

bureaucratic (5% of the people polled), a lack of information on how it works (4%) and its cost

(4%).

QB11 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you do not appreciate about it?

Open question - % EU27

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

2%

2%

16%

31%

34%

Too bureaucratic/inefficient

Lack of information, lack of transparency

Too expensive

Too much interference in national affairs

The voice of small countries does not count/ bigcountries have too much power

Weak institution, lack of power

Not democratic enough

Other

Nothing

DK

The European Union’s active image is therefore insufficiently clear to enable us to draw any

real conclusions. We shall therefore use some suggestions and descriptions as the basis for

drawing out the latent image that the European Parliament conjures up for European public

opinion.


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3.2. Six terms to describe the European Parliament

3.2.1. Assessment of the European Parliament’s image

The answers of Europeans when asked whether certain words or expressions correspond to

their perception of the European Parliament can be broken down as follows:27

QB12 Please tell me for each of the following words\ expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly

your perception of the European parliament. - % EU27

69%

55%

45%

42%

38%

32%

16%

33%

35%

41%

23%

43%

15%

12%

20%

17%

39%

25%

Democratic

Not well known

Dynamic

Listening to Europeancitizens

Technocratic

Inefficient

Describes well Describes badly DK

By calculating an index, that is to say the difference between the respondents who consider

that a word or expression describes "very" or "fairly" well their perception of the European

Parliament and those who consider that it describes it "very" or "fairly" badly, it is possible to

rank the word or expression in the order in which Europeans feel it most accurately describes

the European Parliament.

27 QB12 Please tell me for each of the following words/expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly your perception of the European parliament. 1. Dynamic; 2. Democratic; 3. Listening to European citizens; 4. Not well known; 5. Inefficient; 6. Technocratic.


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To sum up, for the European Union as a whole, we can say that:

- the European Parliament is undeniably:

Democratic : 69% for, 16% against, difference: +53 (DK: 15%)

- in general it tends to be seen as:

Not well known : 55% for, 33% against, difference: +22 (DK: 12%)

Technocratic : 38% for, 23% against, difference: +15 (DK: 39%)

Dynamic : 45% for, 35% against, difference: +10 (DK: 20%)

- Europeans are divided as to whether it:

Listens to citizens: 42% for, 41% against, difference: + 1 (DK: 17%)

- and in general it is not considered as:

Inefficient : 32% for, 43% against, difference: -11 (DK: 25%)

However, the above summary applies to the European Union as a whole and there are strong

differences from one country to another, at least for certain terms, as we shall try to explain.


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3.2.2. The European Parliament is "democratic"

There are no major differences with regard to the first term. "Democratic" is the word which,

for the people polled, best describes their perception of the European Parliament, even if this

conclusion must be qualified because of the low intensity of the answers: respondents opted

for "fairly well" (53%) far more frequently than "very well" (16%).

This opinion is shared by a majority of respondents in all European Union countries, even in

those with the highest levels of negative opinions, that is to say Austria (33% of negative

answers) and Finland (40%).

3.2.3. A majority of respondents consider that the European Parliament is “not well known”

In general, Europeans associate the expression "not well known" with the European

Parliament; however, this overall result would be very different if analysed on a country by

country basis – independently of the size of the population - since:

- a majority of respondents associate “not well known” with the European Parliament in only

11 countries, led by the Netherlands, France, Italy and Belgium;

- on the other hand, the situation is the opposite in 13 countries, in particular in Malta, Cyprus,

Lithuania and Greece;

- and in three countries, Austria, Ireland and Latvia, opinion seems to be more or less equally

divided.

It is therefore only as a result of the weight of the large countries28 on the European Union

total that we can say that European public opinion considers that the European Parliament is

"not well known".

28 It must be borne in mind that the results for the European Union as a whole are weighted according to the actual size of the populations of the 27 Member States.


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3.2.4. A majority of Europeans see the European Parliament as "technocratic"

In the European Union as a whole and in most countries the word "technocratic" is most often

seen as a good description of the European Parliament; the seven exceptions are Bulgaria,

Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal and Hungary.

However, the most striking aspect when examining the results by country is the large number

of people who did not express an opinion on this point: there were 39% of "DK" replies in total

and the “DK” rates vary between 45% and 65% in 11 countries.

In such circumstances, we must be prudent when drawing any conclusions: a degree of

uncertainty surrounds the association between this word and the European Parliament.

3.2.5. A majority of Europeans see the European Parliament as "dynamic"

The situation with regard to the word "dynamic" varies considerably from one Member State to

another, even more so than in the case of "not well known".

First of all, there are the countries where citizens consider that the word "dynamic" is a good

description of the European Parliament: Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia, Malta, Lithuania,

Slovakia, Bulgaria and Poland. In these nine countries positive associations exceed negative

associations by at least 38% (for example in Greece: 79% versus 21% and in Poland: 60%

versus 22%).

The European Parliament is also perceived as dynamic in eight other countries, but less

emphatically.

On the other hand, opinion is divided in four countries: France, Finland, Sweden and Denmark.

Finally, in four other countries, the European Parliament is seen as not being dynamic: in the

Netherlands (65% of negative associations versus 26%), the United Kingdom (50% versus

21%), Germany (52% versus 36%) and Austria (48% versus 36%).


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3.2.6. The European Parliament "listens to citizens": mixed replies

The perception of whether the European Parliament "listens to citizens" varies considerably

from country to country, as can be seen from the following table:

QB12: Please tell me for each of the following words/ expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly your perception of the European parliament.

3. Listening to European citizens

Describes well Describes badly Difference Malta 67% 16% +51 Romania 54% 12% +42 Bulgaria 50% 10% +40 Poland 60% 21% +39 Cyprus 55% 20% +35 Lithuania 54% 21% +33 Hungary 62% 30% +32 Estonia 55% 24% +31 Slovakia 59% 32% +27 Slovenia 58% 32% +26 Spain 50% 25% +25 Latvia 47% 26% +21 Ireland 43% 26% +17 Greece 57% 43% +14 Denmark 53% 40% +13 Portugal 38% 36% +2 Italy 41% 39% +2 Czech Republic 46% 45% +1 Belgium 45% 48% -3 United Kingdom 34% 42% -8 Luxembourg 39% 48% -9 Sweden 41% 51% -10 France 35% 49% -14 Austria 29% 57% -28 Finland 34% 62% -28 Germany 31% 60% -29 The Netherlands 32% 62% -30

In certain countries, a majority of respondents consider that the European Parliament “listens

to citizens"; in others, albeit a smaller number of countries, the opposite view dominates. It

should be noted that all the countries where the balance is negative – where the view is that

the European Parliament “does not” listen to citizens – are long-standing members of the

European Union.


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3.2.7. The European Parliament is not “inefficient”

This is the only word which, for the European Union as a whole, is not considered as describing

well the European parliament. However, once again, the overall result conceals considerable

differences at national level:

QB12 : Please tell me for each of the following words/ expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly your perception of the European parliament.

5. Inefficient

Describes well Describes badly Difference Lithuania 11% 65% -54 Poland 15% 58% -43 Greece 29% 70% -41 Hungary 24% 63% -39 Bulgaria 5% 43% -38 Malta 17% 55% -38 Slovakia 24% 60% -36 Slovenia 25% 59% -34 Portugal 17% 50% -33 Estonia 21% 53% -32 Romania 13% 40% -27 Czech Republic 29% 55% -26 France 26% 52% -26 Latvia 18% 44% -26 Spain 22% 45% -23 Italy 25% 48% -23 Cyprus 22% 45% -23 Belgium 33% 55% -22 Ireland 25% 39% -14 Luxembourg 34% 48% -14 Denmark 45% 42% +3 Germany 47% 36% +11 Austria 43% 32% +11 Finland 54% 40% +14 United Kingdom 46% 22% +24 The Netherlands 56% 31% +25 Sweden 55% 28% +27

The rejection of the description "inefficient" by the European Union as a whole on average is

based therefore on considerable differences of opinion at national level. While the opinion that

the European Parliament is “inefficient” is supported by majority in only seven countries, this

view cannot be ignored. Moreover, once again all the countries in question have been

members of the European Union for more than ten years.


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3.3. And overall is the European Parliament’s image positive or negative?

All in all, three out of four people polled in the European Union consider that the European

Parliament’s image is "neutral" (41%) or "fairly positive" (35%)29. It seems to inspire an

image of "benevolent neutrality". In any event, negative answers are very rare, except in the

United Kingdom and Austria where the level of criticism is slightly higher:

Dissenting voices are therefore very few, and this concludes – and puts into perspective – our

analysis of the image that the European Parliament conjures up for European citizens.

29 QB13 In general, does the European Parliament conjure up for you a very positive, fairly positive, neutral, fairly negative or very negative image?


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The general perception of the European Parliament is therefore positive. However,

this general context must be qualified: it was necessary to prompt respondents by

putting forward suggestions in order to obtain a response. Clearly, Europeans agree

that it is a democratic institution but none of the other descriptions proposed obtained a

consensus in all the European Union countries. For the first time, divergences seem to

outweigh the points of agreement: the European Parliament does not (as yet) have a clearly

defined profile as regards its image in areas such as dynamism, "listening to citizens", its

technocratic nature (or lack thereof) and efficiency.

Perhaps the divergences noted would be reduced if the public was more familiar with the

European Parliament? Obviously it is not possible to answer that question at the current time,

but it is conceivable. In any event this latent image is part of a "neutral" or "fairly positive"

context which we have defined as a kind of "benevolent neutrality" on the part of the public.

On this point there seems to be a consensus in all countries – except perhaps in the United

Kingdom and Austria where levels of criticism are slightly higher – and in all socio-

demographic categories of citizens.

Except, of course, which is fairly logical, for those citizens whose overall perception of the

European Union is negative, and who do not trust it, are pessimistic about its future and,

moreover, consider that their country’s membership as a "bad thing". This is clear from the

summary table below relating to the question analysed in section 3.3.


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QB13 In general, does the European Parliament conjure up for you a very positive, fairly positive, neutral, fairly negative or very negative image?

Positive Neutral Negative DK EU27 39% 41% 15% 5%

Sex Male 43% 38% 15% 4%

Female 36% 44% 14% 6% Age 15-24 41% 44% 9% 6% 25-39 42% 41% 13% 4% 40-54 40% 40% 16% 4% 55 + 35% 40% 19% 6% Education (End of) 15- 31% 41% 20% 8% 16-19 37% 43% 15% 5% 20+ 47% 39% 12% 2%

Still Studying 48% 42% 6% 4% Left-Right scale (1-4) Left 44% 40% 13% 3% (5-6) Centre 36% 45% 15% 4%

(7-10) Right 44% 36% 17% 3% Respondent occupation scale Self-employed 43% 41% 12% 4% Managers 43% 40% 15% 2% Other white collars 43% 41% 13% 3% Manual workers 37% 43% 15% 5% House persons 35% 41% 14% 10% Unemployed 30% 44% 18% 8% Retired 35% 40% 19% 6%

Students 48% 42% 6% 4% Index of opinion leadership ++ 51% 30% 17% 2% + 45% 39% 13% 3% - 36% 45% 15% 4% -- 29% 45% 15% 11% Trust in EU Tend to trust 59% 34% 4% 3% Tend not to trust 18% 46% 32% 4% Membership EU A good thing 56% 36% 5% 3% A bad thing 12% 32% 52% 4% Neither good nor bad 18% 58% 18% 6% Image of EU Positive 66% 28% 3% 3% Neutral 16% 67% 12% 5% Negative 5% 28% 63% 4% Future of the UE Optimistic 53% 38% 6% 3% Pessimistic 10% 46% 39% 5% Trust national Parliament Plutôt confiance 52% 37% 8% 3% Plutôt pas confiance 32% 43% 20% 5%

To complete our analysis, we shall examine the areas on which citizens consider the European

Parliament should focus as a matter of priority: the policies that it should develop and the

values that it should defend.


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4. EXPECTATIONS

We have already mentioned two wishes of Europeans with regard to the European Parliament:

first, that it should have greater power in relation to the Commission and the Council and,

secondly, that its role within the European Union should be strengthened further. But to

develop what polices and defend what values? Those are the issues which we shall now

examine in the last part of this report.

4.1. The policies which it should develop

The following chart shows the frequency with which the various policies were mentioned for

the European Union as a whole (maximum 4 answers per person polled):30

QB19 The European Parliament defends the development of certain policies at European Union level. In your opinion, which of the following

policies should be given priority? (MAX. 4 ANSWERS) - % EU27

44%

40%

39%

31%

29%

28%

26%

25%

23%

20%

12%

5%

Combating terrorism while respecting individualfreedoms

Combating effectively climate change

Improving consumer and public health protection

A common energy policy

A common foreign policy

A common defence policy

An environmentally friendly agriculture

A common immigration policy

Coordinating economic, budget and tax policies

Scientific research and development (R&D)

Aiming for a European social model

DK

30 QB19 The European Parliament defends the development of certain policies at European Union level. In your opinion, which of the following policies should be given priority?


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The most frequently mentioned policies are those that currently receive the widest media

coverage and which may be seen as reaching beyond national boundaries: combating

terrorism and climate change. The third most frequently mentioned policy is the one which

is the most closely linked to the every day personal life of citizens: improving consumer and

public health protection.

These three policy areas are given considerable pre-eminence, topping the replies in 21 of the

European Union countries. The 6 cases where another policy was mentioned in the top three

places are:

- the development of a common energy policy in Hungary: mentioned by 47% of

respondents, on a par with coordinating economic, budget and tax policies (46%);

- coordinating economic, budget and tax policies in Latvia (40%) and Lithuania (43%);

- developing a common foreign policy in Poland (40%);

- developing a common defence policy in Estonia (48%);

- developing a common immigration policy in Malta (43%), on a par with developing a

common energy policy and developing an environmentally friendly agricultural policy

(42%).

The number of specific expectations, excluding the three main policies, is therefore limited to a

few isolated cases which can be explained by the particular geopolitical situation of these six

new Member States.


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4.2. The values which should be defended

The following chart shows the frequency with which the various values to be defended were

mentioned for the European Union as a whole (maximum three answers per person polled):31

QB20 In your opinion, which of the following values should the European Parliament defend as a matter of priority? (MAX. 3 REPONSES) - % UE27

58%

41%

36%

32%

28%

27%

17%

1%

4%

The protection of human rights in the world

Equality between men and women

Solidarity between EU Member States

Solidarity between the EU and poor countries in theworld

The dialogue between cultures and religions

The protection of minorities

The abolition of the death penalty throughout theworld

None of these (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

The protection of human rights in the world is therefore the "key" value which the

European Parliament should defend as a matter of priority, according to the people polled.

There was near-unanimity across the European Union on this point, since this was the most

frequently mentioned value in 25 countries and was ranked second in importance in the other

2 countries.

31 QB20 In your opinion, which of the following values should the European Parliament defend as a matter of priority?


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These two countries are: Bulgaria, where promoting solidarity between EU Member

States topped the list (mentioned by 55% of respondents), ahead of human rights (49%) and

Spain, where equality between men and women came in first place (45%), ahead of

human rights (40%).

Nevertheless, reverting to the European Union as a whole, the latter two values are those

which citizens placed immediately behind the protection of human rights in the world, namely

promoting equality between men and women (mentioned by 41% of respondents) and

promoting solidarity between EU Member States (36%).

There are however certain differences between countries:

- the promotion of equality between men and women was one of the first two choices in

twelve countries. Eleven of them are old Member States (EU15) and the last one joined the EU

more recently (Malta);

- promoting solidarity between EU Member States was one of the first two choices in

fourteen countries, only three of which are old Member States (Greece, Italy and Austria), and

in eleven new Member States (the only new Member State where this value was not placed

among the top two values is Malta).

Those are therefore the three fundamental values which the public would like the European

Parliament to defend as a matter of priority. The others are not be ignored, but are not part of

the consensus.

We shall complete this analysis by drawing attention to two particular national results which

offer food for thought:

- in Denmark the second most frequently mentioned value was promoting a dialogue

between cultures and religions (mentioned by 45% of respondents);

- in Greece and Cyprus the two values relating to "solidarity" – solidarity between EU

Member States and solidarity with poor countries – obtained similar scores, which

suggests that in the countries in question the people polled are interested in a more general

solidarity-based value.


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The policies and values which citizens want the European Parliament to defend are not lacking

in ambition: terrorism, climate change, human rights - these are major global problems, and

not simply European problems, which citizens want the European Parliament to tackle as a

matter of priority.

Nevertheless, Europeans do not want more individual personal values, such as consumer

protection and gender equality, to be forgotten … once solidarity between Member States has

been clearly ensured.

The same priorities are therefore broadly shared by all the European Union Member States,

apart from the special cases mentioned above which find their basis in specific historical and

geopolitical circumstances.

They are also shared by all the various socio-demographic sections of the population, except

for a few minor permutations which we shall mention in conclusion.

As regards policies to be given priority: combating terrorism and climate change, and

improving consumer and public health protection occupied the first three places, in that

order, in all cases except:

- combating climate change was placed ahead of combating terrorism by people who left

school at the age of 20 or later: 47% versus 41%; students: 43% versus 40%; and

respondents on the left of the political spectrum: 45% versus 41%.

As regards the values to be given priority: the protection of human rights occupied first

place in every country without exception; it was followed by equality between men and

women (second) and solidarity between Member States (third), except that:

- solidarity between Member States was ranked second, ahead of gender equality, by people

having studied up to the age of 20 and over: 42% versus 40%; and respondents on the “right”

of the political spectrum: 44% versus 40%.


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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

"Awareness" regarding the European Parliament

Knowledge of the operational characteristics of the European Parliament, which we explored at

the start of this analysis, is fairly limited: the level of knowledge regarding the way in which

MEPs are elected, the basis on which they sit, their number, the date of the next European

elections is unsatisfactory (without mentioning the ignorance of the year in which the

European Parliament was created, the latter point being undoubtedly of more anecdotal

interest).

Moreover, we have also noted a certain lack of knowledge regarding the way in which the

European Parliament takes decisions – and across all categories of the public. The public

seems to be under the impression that decisions are taken more frequently on the basis of

national interests than according to the political affinities of MEPs.

There is a certain logic in assuming that parliamentary representatives elected directly in a

country – as is the case for MEPs – have at least in part a mandate to represent and defend

those who elected them. And though those voters have political preferences, it makes sense to

consider that they also have local interests, that is to say national interests, to defend. The

feeling that the European Parliament takes account of these interests is therefore not

surprising.

This lack of knowledge about the European Parliament is general; it applies to the European

Union as a whole, both to the “old” and “new” Member States, and to all socio-demographic

categories analysed. The people polled are aware of their lack of knowledge about the

European Parliament; they are aware that they are badly informed and this recognition is

accompanied by a perception of low media coverage: the general public tends to have little

recollection of media coverage of the activities of the European Parliament. This is relatively

logical given the limited coverage that the media give in general to European issues and in

particular those debated by the European Parliament.


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On the other hand, citizens tend to be fairly familiar with two of the competences of the

European Parliament, in two important areas, namely its role in any enlargement of the

European Union and in drawing up the EU budget. This would be at odds with the public’s

admitted lack of knowledge, unless we acknowledge that, even if the European Parliament is

not well known to the public, it is nevertheless “respected” and is therefore naturally invested

with key roles in the life of the European Union.

Public opinion is also aware of the key role played by the European Parliament in all legislative

decisions, in particular those that affect the everyday life of citizens.

"Opinions" on the European Parliament

The European Parliament can in fact be considered as an institution that is respected by

citizens, since opinions on it are in general very positive, as regards its status (its place among

the European institutions), the importance of its role and its concrete actions in sensitive areas

which benefit the public.

It is possible to talk of a form of public support for the important position that the European

Parliament is seen to occupy, and which the public would like to be strengthened in the future.

It is interesting to note in this regard that this opinion, and the wish for the European

Parliament’s role to be strengthened further in the future, extend to all categories of the

people polled, even those with the most reservations regarding the European Union in general

(whether as regards trust in the European Union, their assessment of the benefits of their

country’s membership, the European Union’s image, etc.).

The European Parliament’s "image"

The general impression of the European Parliament is therefore positive. On the other hand,

because European citizens are not familiar enough with the European Parliament, this general

impression does not lead to a clearly defined image. That is why it is necessary to make

suggestions in order to obtain a response.

It is clearly seen as a democratic institution. There is agreement on that point almost

everywhere, but none of the other words or expressions used to describe the European

Parliament attracted a consensus in every European Union country. As a result, European

public opinion varies considerably from one Member State to another. The European

Parliament does not (yet) have a clearly defined image in areas such as its "dynamism",

“listening to citizens", whether or not it is technocratic and its efficiency. This image seems to

be taking shape, but is still constantly evolving.


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Perhaps the divergences noted will be reduced when the public becomes more familiar with the

European Parliament? Obviously it is not possible to answer that question at the current time,

but it is conceivable. In any event this latent image is part of a "neutral" or "fairly positive"

context which we have defined as a kind of "benevolent neutrality" on the part of the public

with regard to the European Parliament.

The European Parliament’s "role"

The policies and values which citizens want the European Parliament to defend are not lacking

in ambition:

- As regards policies to be given priority: combating terrorism and climate

change, and improving consumer and public health protection occupy the first

three places in all cases, even if the general public has not forgotten personal, more

individual values such as consumer protection and gender equality ... once solidarity

between States has been clearly guaranteed to citizens of the new Member States.

- As regards the values to be given priority, the protection of human rights is

undoubtedly the keystone of the values that citizens want to see guiding the actions of

the European Parliament, supplemented by policies to promote equality between men

and women and solidarity between Member States.

In short, as we have seen, European citizens want the European Parliament to focus on solving

the world’s major problems and defending universal values. An ambitious role for an institution

which, although not well known to the general public, is respected, in particular for its

cornerstone: its democratic dimension.

ANNEXES

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

“STANDARD” EUROBAROMETER 68 “The European Parliament”

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Between the 22nd of September and the 3rd of November 2007, TNS Opinion & Social, a consortium created between Taylor Nelson Sofres and EOS Gallup Europe, carried out wave 68.1 of the EUROBAROMETER, on request of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Communication, “Research and Political Analysis”. The “STANDARD” EUROBAROMETER 68 part about the European Parliament is part of wave 68.1 and covers the population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States, resident in each of the Member States and aged 15 years and over. The basic sample design applied in all states is a multi-stage, random (probability) one. In each country, a number of sampling points was drawn with probability proportional to population size (for a total coverage of the country) and to population density. In order to do so, the sampling points were drawn systematically from each of the "administrative regional units", after stratification by individual unit and type of area. They thus represent the whole territory of the countries surveyed according to the EUROSTAT NUTS II (or equivalent) and according to the distribution of the resident population of the respective nationalities in terms of metropolitan, urban and rural areas. In each of the selected sampling points, a starting address was drawn, at random. Further addresses (every Nth address) were selected by standard "random route" procedures, from the initial address. In each household, the respondent was drawn, at random (following the "closest birthday rule"). All interviews were conducted face-to-face in people's homes and in the appropriate national language. As far as the data capture is concerned, CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) was used in those countries where this technique was available.

ABBREVIATIONS COUNTRIES INSTITUTES N°

INTERVIEWS

FIELDWORK DATES

POPULATION

15+ BE Belgium TNS Dimarso 1.022 25/09/2007 21/10/2007 8.650.994 BG Bulgaria TNS BBSS 977 25/09/2007 10/10/2007 6.671.699 CZ Czech Rep. TNS Aisa 1.106 24/09/2007 15/10/2007 8.571.710 DK Denmark TNS Gallup DK 999 30/09/2007 03/11/2007 4.411.580 DE Germany TNS Infratest 1.509 24/09/2007 17/10/2007 64.361.608 EE Estonia Emor 1.012 27/09/2007 22/10/2007 887.094 EL Greece TNS ICAP 1.000 24/09/2007 17/10/2007 8.693.566 ES Spain TNS Demoscopia 1.000 25/09/2007 21/10/2007 37.024.972 FR France TNS Sofres 1.036 22/09/2007 20/10/2007 44.010.619 IE Ireland TNS MRBI 1.007 24/09/2007 21/10/2007 3.089.775 IT Italy TNS Abacus 1.045 26/09/2007 17/10/2007 48.892.559 CY Rep. of Cyprus Synovate 500 24/09/2007 22/10/2007 596.752 LV Latvia TNS Latvia 1.006 25/09/2007 22/10/2007 1.418.596 LT Lithuania TNS Gallup Lithuania 1.016 24/09/2007 15/10/2007 2.803.661 LU Luxembourg TNS ILReS 502 24/09/2007 22/10/2007 374.097 HU Hungary TNS Hungary 1.000 27/09/2007 24/10/2007 8.503.379 MT Malta MISCO 500 24/09/2007 18/10/2007 321.114 NL Netherlands TNS NIPO 1.005 24/09/2007 22/10/2007 13.030.000

AT Austria Österreichisches Gallup-Institut 1.015 24/09/2007 15/10/2007 6.848.736

PL Poland TNS OBOP 1.000 26/09/2007 17/10/2007 31.967.880 PT Portugal TNS EUROTESTE 1.000 24/09/2007 21/10/2007 8.080.915 RO Romania TNS CSOP 1.000 24/09/2007 18/10/2007 18.173.179 SI Slovenia RM PLUS 1.009 25/09/2007 21/10/2007 1.720.137 SK Slovakia TNS AISA SK 1.126 26/09/2007 11/10/2007 4.316.438 FI Finland TNS Gallup Oy 1.033 23/09/2007 21/10/2007 4.348.676 SE Sweden TNS GALLUP 1.003 28/09/2007 21/10/2007 7.486.976 UK United Kingdom TNS UK 1.340 24/09/2007 21/10/2007 47.685.578

TOTAL 26.768 22/09/2007 03/11/2007 392.942.290

For each country a comparison between the sample and the universe was carried out. The Universe description was derived from Eurostat population data or from national statistics offices. For all countries surveyed, a national weighting procedure, using marginal and intercellular weighting, was carried out based on this Universe description. In all countries, gender, age, region and size of locality were introduced in the iteration procedure. For international weighting (i.e. EU averages), TNS Opinion & Social applies the official population figures as provided by EUROSTAT or national statistic offices. The total population figures for input in this post-weighting procedure are listed above. Readers are reminded that survey results are estimations, the accuracy of which, everything being equal, rests upon the sample size and upon the observed percentage. With samples of about 1,000 interviews, the real percentages vary within the following confidence limits:

Observed percentages 10% or 90% 20% or 80% 30% or 70% 40% or 60% 50%

Confidence limits ± 1.9 points ± 2.5 points ± 2.7 points ± 3.0 points ± 3.1 points

QUESTIONNAIRE

QB1 QB1

(302) (302)1 12 23 34 45 56 6

QB2 QB2

(303) (303)1 12 23 34 45 56 6

Autre (SPONTANE)NSP

NEW

Le Parlement européenLa Commission européenneLe Conseil de l’Union européenneElles devraient toutes avoir le même pouvoir (SPONTANE)

NEW

Et pour vous, quelle est parmi les institutions suivantes, celle qui devrait avoir le plus grand pouvoir de décision au sein de l’Union européenne ?

(LIRE - UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Le Conseil de l’Union européenneElles ont toutes le même pouvoir (SPONTANE)Autre (SPONTANE)NSP

D’après vous, quelle est parmi les institutions suivantes, celle qui a, aujourd’hui le plus grand pouvoir de décision au sein de l’Union européenne ?


Le Parlement européenLa Commission européenne

Parlons d'un autre sujet

POSER QB EN UE27 - LES AUTRES ALLER EN QA17

Other (SPONTANEOUS)DK

NEW

The European ParliamentThe European CommissionThe Council of the European UnionThey should all have the same power (SPONTANEOUS)

NEW

And in your view, which of the following institutions should have the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?

(READ OUT - ONE ANSWER ONLY)

The Council of the European UnionThey all have the same power (SPONTANEOUS)Other (SPONTANEOUS)DK

In your view, which of the following institutions currently has the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?


The European ParliamentThe European Commission

Let's talk about another topic

ASK QB IN EU27 - OTHERS GO TO QA17

BilingualQuestionnaireEB681 16/45 14/09/2007

QB3 QB3

(304) (304)1 12 23 3

QB4 QB4

(305) (305)1 12 23 34 45 5

Très mal informé(e)NSP

NEW

(UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Très bien informé(e)Assez bien informé(e)Assez mal informé(e)

NSP

NEW

D’une manière générale, vous estimez-vous très bien, assez bien, assez mal ou très mal informé(e) sur les activités du Parlement européen ?

Avez-vous récemment lu dans les journaux, vu sur Internet ou entendu à la radio ou à la télévision quelque chose au sujet du Parlement européen ?

OuiNon

Very badly informedDK

NEW

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Very well informedFairly well informedFairly badly informed

DK

NEW

In general, do you consider that you are very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly informed about the European Parliament’s activities?

Have you recently read in the press, seen on the Internet or heard on the radio or television something about the European Parliament?

YesNo


QB5 QB5

1 Know

nothing at

all

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Know a

great deal

DK 1 Ne sait rien du

tout

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 En sait

beaucoup

NSP

(306-307)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(306-307)1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(308-309)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(308-309)

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

QB6 QB6

(310)1

(310)1

(311)2

(311)2

(312)

3

(312)

3

(313)

4

(313)

4

EB67.2 QA17 (ITEM 1)

Le budget de l'UE est fixé conjointement entre le Parlement européen et les Etats membres (N)

1 2 3

Il ne peut pas y avoir d'élargissement de l'UE sans un accord préalable du Parlement européen (N)

1 2 3

Le Parlement européen a été créé il y a 50 ans (N) 1 2 3

Les députés européens sont directement élus par les citoyens de l'UE

1 2 3

Les membres qui le composent, les députés européens (les membres du Parlement européen)

NEW

Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes sur l'Union européenne, pourriez-vous me dire si elle vous semble vraie ou fausse ?

(LIRE) Vrai. Faux. NSP

En utilisant cette échelle, où 1 signifie que vous ne savez rien du tout et 10 que vous en savez beaucoup, dites-moi combien estimez-vous en savoir sur le Parlement européen concernant … ?

(MONTRER CARTE AVEC ECHELLE - UNE REPONSE PAR LIGNE)

(LIRE)

Son rôle au sein de l’Union européenne

EB67.2 QA17 (ITEM 1)

The EU’s budget is determined jointly by the European Parliament and the Member States (N)

1 2 3

Any enlargement of the EU is subject to prior approval of the European Parliament (N)

1 2 3

The European Parliament was created 50 years ago (N)

1 2 3

The members of the European Parliament are directly elected by the citizens of the EU

1 2 3

Its members, the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)

NEW

For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false?

(READ OUT) True. False. DK

On the following scale, where 1 means that you know nothing at all and 10 means that you know a great deal, how would you assess your knowledge of the European Parliament with regards to…?

(SHOW CARD WITH SCALE - ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

(READ OUT)

Its role within the European Union


QB7 QB7

(314-315) (316-317) (318-319) (314-315) (316-317) (318-319)

QB8 QB8

(320) (320)1 12 23 3

QB9 QB9

(321-324) (321-324)

A votre avis, combien y a-t-il de députés (NATIONALITE) qui siègent au Parlement européen pour (NOTRE PAYS) ?

(ECRIRE EN CLAIR - SI "AUCUN" CODER '0000' - SI "NSP" CODER '9999')

DEPUTES (NATIONALITE)

NEW

Leurs affinités politiquesNSP

NEW

Et, selon vous, les députés européens siègent-ils au Parlement européen en fonction de … ?

(UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Leur nationalité

JOUR MOIS ANNEE

NEW

A votre avis, quand auront lieu les prochaines élections européennes, ici en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

(NOTER EN CLAIR - SI "NSP" CODER '99' '99' '99')

In your opinion, how many (NATIONALITY) MEPs sit in the European Parliament for (OUR COUNTRY)?

(WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER - IF "NONE" CODE '0000' - IF "DK" CODE '9999')

(NATIONALITY) MEPs

NEW

Their political affinitiesDK

NEW

And, in your opinion, do MEPs sit in the European Parliament according to…?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Their nationality

DAY MONTH YEAR

NEW

In your opinion, when will the next European elections be held, here in (OUR COUNTRY)?

(WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER - IF "DK" CODE '99' '99' '99')


QB10 QB10

10 2 (325,326-345) 10 2 (325,326-345)

QB11 QB11

10 2 (346,347-366) 10 2 (346,347-366)

NEW

NEW

En pensant au Parlement européen, diriez-vous qu'il y a quelque chose que vous n’appréciez pas en particulier ?

(NOTER EN CLAIR - CODER AU BUREAU)

En pensant au Parlement européen, diriez-vous qu'il y a quelque chose que vous appréciez en particulier ?

(NOTER EN CLAIR - CODER AU BUREAU)

NEW

NEW

When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you do not appreciate about it?

(WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER - CODE AT THE OFFICE)

When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you appreciate about it?

(WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER - CODE AT THE OFFICE)


QB12 QB12

(367) 1 (367) 1(368) 2 (368) 2

(369)3

(369)3

(370) 4 (370) 4(371) 5 (371) 5(372) 6 (372) 6

QB13 QB13

(373) (373)1 12 23 34 45 56 6

NEW

NeutreAssez négativeTrès négativeNSP

En général, diriez-vous que vous avez une image très positive, assez positive, neutre, assez négative ou très négative du Parlement européen ?

(UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Très positiveAssez positive

4 5

NEW

Technocratique 1 2 3

4 5Inefficace 1 2 3 4 5Méconnu 1 2 3

4 5A l’écoute des citoyens européens

1 2 3 4 5Démocratique 1 2 3

Décrit très mal

NSP

Dynamique 1 2 3 4 5

(LIRE) Décrit très bien

Décrit plutôt bien

Décrit plutôt mal

Pour chacun des mots/expressions suivants, dites-moi s’il décrit très bien, plutôt bien, plutôt mal ou très mal l’idée que vous pouvez vous faire du Parlement européen.


NEW

NeutralFairly negativeVery negativeDK

In general, does the European Parliament conjure up for you a very positive, fairly positive, neutral, fairly negative or very negative image?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Very positiveFairly positive

4 5

NEW

Technocratic 1 2 3

4 5Inefficient 1 2 3 4 5Not well known 1 2 3

4 5Listening to European citizens

1 2 3 4 5Democratic 1 2 3

Describes very badly

DK

Dynamic 1 2 3 4 5

(READ OUT) Describes very well

Describes fairly well

Describes fairly badly

Please tell me for each of the following words/expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly your perception of the European parliament.



QB14 QB14

(374) (374)1 12 23 34 45 5

QB15 QB15

(375) (375)1 12 23 34 4

QB16 QB16

(376) (376)1 12 23 34 4NSP

NEW


S'est renforcéS'est affaibliEst resté le même

NSP

NEW

Diriez-vous qu’au cours de ces 10 dernières années, le rôle du Parlement européen au sein de l’Union européenne … ?

(UNE SEULE REPONSE)

Plus importantMoins importantLe même (SPONTANE)

NSP

EB67.2 QA14 TREND FORTEMENT MODIFIE

Vous-même, souhaiteriez-vous que le Parlement européen joue un rôle plus important ou moins important qu’à l’heure actuelle?

Très importantImportantPas très importantPas du tout important

A votre avis, le Parlement européen joue-t-il un rôle … dans la vie de l'Union européenne ?


DK

NEW


Been strengthenedBeen weakenedStayed the same

DK

NEW

Would you say that over the last 10 years the European Parliament’s role within the European Union has…?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

More importantLess importantThe same (SPONTANEOUS)

DK

EB67.2 QA14 TREND STRONGLY MODIFIED

Would you personally like to see the European Parliament play a more important or less important role than it currently does?

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

In your opinion, is the role played by the European Parliament in the life of the European Union…?



QB17 QB17

(377) (377)

1 12 23 34 4NSP

NEW


En fonction des intérêts des Etats membres dont sont issus les députés européensEn fonction des affinités politiques des députés européensAutant l’un que l’autre (SPONTANE)

Diriez-vous que les décisions au Parlement européen se font avant tout … ?

DK

NEW


According to the interests of the Member States from which the MEPs are comingAccording to the political affinities of the MEPsBoth (SPONTANEOUS)

Would you say that the European Parliament’s decisions are adopted above all…?


QB18 QB18

(378)

1

(378)

1

(379)

2

(379)

2

(380)

3

(380)

3

(381)

4

(381)

4

(382)

5

(382)

5 4 5

NEW

La mise en place de critères de qualité pour les eaux de baignade

1 2 3

4 5

L’interdiction de six substances cancérigènes dans les jouets et les articles de puériculture

1 2 3 4 5

Le renforcement des contrôles des produits chimiques jugés toxiques pour la santé humaine

1 2 3

4 5

La mise en place d’une liste noire de compagnies aériennes jugées peu sûres et interdites de vol dans toute l’UE

1 2 3 4 5

La réduction du prix des appels passés et reçus à l’étranger depuis un téléphone portable

1 2 3


(LIRE) Décisif Important mais pas

décisif

Pas très important

Pas du tout

important

NSP

A votre avis, pour chacun des domaines suivants, le Parlement européen a-t-il joué un rôle décisif, important mais pas décisif, pas très important ou pas du tout important ?

4 5

NEW

Introducing quality criteria for swimming water

1 2 3

4 5

Banning the use of six cancer-producing substances in toys and nursery products

1 2 3 4 5

Tightening controls on chemical products that are considered as harmful for human health

1 2 3

4 5

Establishing a blacklist of airline companies considered unsafe and subject to an operating ban throughout the entire EU

1 2 3 4 5

Reducing the costs of mobile phone calls received or made when abroad

1 2 3


(READ OUT) Decisive Important but not decisive

Not very important

Not at all important

DK

In each of the following areas, do you think that the role of the European Parliament has been decisive, important but not decisive, not very important or not at all important?


QB19 QB19

(383-394) (383-394)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

10, 10,11, 11,12, 12,

QB20 QB20

(395-403) (395-403)1, 1,2, 2,3, 3,4, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7,8, 8,9, 9,

L'abolition de la peine de mort partout dans le mondeAucune de celles-ci (SPONTANE)NSP

NEW

Le dialogue entre les cultures et les religionsLa solidarité entre Etats membres de l’UELa solidarité entre l’UE et les pays pauvres dans le mondeLa protection des droits de l'homme dans le monde

Parmi les valeurs suivantes, quelles sont celles qui, selon vous, devraient être défendues en priorité par le Parlement européen ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - MAX. 3 REPONSES)

L'égalité homme/ femmeLa protection des minorités

Une politique d'immigration communeNSP

NEW

La lutte contre le terrorisme dans le respect des libertés individuellesLa coordination des politiques économiques, budgétaires et fiscales La recherche scientifique et le développement (R&D) La recherche d'un modèle social européen

Une lutte efficace contre le changement climatiqueUne politique énergétique communeUne protection renforcée du consommateur et de la santé publiqueUne agriculture respectueuse de l'environnement

Le Parlement européen défend le développement de certaines politiques au niveau de l'Union Européenne. Parmi les politiques suivantes, quelles sont celles qui, selon vous, devraient être prioritaires ?

(MONTRER CARTE - LIRE - MAX. 4 REPONSES)

Une politique étrangère communeUne politique de défense commune

The abolition of the death penalty throughout the worldNone of these (SPONTANEOUS)DK

NEW

The dialogue between cultures and religionsSolidarity between EU Member StatesSolidarity between the EU and poor countries in the worldThe protection of human rights in the world

In your opinion, which of the following values should the European Parliament defend as a matter of priority?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT - MAX. 3 ANSWERS)

Equality between men and womenThe protection of minorities

A common immigration policyDK

NEW

Combating terrorism while respecting individual freedomsCoordinating economic, budget and tax policies Scientific research and development (R&D) Aiming for a European social model

Combating effectively climate changeA common energy policyImproving consumer and public health protectionAn environmentally friendly agriculture

The European Parliament defends the development of certain policies at European Union level. In your opinion, which of the following policies should be given priority?

(SHOW CARD - READ OUT - MAX. 4 ANSWERS)

A common foreign policyA common defence policy


TABLES

TOTALLe Parlement européen

/ The European Parliament

La Commission européenne / The

European Commission

Le Conseil de l’Union européenne / The

Council of the European Union

Elles ont toutes le même pouvoir (SPONTANE) / They all have the same power (SPONTANEOUS)

Autre (SPONTANE) / Other (SPONTANEOUS)

NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 43% 14% 10% 9% 1% 23%BE 1022 38% 22% 14% 8% 1% 17%BG 977 35% 3% 6% 23% - 33%CZ 1106 50% 9% 17% 12% - 12%DK 999 46% 29% 7% 3% - 15%D-W 1001 39% 16% 10% 12% 1% 22%DE 1509 40% 16% 10% 12% 1% 21%D-E 508 44% 12% 11% 13% 1% 19%EE 1012 54% 7% 13% 4% - 22%EL 1000 46% 12% 18% 21% - 3%ES 1000 41% 10% 4% 7% 1% 37%FR 1036 43% 18% 15% 2% 1% 21%IE 1007 32% 16% 5% 14% - 33%IT 1045 40% 16% 8% 12% 1% 23%CY 500 34% 8% 28% 3% 1% 26%LV 1006 43% 7% 14% 8% - 28%LT 1016 50% 6% 14% 3% - 27%LU 502 38% 19% 12% 10% - 21%HU 1000 51% 11% 13% 9% - 16%MT 500 43% 12% 11% 11% - 23%NL 1005 50% 15% 24% 1% - 10%AT 1015 38% 17% 8% 18% 1% 18%PL 1000 45% 12% 13% 9% - 21%PT 1000 31% 12% 8% 16% 1% 32%RO 1000 48% 9% 8% 9% - 26%SI 1009 48% 10% 17% 10% - 15%SK 1126 58% 10% 13% 10% - 9%FI 1033 39% 28% 12% 6% 1% 14%SE 1003 47% 21% 8% 3% - 21%UK 1340 42% 14% 6% 6% - 32%

QB1 D’après vous, quelle est parmi les institutions suivantes, celle qui a, aujourd’hui le plus grand pouvoir de décision au sein de l’Union européenne ?

QB1 In your view, which of the following institutions currently has the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?

TOTALLe Parlement européen

/ The European Parliament

La Commission européenne / The

European Commission

Le Conseil de l’Union européenne / The

Council of the European Union

Elles devraient toutes avoir le même pouvoir (SPONTANE) / They

should all have the same power (SPONTANEOUS)

Autre (SPONTANE) / Other (SPONTANEOUS)

NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 47% 8% 9% 11% 1% 24%BE 1022 47% 13% 13% 9% 1% 17%BG 977 38% 3% 5% 22% - 32%CZ 1106 50% 8% 17% 13% - 12%DK 999 61% 10% 6% 3% - 20%D-W 1001 50% 7% 8% 15% 1% 19%DE 1509 51% 6% 8% 16% 1% 18%D-E 508 53% 5% 7% 18% 1% 16%EE 1012 53% 6% 13% 5% - 23%EL 1000 55% 6% 13% 25% - 1%ES 1000 40% 7% 4% 9% 1% 39%FR 1036 50% 9% 10% 3% 1% 27%IE 1007 32% 11% 4% 18% - 35%IT 1045 40% 13% 8% 15% 1% 23%CY 500 45% 6% 18% 8% - 23%LV 1006 41% 5% 14% 10% - 30%LT 1016 49% 7% 12% 3% - 29%LU 502 44% 10% 10% 16% - 20%HU 1000 57% 7% 10% 9% - 17%MT 500 53% 10% 8% 7% - 22%NL 1005 60% 8% 17% 3% - 12%AT 1015 37% 10% 5% 26% 4% 18%PL 1000 49% 9% 10% 10% - 22%PT 1000 30% 10% 8% 17% 1% 34%RO 1000 46% 9% 9% 13% - 23%SI 1009 52% 7% 14% 14% 1% 12%SK 1126 63% 7% 12% 8% - 10%FI 1033 47% 14% 10% 7% 2% 20%SE 1003 55% 7% 6% 7% - 25%UK 1340 47% 6% 8% 6% 2% 31%

QB2 Et pour vous, quelle est parmi les institutions suivantes, celle qui devrait avoir le plus grand pouvoir de décision au sein de l’Union européenne ?

QB2 And in your view, which of the following institutions should have the greatest decision-making power within the European Union?

TOTAL Oui / Yes Non / No NSP / DKUE27 EU27 26768 42% 54% 4%BE 1022 44% 54% 2%BG 977 42% 47% 11%CZ 1106 44% 53% 3%DK 999 45% 53% 2%D-W 1001 51% 45% 4%DE 1509 52% 44% 4%D-E 508 56% 41% 3%EE 1012 46% 51% 3%EL 1000 38% 61% 1%ES 1000 48% 47% 5%FR 1036 27% 70% 3%IE 1007 30% 58% 12%IT 1045 33% 60% 7%CY 500 37% 57% 6%LV 1006 46% 50% 4%LT 1016 50% 46% 4%LU 502 54% 43% 3%HU 1000 41% 57% 2%MT 500 52% 44% 4%NL 1005 49% 50% 1%AT 1015 44% 51% 5%PL 1000 41% 55% 4%PT 1000 51% 43% 6%RO 1000 57% 34% 9%SI 1009 66% 32% 2%SK 1126 65% 33% 2%FI 1033 67% 32% 1%SE 1003 46% 50% 4%UK 1340 29% 69% 2%

QB3 Avez-vous récemment lu dans les journaux, vu sur Internet ou entendu à la radio ou à la télévision quelque chose au sujet du Parlement européen ?

QB3 Have you recently read in the press, seen on the Internet or heard on the radio or television something about the European Parliament?

TOTALTrès bien informé(e) / Very well informed

Assez bien informé(e) / Fairly

well informed

Assez mal informé(e) / Fairly badly

informed

Très mal informé(e) / Very badly

informedNSP / DK

Bien informé(e) / Well informed

Mal informé(e) / Badly informed

UE27 EU27 26768 2% 22% 48% 25% 3% 24% 73%BE 1022 2% 26% 47% 23% 2% 28% 70%BG 977 2% 16% 44% 29% 9% 18% 73%CZ 1106 1% 22% 50% 24% 3% 23% 74%DK 999 3% 27% 57% 12% 1% 30% 69%D-W 1001 2% 27% 46% 22% 3% 29% 68%DE 1509 2% 27% 46% 22% 3% 29% 68%D-E 508 2% 27% 48% 20% 3% 29% 68%EE 1012 1% 23% 53% 21% 2% 24% 74%EL 1000 1% 19% 52% 28% - 20% 80%ES 1000 2% 24% 41% 30% 3% 26% 71%FR 1036 1% 16% 51% 28% 4% 17% 79%IE 1007 3% 34% 35% 24% 4% 37% 59%IT 1045 4% 19% 43% 30% 4% 23% 73%CY 500 1% 28% 41% 26% 4% 29% 67%LV 1006 2% 23% 49% 22% 4% 25% 71%LT 1016 2% 27% 49% 18% 4% 29% 67%LU 502 5% 35% 43% 16% 1% 40% 59%HU 1000 1% 24% 49% 25% 1% 25% 74%MT 500 2% 33% 36% 27% 2% 35% 63%NL 1005 1% 18% 56% 24% 1% 19% 80%AT 1015 2% 28% 45% 21% 4% 30% 66%PL 1000 1% 30% 50% 13% 6% 31% 63%PT 1000 1% 22% 46% 29% 2% 23% 75%RO 1000 2% 20% 40% 27% 11% 22% 67%SI 1009 4% 37% 40% 17% 2% 41% 57%SK 1126 1% 28% 55% 13% 3% 29% 68%FI 1033 1% 26% 57% 16% - 27% 73%SE 1003 - 20% 51% 28% 1% 20% 79%UK 1340 1% 17% 52% 29% 1% 18% 81%

QB4 D’une manière générale, vous estimez-vous très bien, assez bien, assez mal ou très mal informé(e) sur les activités du Parlement européen?

QB4 In general, do you consider that you are very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very baldy informed about the European Parliament’s activities?

TOTAL

1 Ne sait rien du tout / 1

Know nothing at all

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 En sait beaucoup / 10 Know a great deal

NSP / DKMoyenne /

Average

UE27 EU27 26768 18% 14% 16% 14% 17% 8% 6% 3% 1% 1% 2% 3.7BE 1022 19% 13% 18% 13% 17% 10% 8% 2% - - - 3.7BG 977 21% 18% 15% 13% 13% 8% 4% 2% 1% 1% 4% 3.5CZ 1106 16% 16% 18% 12% 18% 8% 7% 3% - 1% 1% 3.7DK 999 10% 11% 15% 13% 20% 10% 12% 6% 1% 1% 1% 4.4D-W 1001 13% 15% 18% 15% 19% 7% 7% 4% 1% 1% - 3.9DE 1509 12% 15% 19% 15% 19% 8% 6% 4% 1% 1% - 3.9D-E 508 11% 14% 21% 15% 17% 8% 7% 6% 1% - - 4.0EE 1012 20% 11% 17% 13% 20% 7% 4% 2% - 1% 5% 3.6EL 1000 16% 14% 13% 15% 21% 8% 7% 5% 1% - - 4.0ES 1000 20% 17% 16% 12% 17% 9% 6% 2% - - 1% 3.5FR 1036 25% 14% 16% 15% 17% 7% 4% 1% - - 1% 3.3IE 1007 17% 14% 15% 16% 16% 9% 8% 3% 1% 1% - 3.8IT 1045 20% 16% 16% 13% 13% 9% 6% 2% 1% 1% 3% 3.6CY 500 19% 10% 15% 8% 22% 8% 9% 3% 2% - 4% 4.0LV 1006 18% 15% 16% 14% 19% 6% 4% 3% 1% 1% 3% 3.6LT 1016 18% 14% 17% 13% 20% 7% 5% 3% - - 3% 3.6LU 502 11% 8% 14% 15% 20% 11% 10% 6% 3% 2% - 4.6HU 1000 14% 15% 18% 12% 18% 7% 8% 5% 1% 1% 1% 4.0MT 500 21% 12% 18% 9% 15% 12% 6% 3% 1% 1% 2% 3.7NL 1005 10% 8% 13% 16% 21% 21% 8% 3% - - - 4.4AT 1015 12% 13% 17% 13% 16% 11% 11% 5% 1% - 1% 4.2PL 1000 13% 11% 16% 17% 21% 8% 6% 3% - - 5% 3.9PT 1000 15% 14% 18% 18% 17% 7% 5% 4% - - 2% 3.7RO 1000 16% 11% 14% 13% 14% 11% 9% 4% 2% 1% 5% 4.1SI 1009 10% 13% 17% 12% 22% 10% 8% 5% 1% 1% 1% 4.3SK 1126 8% 14% 18% 17% 19% 9% 8% 4% 1% - 2% 4.1FI 1033 10% 12% 16% 16% 16% 15% 10% 4% 1% - - 4.3SE 1003 16% 14% 21% 15% 16% 7% 7% 3% - - 1% 3.7UK 1340 31% 13% 15% 14% 12% 6% 4% 1% - 1% 3% 3.1

Its role within the European Union

QB5.1 En utilisant cette échelle, où '1' signifie que "vous ne savez rien du tout" et '10' que "vous en savez beaucoup", dites-moi combien estimez-vous en savoir sur le Parlement européen concernant … ?

QB5.1 On the following scale, where '1' means that "you know nothing at all" and '10' means that "you know a great deal", how would you assess your knowledge of the European Parliament with regards to…?

Son rôle au sein de l’Union européenne

TOTAL

1 Ne sait rien du tout / 1

Know nothing at all

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 En sait beaucoup / 10 Know a great deal

NSP / DKMoyenne /

Average

UE27 EU27 26768 24% 17% 16% 13% 14% 7% 4% 2% 1% - 2% 3.3BE 1022 23% 17% 20% 13% 11% 8% 6% 1% - - 1% 3.3BG 977 25% 20% 14% 13% 9% 6% 5% 2% 1% 1% 4% 3.2CZ 1106 18% 16% 18% 14% 17% 7% 5% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3.6DK 999 13% 15% 17% 14% 17% 9% 8% 5% 1% - 1% 3.9D-W 1001 21% 18% 17% 12% 16% 7% 4% 3% 1% 1% - 3.5DE 1509 21% 18% 18% 12% 15% 7% 4% 3% 1% 1% - 3.5D-E 508 21% 18% 20% 13% 13% 6% 4% 4% 1% - - 3.4EE 1012 21% 15% 19% 12% 16% 6% 3% 2% - 1% 5% 3.4EL 1000 20% 18% 16% 14% 16% 6% 5% 4% 1% - - 3.5ES 1000 24% 19% 14% 12% 15% 8% 4% 1% 1% - 2% 3.3FR 1036 28% 16% 14% 14% 15% 6% 4% 2% - - 1% 3.2IE 1007 21% 16% 14% 14% 16% 10% 6% 2% 1% - - 3.6IT 1045 24% 18% 18% 12% 11% 6% 4% 2% 1% 1% 3% 3.2CY 500 21% 13% 12% 10% 21% 5% 6% 5% 2% 1% 4% 3.8LV 1006 25% 16% 19% 11% 13% 5% 3% 2% 1% - 5% 3.1LT 1016 21% 16% 18% 15% 16% 5% 3% 3% - - 3% 3.3LU 502 12% 13% 15% 12% 20% 10% 8% 5% 3% 1% 1% 4.3HU 1000 16% 15% 14% 10% 15% 10% 9% 6% 2% 2% 1% 4.2MT 500 22% 14% 16% 10% 16% 9% 6% 3% 1% 1% 2% 3.7NL 1005 14% 14% 17% 18% 17% 12% 6% 1% - - 1% 3.7AT 1015 19% 17% 17% 14% 14% 8% 5% 4% 1% - 1% 3.6PL 1000 18% 16% 17% 14% 17% 7% 4% 2% - - 5% 3.4PT 1000 18% 17% 19% 15% 15% 6% 4% 2% 1% - 3% 3.4RO 1000 31% 10% 13% 11% 10% 9% 6% 3% 1% 1% 5% 3.4SI 1009 12% 16% 19% 12% 17% 9% 6% 5% 1% 2% 1% 4.0SK 1126 12% 17% 18% 13% 18% 9% 6% 3% 1% - 3% 3.8FI 1033 9% 11% 15% 19% 17% 12% 10% 5% 1% - 1% 4.3SE 1003 21% 24% 21% 13% 10% 5% 3% 2% - - 1% 3.0UK 1340 36% 16% 16% 9% 9% 5% 4% 2% - - 3% 2.8

Its members, the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)

QB5.2 En utilisant cette échelle, où '1' signifie que "vous ne savez rien du tout" et '10' que "vous en savez beaucoup", dites-moi combien estimez-vous en savoir sur le Parlement européen concernant … ?

QB5.2 On the following scale, where '1' means that "you know nothing at all" and '10' means that "you know a great deal", how would you assess your knowledge of the European Parliament with regards to…?

Les membres qui le composent, les députés européens (les membres du Parlement européen)

TOTAL Vrai / True Faux / False NSP / DKUE27 EU27 26768 48% 31% 21%BE 1022 55% 32% 13%BG 977 66% 3% 31%CZ 1106 42% 44% 14%DK 999 62% 26% 12%D-W 1001 49% 37% 14%DE 1509 47% 38% 15%D-E 508 41% 44% 15%EE 1012 43% 34% 23%EL 1000 82% 16% 2%ES 1000 51% 22% 27%FR 1036 41% 40% 19%IE 1007 63% 13% 24%IT 1045 42% 34% 24%CY 500 69% 10% 21%LV 1006 41% 32% 27%LT 1016 54% 24% 22%LU 502 63% 22% 15%HU 1000 53% 34% 13%MT 500 76% 12% 12%NL 1005 42% 50% 8%AT 1015 47% 35% 18%PL 1000 56% 24% 20%PT 1000 54% 24% 22%RO 1000 52% 13% 35%SI 1009 64% 22% 14%SK 1126 60% 30% 10%FI 1033 64% 25% 11%SE 1003 43% 46% 11%UK 1340 42% 28% 30%

The members of the European Parliament are directly elected by the citizens of the EU

QB6.1 Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes sur l'Union européenne, pourriez-vous me dire si elle vous semble vraie ou fausse.

QB6.1 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? Les députés européens sont directement élus par les citoyens de l'UE


The European Parliament was created 50 years ago


QB6.2 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? Le Parlement européen a été créé il y a 50 ans


Any enlargement of the EU is subject to prior approval of the European Parliament


QB6.3 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? Il ne peut pas y avoir d'élargissement de l'UE sans un accord préalable du Parlement européen


The EU’s budget is determined jointly by the European Parliament and the Member States


QB6.4 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? Le budget de l'UE est fixé conjointement entre le Parlement européen et les Etats membres

TotalMoyenne des bonnes réponses /

Average of correct answersMoyenne des mauvaises réponses /

Average of wrong answersNSP / DK

UE27 EU27 107072 52% 20% 28%BE 4088 57% 23% 20%BG 3908 50% 4% 46%CZ 4424 56% 26% 18%DK 3996 62% 22% 16%D-W 4004 55% 24% 21%DE 6036 55% 24% 21%D-E 2032 57% 24% 19%EE 4048 57% 17% 26%EL 4000 69% 19% 12%ES 4000 50% 16% 34%FR 4144 48% 25% 27%IE 4028 55% 11% 34%IT 4180 45% 22% 33%CY 2000 53% 9% 38%LV 4024 49% 17% 34%LT 4064 53% 14% 33%LU 2008 60% 15% 25%HU 4000 60% 21% 19%MT 2000 59% 10% 31%NL 4020 59% 29% 12%AT 4060 57% 19% 24%PL 4000 60% 15% 25%PT 4000 51% 19% 30%RO 4000 48% 8% 44%SI 4036 63% 15% 22%SK 4504 62% 20% 18%FI 4132 63% 23% 14%SE 4012 56% 27% 17%UK 5360 44% 21% 35%

Average

QB6 Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes sur l'Union européenne, pourriez-vous me dire si elle vous semble vraie ou fausse.

QB6 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false? Moyenne

TOTALAu moins une bonne réponse / At least one correct answer

1 bonne réponse / 1 correct answer

2 bonnes réponses / 2 correct answers



Au moins une mauvaise réponse / At least one wrong

answer

Au moins une réponse NSP / At

least one answer DK

UE27 EU27 26768 83% 15% 26% 27% 15% 53% 51%BE 1022 91% 16% 28% 32% 15% 61% 42%BG 977 74% 14% 16% 24% 20% 13% 73%CZ 1106 91% 13% 35% 30% 13% 64% 40%DK 999 94% 9% 30% 42% 13% 65% 36%D-W 1001 90% 18% 30% 29% 14% 62% 46%DE 1509 91% 17% 31% 29% 14% 62% 45%D-E 508 91% 13% 34% 28% 16% 61% 41%EE 1012 85% 11% 26% 31% 18% 49% 50%EL 1000 96% 10% 23% 33% 30% 51% 29%ES 1000 79% 14% 24% 27% 15% 43% 57%FR 1036 84% 19% 29% 27% 8% 65% 54%IE 1007 79% 11% 21% 21% 26% 30% 56%IT 1045 77% 19% 24% 21% 13% 55% 57%CY 500 83% 13% 23% 36% 12% 30% 72%LV 1006 80% 16% 27% 21% 16% 46% 61%LT 1016 82% 14% 22% 30% 16% 39% 63%LU 502 92% 12% 29% 32% 18% 46% 56%HU 1000 92% 12% 28% 35% 17% 56% 43%MT 500 91% 15% 25% 32% 20% 29% 61%NL 1005 96% 14% 38% 33% 12% 74% 33%AT 1015 85% 12% 26% 28% 20% 53% 44%PL 1000 88% 11% 23% 34% 20% 43% 52%PT 1000 79% 15% 21% 26% 18% 48% 52%RO 1000 71% 12% 18% 20% 21% 24% 65%SI 1009 91% 10% 22% 37% 21% 44% 50%SK 1126 92% 9% 28% 33% 21% 52% 39%FI 1033 94% 10% 29% 38% 18% 62% 33%SE 1003 93% 15% 35% 35% 9% 70% 40%UK 1340 73% 16% 23% 23% 11% 51% 59%

QB6 Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes sur l'Union européenne, pourriez-vous me dire si elle vous semble vraie ou fausse.

QB6 For each of the following statements about the European Union could you please tell me whether you think it is true or false?

TOTAL 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 NSP / DKUE27 EU27 26768 2% 8% 9% 4% 1% 1% - - - 75%BE 1022 - 13% 20% 7% 2% 1% - - - 57%BG 977 - 1% 3% 1% 10% 4% - - - 81%CZ 1106 - 10% 11% 5% 1% 1% - - - 72%DK 999 1% 17% 19% 6% - - - - - 57%D-W 1001 - 9% 11% 4% 1% - - - - 75%DE 1509 - 9% 13% 4% 1% - - - - 73%D-E 508 - 10% 19% 5% 1% 1% - - - 64%EE 1012 - 7% 8% 3% - - - - - 82%EL 1000 - 17% 21% 4% 1% - - - - 57%ES 1000 1% 12% 4% 3% 1% 1% - - - 78%FR 1036 - 6% 8% 6% 2% 4% - - - 74%IE 1007 - 8% 16% 5% 2% 1% - - - 68%IT 1045 1% 10% 9% 4% 1% 1% - - - 74%CY 500 - 5% 9% 5% 1% - - - - 80%LV 1006 - 3% 6% 3% 1% - - - - 87%LT 1016 - 4% 6% 2% - - - - - 88%LU 502 - 7% 27% 4% 1% - - - - 61%HU 1000 - 9% 14% 8% 1% - - - - 68%MT 500 - 9% 11% 2% - - - - - 78%NL 1005 - 17% 21% 8% 2% - - - - 52%AT 1015 1% 12% 15% 5% - 1% - 1% - 65%PL 1000 1% 3% 7% 3% - - - - 1% 85%PT 1000 - 1% 1% - - - - - - 98%RO 1000 37% 1% - - - - - - - 62%SI 1009 2% 18% 16% 3% 1% 1% - - - 59%SK 1126 - 5% 11% 4% 1% - - - - 79%FI 1033 - 4% 4% 3% - - - - - 89%SE 1003 - 11% 13% 15% 1% 2% - - - 58%UK 1340 - 3% 2% 1% - - - - - 94%

QB7.1 A votre avis, quand auront lieu les prochaines élections européennes, ici en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

QB7.1 In your opinion, when will the next European elections be held, here in (OUR COUNTRY)?

TOTALJuin 2009 (RO : Nov. 2007) / June 2009 (RO : Nov. 2007)

Autres 2009 (RO : autres 2007) / Others 2009 (RO :

others 2007)2009 (RO : 2007) Autres / Others NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 2% 8% 10% 14% 75%BE 1022 5% 16% 20% 23% 57%BG 977 0% 3% 3% 16% 81%CZ 1106 1% 9% 10% 17% 72%DK 999 2% 18% 20% 23% 57%D-W 1001 0% 11% 11% 14% 75%DE 1509 0% 12% 13% 15% 73%D-E 508 1% 18% 19% 17% 64%EE 1012 0% 7% 8% 11% 82%EL 1000 3% 18% 21% 22% 57%ES 1000 0% 4% 4% 18% 78%FR 1036 1% 7% 8% 18% 74%IE 1007 3% 13% 16% 15% 68%IT 1045 2% 7% 9% 17% 74%CY 500 1% 8% 9% 11% 79%LV 1006 - 6% 6% 7% 86%LT 1016 0% 5% 6% 7% 88%LU 502 8% 19% 27% 12% 61%HU 1000 1% 13% 14% 18% 68%MT 500 1% 10% 11% 11% 78%NL 1005 1% 20% 21% 27% 53%AT 1015 1% 14% 15% 20% 65%PL 1000 0% 7% 7% 9% 85%PT 1000 0% 0% 1% 1% 98%RO 1000 34% 2% 37% 2% 61%SI 1009 1% 15% 16% 25% 59%SK 1126 1% 10% 11% 10% 79%FI 1033 0% 4% 4% 6% 89%SE 1003 1% 11% 13% 30% 58%UK 1340 0% 2% 2% 4% 94%

QB7.2 A votre avis, quand auront lieu les prochaines élections européennes, ici en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

QB7.2 In your opinion, when will the next European elections be held, here in (OUR COUNTRY)?

TOTAL Leur nationalité / Their nationalityLeurs affinités politiques / Their political

affinitiesNSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 44% 33% 23%BE 1022 40% 50% 10%BG 977 24% 22% 54%CZ 1106 58% 29% 13%DK 999 41% 48% 11%D-W 1001 40% 36% 24%DE 1509 42% 35% 23%D-E 508 51% 28% 21%EE 1012 36% 48% 16%EL 1000 64% 27% 9%ES 1000 42% 29% 29%FR 1036 46% 39% 15%IE 1007 31% 39% 30%IT 1045 52% 26% 22%CY 500 27% 46% 27%LV 1006 52% 28% 20%LT 1016 34% 42% 24%LU 502 40% 43% 17%HU 1000 50% 41% 9%MT 500 25% 48% 27%NL 1005 45% 49% 6%AT 1015 48% 32% 20%PL 1000 51% 30% 19%PT 1000 41% 34% 25%RO 1000 27% 32% 41%SI 1009 32% 54% 14%SK 1126 52% 33% 15%FI 1033 45% 46% 9%SE 1003 36% 50% 14%UK 1340 35% 26% 39%

QB8 Et, selon vous, les députés européens siègent-ils au Parlement européen en fonction de … ?

QB8 And, in your opinion, do MEPs sit in the European Parliament according to…?

TOTAL Aucun / None 1 - 8 9 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 74 75 + NSP / DKMoyenne /

AverageUE27 EU27 26768 2% 10% 5% 6% 4% 4% 5% 64% 47.9BE 1022 1% 16% 11% 11% 4% 1% 1% 55% 16.2BG 977 - 4% 6% 29% 2% 1% - 58% 16.9CZ 1106 1% 29% 11% 12% 5% 1% 1% 40% 14.4DK 999 2% 34% 17% 11% 2% - - 34% 9.3D-W 1001 1% 2% 2% 4% 4% 5% 12% 70% 70.0DE 1509 1% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 12% 68% 87.4D-E 508 1% 6% 3% 5% 6% 6% 13% 60% 139.1EE 1012 2% 69% 5% 1% - 1% - 22% 5.9EL 1000 - 9% 7% 11% 7% 1% - 65% 17.9ES 1000 - 6% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 83% 33.6FR 1036 - 8% 5% 5% 4% 6% 7% 65% 45.6IE 1007 3% 13% 15% 8% 4% - - 57% 12.6IT 1045 2% 11% 5% 4% 3% 5% 10% 60% 122.0CY 500 1% 60% - - - - - 39% 5.1LV 1006 1% 36% 12% 2% 1% - - 48% 8.4LT 1016 - 30% 19% 4% 1% - - 46% 9.5LU 502 1% 47% 4% 2% - - - 46% 6.1HU 1000 - 17% 10% 24% 10% 2% 4% 33% 25.3MT 500 - 76% 1% - - - - 23% 5.2NL 1005 1% 21% 8% 10% 14% 2% 2% 42% 20.5AT 1015 1% 15% 11% 21% 6% 1% 1% 44% 17.0PL 1000 2% 5% 3% 4% 5% 11% 1% 69% 37.5PT 1000 - 8% 4% 6% 3% - - 79% 14.7RO 1000 6% 5% 2% 1% 11% - - 75% 17.1SI 1009 - 66% 5% - - - - 29% 5.8SK 1126 - 23% 26% 12% 3% - - 36% 11.4FI 1033 - 27% 37% 15% 3% 1% - 17% 11.7SE 1003 2% 21% 15% 21% 7% 2% 3% 29% 19.2UK 1340 3% 7% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 80% 29.2

QB9 A votre avis, combien y a-t-il de députés (NATIONALITE) qui siègent au Parlement européen pour (NOTRE PAYS) ?

QB9 In your opinion, how many (NATIONALITY) MEPs sit in the European Parliament for (OUR COUNTRY)?

TOTAL

Le rôle démocratique / Democratic

role

Le rôle d'unification /

Unification role

Les décisions

communes/Les

politiques communes / Common decisions/c

ommon policies

La voix de chaque nation

compte / The voice of each nation counts

La protection des droits de l'Homme/ La

solidarité avec les pays non UE/ La

diplomatie / Human rights protection/ solidarity

with non-EU countries/ diplomacy

La stabilité économique/ Le soutien financier au sein de l'UE / Economic stability/Fin

ancial support

within the EU

La sécurité/ Combattre

le terrorisme

et la criminalité / Security/

Fighting terrorism

and criminality

La protection

du consomma-

teur / Consumer protection

La justice / Justice

L'efficacité / Efficiency

La protection de

l'environne-ment /

Protection of environment

L'Euro / The euro

Rien de positif à dire /

Nothing positive to say

Autre / Other

NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 4% 5% 5% 2% 2% 3% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 35% 10% 33%BE 1022 2% 5% 6% 1% 5% 2% 2% 1% 1% 5% 2% 2% 51% 8% 18%BG 977 3% 0% - 5% 3% 3% 1% - 0% 5% - - - 16% 70%CZ 1106 2% 2% 4% 2% 3% 7% 2% 0% 1% 7% 1% 0% 38% 1% 33%DK 999 6% 5% 6% 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 52% 18% 11%D-W 1001 7% 9% 4% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 45% 11% 19%DE 1509 7% 8% 4% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 46% 11% 18%D-E 508 7% 6% 4% 1% 4% 3% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2% 48% 10% 14%EE 1012 1% 1% 1% 4% 0% 3% 2% - - - 1% - 0% 9% 79%EL 1000 7% 6% 9% 6% 1% 7% 0% 0% 1% 7% 2% 0% 32% 7% 21%ES 1000 2% 5% 8% 6% 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% - 1% 21% 9% 44%FR 1036 3% 3% 4% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 2% 2% 1% 34% 6% 45%IE 1007 3% 6% 3% 4% 0% 16% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 4% 29% 3% 32%IT 1045 1% 9% 11% 2% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% 28% 12% 26%CY 500 3% 0% 4% 3% 1% 0% - 3% 2% 2% 1% - 41% 2% 40%LV 1006 1% 1% 2% 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% - 54% 5% 30%LT 1016 4% 1% 6% 10% 2% 7% 1% 0% 5% 0% 0% - 1% 4% 66%LU 502 2% 3% 4% 2% - 1% 1% 0% - 0% 1% 2% 1% 8% 79%HU 1000 2% 5% 3% 3% 1% 4% 0% - 1% 1% 0% - 48% 5% 28%MT 500 5% 9% 2% 11% 1% 7% 1% - 3% 0% 3% - 31% 4% 24%NL 1005 4% 8% 3% 2% 1% 6% 4% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 16% 37% 26%AT 1015 1% 9% 4% 3% 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% 5% 1% 4% 12% 5% 59%PL 1000 4% 4% 5% 2% 1% 5% 0% - 1% 1% 1% - 30% 8% 45%PT 1000 3% 6% 6% 1% 1% 3% 0% - 0% 2% - 1% 57% 2% 20%RO 1000 11% 2% 4% 1% 4% 1% 0% 0% 3% 9% - - 6% 17% 47%SI 1009 9% 5% 6% 2% 2% 4% 1% - 1% 2% 0% 0% 29% 10% 41%SK 1126 3% 3% 2% 4% 1% 7% 1% - 1% 6% 1% 0% 12% 1% 61%FI 1033 2% 6% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1% - 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 5% 75%SE 1003 7% 10% 7% 1% 1% 2% 6% 1% 1% 1% 5% 1% 49% 5% 14%UK 1340 2% 4% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 60% 9% 20%

QB10 En pensant au Parlement européen, diriez-vous qu'il y a quelque chose que vous appréciez en particulier ?

QB10 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you appreciate about it?

TOTAL

Trop bureaucratique/inefficace / Too

bureaucratic/inefficient

Le manque d'information, le

manque de transparence /

Lack of information,

lack of transparency

Trop cher / Too expensive

Trop d'interférences dans les affaires nationales / Too

much interference in national affairs

La voix des petits pays ne

compte pas/ Les gros pays ont

trop de pouvoir / The voice of

small countries does not count/

big countries have too much

power

Institution faible, manque de pouvoir /

Weak institution, lack

of power

Pas assez démocratique / Not democratic

enough

Rien / Nothing Autre / Other NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 31% 16% 34%BE 1022 8% 5% 7% 1% 3% 2% 2% 48% 12% 17%BG 977 0% 0% 0% 4% - 1% - 1% 7% 87%CZ 1106 9% 5% 6% 7% 6% 0% 1% 31% 7% 29%DK 999 6% 5% 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% 48% 27% 10%D-W 1001 9% 6% 10% 3% 1% 4% 2% 36% 17% 17%DE 1509 9% 5% 9% 2% 1% 4% 2% 37% 18% 16%D-E 508 9% 2% 8% 2% 0% 4% 2% 42% 22% 12%EE 1012 3% 0% 2% 2% 2% 1% - 0% 5% 85%EL 1000 3% 2% 0% 3% 10% 2% 2% 48% 11% 21%ES 1000 4% 4% 3% - 2% 0% 2% 24% 6% 55%FR 1036 2% 8% 2% 0% 2% 2% 1% 29% 14% 41%IE 1007 4% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 0% 36% 10% 40%IT 1045 2% 4% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 31% 23% 30%CY 500 2% - - - 8% 1% 3% 40% 3% 43%LV 1006 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% - - 58% 3% 31%LT 1016 1% 4% 2% 1% 8% 1% 1% 2% 7% 75%LU 502 3% 2% 5% 2% 1% 2% 1% 0% 13% 73%HU 1000 3% 1% 3% 4% 5% 1% 1% 47% 5% 31%MT 500 1% 1% 2% 1% 7% - 1% 39% 15% 33%NL 1005 9% 8% 10% 3% 4% 4% 1% 13% 34% 27%AT 1015 14% 7% 15% 3% 3% 0% 2% 3% 5% 59%PL 1000 2% 0% 2% 2% 5% 0% 1% 39% 6% 44%PT 1000 7% 3% 4% 1% 2% 0% 3% 59% 1% 21%RO 1000 2% 4% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 9% 26% 54%SI 1009 7% 1% 3% 0% 5% 1% 4% 49% 10% 24%SK 1126 8% 2% 4% 4% 4% 0% 2% 10% 6% 63%FI 1033 6% 2% 4% 4% 11% 2% 2% - 5% 67%SE 1003 11% 5% 10% 5% 3% 2% 5% 41% 9% 15%UK 1340 3% 4% 2% 10% 2% 1% 2% 38% 28% 19%

QB11 En pensant au Parlement européen, diriez-vous qu'il y a quelque chose que vous n’appréciez pas en particulier ?

QB11 When you think about the European Parliament is there anything in particular that you do not appreciate about it?

TOTALDécrit très bien /

Describes very wellDécrit plutôt bien / Describes fairly well

Décrit plutôt mal / Describes fairly badly

Décrit très mal / Describes very badly

NSP / DKDécrit bien /

Describes wellDécrit mal /

Describes badly

UE27 EU27 26768 6% 39% 27% 8% 20% 45% 35%BE 1022 5% 52% 27% 5% 11% 57% 32%BG 977 18% 31% 6% 3% 42% 49% 9%CZ 1106 6% 46% 30% 6% 12% 52% 36%DK 999 7% 34% 39% 8% 12% 41% 47%D-W 1001 4% 32% 40% 12% 12% 36% 52%DE 1509 4% 32% 40% 12% 12% 36% 52%D-E 508 4% 35% 43% 10% 8% 39% 53%EE 1012 3% 39% 21% 2% 35% 42% 23%EL 1000 26% 53% 19% 2% - 79% 21%ES 1000 8% 41% 16% 3% 32% 49% 19%FR 1036 2% 41% 34% 3% 20% 43% 37%IE 1007 6% 41% 13% 6% 34% 47% 19%IT 1045 7% 44% 20% 8% 21% 51% 28%CY 500 21% 44% 10% 1% 24% 65% 11%LV 1006 4% 41% 18% 2% 35% 45% 20%LT 1016 5% 49% 11% 1% 34% 54% 12%LU 502 8% 41% 29% 8% 14% 49% 37%HU 1000 10% 47% 23% 3% 17% 57% 26%MT 500 13% 44% 8% 2% 33% 57% 10%NL 1005 1% 25% 52% 13% 9% 26% 65%AT 1015 4% 32% 34% 14% 16% 36% 48%PL 1000 7% 53% 19% 3% 18% 60% 22%PT 1000 5% 47% 22% 2% 24% 52% 24%RO 1000 16% 44% 5% 1% 34% 60% 6%SI 1009 10% 61% 15% 2% 12% 71% 17%SK 1126 10% 55% 20% 3% 12% 65% 23%FI 1033 1% 48% 41% 5% 5% 49% 46%SE 1003 4% 35% 37% 6% 18% 39% 43%UK 1340 1% 20% 31% 19% 29% 21% 50%

Dynamic

QB12.1 Pour chacun des mots\ expressions suivants, dites-moi s’il décrit très bien, plutôt bien, plutôt mal ou très mal l’idée que vous pouvez vous faire du Parlement européen.

QB12.1 Please tell me for each of the following words\ expressions whether it describes very well, fairly well, fairly badly or very badly your perception of the European parliament.

Dynamique







Describes badly

UE27 EU27 26768 16% 53% 12% 4% 15% 69% 16%BE 1022 12% 62% 15% 4% 7% 74% 19%BG 977 27% 37% 4% 2% 30% 64% 6%CZ 1106 15% 60% 16% 3% 6% 75% 19%DK 999 26% 53% 13% 2% 6% 79% 15%D-W 1001 27% 54% 11% 2% 6% 81% 13%DE 1509 25% 54% 12% 3% 6% 79% 15%D-E 508 17% 57% 15% 6% 5% 74% 21%EE 1012 13% 56% 9% 1% 21% 69% 10%EL 1000 23% 52% 19% 6% - 75% 25%ES 1000 19% 54% 6% 1% 20% 73% 7%FR 1036 8% 61% 12% 2% 17% 69% 14%IE 1007 15% 48% 8% 2% 27% 63% 10%IT 1045 10% 54% 13% 8% 15% 64% 21%CY 500 19% 45% 12% 1% 23% 64% 13%LV 1006 7% 49% 14% 1% 29% 56% 15%LT 1016 13% 56% 7% 1% 23% 69% 8%LU 502 15% 54% 15% 5% 11% 69% 20%HU 1000 16% 54% 16% 3% 11% 70% 19%MT 500 21% 49% 7% 2% 21% 70% 9%NL 1005 9% 66% 18% 2% 5% 75% 20%AT 1015 11% 43% 24% 9% 13% 54% 33%PL 1000 21% 58% 7% 1% 13% 79% 8%PT 1000 9% 51% 19% 2% 19% 60% 21%RO 1000 26% 45% 5% - 24% 71% 5%SI 1009 15% 62% 12% 2% 9% 77% 14%SK 1126 14% 63% 13% 3% 7% 77% 16%FI 1033 4% 51% 35% 5% 5% 55% 40%SE 1003 13% 57% 19% 3% 8% 70% 22%UK 1340 7% 42% 18% 9% 24% 49% 27%

Democratic



Démocratique







Describes badly


Listening to European citizens



A l’écoute des citoyens européens







Describes badly


Not well known



Méconnu







Describes badly


Inefficient



Inefficace







Describes badly


Technocratic



Technocratique

TOTALTrès positive / Very

positiveAssez positive / Fairly positive

Neutre / NeutralAssez négative / Fairly negative

Très négative / Very negative

NSP / DK Positive Négative / Negative

UE27 EU27 26768 4% 35% 41% 11% 4% 5% 39% 15%BE 1022 2% 40% 46% 7% 3% 2% 42% 10%BG 977 8% 47% 22% 5% 1% 17% 55% 6%CZ 1106 3% 34% 45% 13% 3% 2% 37% 16%DK 999 5% 29% 52% 10% 2% 2% 34% 12%D-W 1001 4% 32% 47% 11% 2% 4% 36% 13%DE 1509 3% 31% 48% 12% 3% 3% 34% 15%D-E 508 2% 28% 52% 12% 4% 2% 30% 16%EE 1012 2% 34% 51% 3% 1% 9% 36% 4%EL 1000 8% 43% 38% 8% 3% - 51% 11%ES 1000 6% 47% 32% 6% 1% 8% 53% 7%FR 1036 1% 30% 52% 11% 3% 3% 31% 14%IE 1007 12% 45% 26% 4% 4% 9% 57% 8%IT 1045 5% 41% 36% 10% 4% 4% 46% 14%CY 500 8% 43% 36% 4% 1% 8% 51% 5%LV 1006 3% 28% 51% 5% 2% 11% 31% 7%LT 1016 8% 48% 37% 3% 2% 2% 56% 5%LU 502 4% 37% 44% 10% 3% 2% 41% 13%HU 1000 3% 37% 44% 11% 3% 2% 40% 14%MT 500 11% 42% 28% 8% 3% 8% 53% 11%NL 1005 1% 29% 50% 17% 2% 1% 30% 19%AT 1015 3% 22% 41% 24% 7% 3% 25% 31%PL 1000 4% 40% 46% 3% 2% 5% 44% 5%PT 1000 3% 42% 39% 8% 3% 5% 45% 11%RO 1000 11% 52% 22% 3% - 12% 63% 3%SI 1009 9% 53% 30% 4% 1% 3% 62% 5%SK 1126 5% 43% 40% 8% 2% 2% 48% 10%FI 1033 1% 24% 51% 20% 3% 1% 25% 23%SE 1003 2% 34% 36% 20% 4% 4% 36% 24%UK 1340 1% 18% 39% 20% 15% 7% 19% 35%

QB13 En général, diriez-vous que vous avez une image très positive, assez positive, neutre, assez négative ou très négative du Parlement européen ?

QB13 In general, does the European Parliament conjure up for you a very positive, fairly positive, neutral, fairly negative or very negative image?

TOTALTrès important / Very important

ImportantPas très important / Not very important

Pas du tout important / Not at all

importantNSP / DK Important

Pas important / Not important

UE27 EU27 26768 18% 57% 11% 2% 12% 75% 13%BE 1022 17% 66% 11% 1% 5% 83% 12%BG 977 29% 43% 4% - 24% 72% 4%CZ 1106 20% 59% 13% 2% 6% 79% 15%DK 999 14% 62% 18% 1% 5% 76% 19%D-W 1001 16% 59% 14% 2% 9% 75% 16%DE 1509 17% 58% 14% 2% 9% 75% 16%D-E 508 20% 58% 12% 3% 7% 78% 15%EE 1012 21% 61% 6% 1% 11% 82% 7%EL 1000 27% 60% 12% 1% - 87% 13%ES 1000 13% 57% 9% 2% 19% 70% 11%FR 1036 15% 62% 11% 2% 10% 77% 13%IE 1007 22% 52% 7% 3% 16% 74% 10%IT 1045 20% 56% 11% 4% 9% 76% 15%CY 500 37% 49% 2% 1% 11% 86% 3%LV 1006 12% 56% 12% 2% 18% 68% 14%LT 1016 22% 61% 8% 1% 8% 83% 9%LU 502 20% 63% 8% 3% 6% 83% 11%HU 1000 27% 53% 11% 2% 7% 80% 13%MT 500 28% 56% 3% 2% 11% 84% 5%NL 1005 16% 66% 14% 1% 3% 82% 15%AT 1015 15% 52% 17% 6% 10% 67% 23%PL 1000 16% 64% 8% 1% 11% 80% 9%PT 1000 15% 59% 12% 2% 12% 74% 14%RO 1000 26% 51% 6% 1% 16% 77% 7%SI 1009 29% 59% 8% 1% 3% 88% 9%SK 1126 21% 63% 10% 1% 5% 84% 11%FI 1033 13% 65% 14% 2% 6% 78% 16%SE 1003 25% 56% 7% 2% 10% 81% 9%UK 1340 14% 45% 14% 4% 23% 59% 18%

QB14 A votre avis, le Parlement européen joue-t-il un rôle … dans la vie de l'Union européenne ?

QB14 In your opinion, is the role played by the European Parliament in the life of the European Union…?

TOTAL Plus important / More important Moins important / Less importantLe même (SPONTANE) / The same

(SPONTANEOUS)NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 48% 12% 22% 18%BE 1022 51% 10% 30% 9%BG 977 46% 4% 19% 31%CZ 1106 46% 14% 28% 12%DK 999 43% 15% 33% 9%D-W 1001 46% 12% 27% 15%DE 1509 48% 12% 27% 13%D-E 508 55% 12% 25% 8%EE 1012 48% 12% 20% 20%EL 1000 74% 9% 16% 1%ES 1000 49% 7% 17% 27%FR 1036 51% 10% 19% 20%IE 1007 32% 8% 34% 26%IT 1045 47% 12% 25% 16%CY 500 74% 2% 11% 13%LV 1006 51% 10% 16% 23%LT 1016 51% 8% 25% 16%LU 502 50% 9% 30% 11%HU 1000 55% 10% 24% 11%MT 500 57% 6% 21% 16%NL 1005 49% 18% 26% 7%AT 1015 34% 18% 39% 9%PL 1000 46% 6% 28% 20%PT 1000 44% 8% 26% 22%RO 1000 55% 9% 13% 23%SI 1009 56% 6% 27% 11%SK 1126 50% 13% 28% 9%FI 1033 48% 19% 24% 9%SE 1003 40% 17% 22% 21%UK 1340 39% 26% 14% 21%

QB15 Vous-même, souhaiteriez-vous que le Parlement européen joue un rôle plus important ou moins important qu’à l’heure actuelle ?

QB15 Would you personally like to see the European Parliament play a more important or less important role than it currently does?

TOTAL S'est renforcé / Been strengthened S'est affaibli / Been weakenedEst resté le même / Stayed the

sameNSP / DK


QB16 Diriez-vous qu’au cours de ces 10 dernières années, le rôle du Parlement européen au sein de l’Union européenne … ?

QB16 Would you say that over the last 10 years the European Parliament’s role within the European Union has…?

TOTAL

En fonction des intérêts des Etats membres dont sont issus les

députés européens / According to the interests of the Member States from which the MEPs are coming

En fonction des affinités politiques des députés européens / According to the political affinities of the MEPs

Autant l’un que l’autre (SPONTANE) / Both (SPONTANEOUS)

NSP / DK


QB17 Diriez-vous que les décisions au Parlement européen se font avant tout … ?

QB17 Would you say that the European Parliament’s decisions are adopted above all…?

TOTAL Décisif / DecisiveImportant mais pas décisif / Important

but not decisive

Pas très important / Not very important





Reducing the costs of mobile phone calls received or made when abroad

QB18.1 A votre avis, pour chacun des domaines suivants, le Parlement européen a-t-il joué un rôle décisif, important mais pas décisif, pas très important ou pas du tout important ?

QB18.1 In each of the following areas, do you think that the role of the European Parliament has been decisive, important but not decisive, not very important or not at all important?

La réduction du prix des appels passés et reçus à l’étranger depuis un téléphone portable


but not decisive






Establishing a blacklist of airline companies considered unsafe and subject to an operating ban throughout the entire EU



La mise en place d’une liste noire de compagnies aériennes jugées peu sûres et interdites de vol dans toute l’UE


but not decisive





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Tightening controls on chemical products that are considered as harmful for human health



Le renforcement des contrôles des produits chimiques jugés toxiques pour la santé humaine


but not decisive





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Banning the use of six cancer-producing substances in toys and nursery products



L’interdiction de six substances cancérigènes dans les jouets et les articles de puériculture


but not decisive





UE27 EU27 26768 26% 32% 13% 5% 24% 58% 18%BE 1022 31% 34% 15% 4% 16% 65% 19%BG 977 26% 18% 4% 4% 48% 44% 8%CZ 1106 31% 39% 15% 3% 12% 70% 18%DK 999 38% 19% 15% 10% 18% 57% 25%D-W 1001 24% 30% 18% 8% 20% 54% 26%DE 1509 24% 29% 19% 9% 19% 53% 28%D-E 508 23% 28% 20% 11% 18% 51% 31%EE 1012 29% 31% 9% 4% 27% 60% 13%EL 1000 22% 38% 25% 10% 5% 60% 35%ES 1000 28% 29% 6% 2% 35% 57% 8%FR 1036 20% 33% 14% 7% 26% 53% 21%IE 1007 37% 30% 4% 3% 26% 67% 7%IT 1045 27% 32% 13% 5% 23% 59% 18%CY 500 40% 21% 3% - 36% 61% 3%LV 1006 19% 34% 15% 4% 28% 53% 19%LT 1016 26% 32% 12% 3% 27% 58% 15%LU 502 33% 22% 8% 3% 34% 55% 11%HU 1000 40% 35% 10% 4% 11% 75% 14%MT 500 28% 21% 7% 3% 41% 49% 10%NL 1005 15% 36% 23% 6% 20% 51% 29%AT 1015 30% 40% 12% 5% 13% 70% 17%PL 1000 24% 41% 8% 2% 25% 65% 10%PT 1000 19% 28% 13% 4% 36% 47% 17%RO 1000 18% 24% 9% 4% 45% 42% 13%SI 1009 37% 36% 11% 3% 13% 73% 14%SK 1126 32% 38% 15% 7% 8% 70% 22%FI 1033 19% 44% 21% 3% 13% 63% 24%SE 1003 27% 33% 18% 4% 18% 60% 22%UK 1340 32% 30% 8% 3% 27% 62% 11%

Introducing quality criteria for swimming water



La mise en place de critères de qualité pour les eaux de baignade

TOTAL

Une politique étrangère

commune /A common

foreign policy

Une politique de défense commune /A common

defence policy

Une lutte efficace contre le

changement climatique /Combating effectively

climate change

Une politique énergétique commune /A common

energy policy

Une protection renforcée du

consommateur et de la santé

publique /Improving

consumer and public health

protection

Une agriculture respectueuse de

l'environnement /An

environmentally friendly

agriculture

La lutte contre le

terrorisme dans le

respect des libertés

individuelles /

Combating terrorism

while respecting individual freedoms

La coordination

des politiques économiques, budgétaires et

fiscales /Coordinating

economic, budget and tax

policies

La recherche scientifique et

le développement

(R&D) /Scientific

research and development

(R&D)

La recherche d'un modèle

social européen /Aiming for a

European social model

Une politique d'immigration

commune /A common

immigration policy

NSP / DK

UE27 EU27 26768 29% 28% 40% 31% 39% 26% 44% 23% 20% 12% 25% 5%BE 1022 23% 23% 48% 39% 41% 29% 40% 23% 22% 24% 30% 2%BG 977 27% 29% 31% 31% 42% 28% 42% 18% 16% 19% 11% 10%CZ 1106 24% 33% 29% 22% 39% 28% 46% 27% 30% 17% 18% 2%DK 999 23% 28% 67% 39% 42% 33% 55% 6% 28% 5% 37% 2%D-W 1001 47% 29% 57% 44% 36% 17% 48% 24% 18% 6% 30% 2%DE 1509 46% 28% 57% 44% 38% 17% 48% 25% 19% 6% 31% 1%D-E 508 42% 25% 59% 41% 45% 14% 46% 26% 22% 8% 32% 0%EE 1012 39% 48% 24% 37% 36% 27% 29% 28% 16% 14% 13% 10%EL 1000 32% 29% 39% 28% 60% 47% 43% 35% 26% 13% 10% 0%ES 1000 28% 18% 25% 12% 33% 20% 49% 13% 13% 9% 18% 8%FR 1036 24% 28% 44% 24% 43% 41% 44% 22% 29% 22% 28% 2%IE 1007 22% 21% 29% 40% 45% 29% 40% 23% 15% 14% 34% 8%IT 1045 28% 31% 22% 34% 42% 17% 40% 24% 21% 12% 23% 5%CY 500 38% 35% 38% 29% 68% 37% 49% 23% 21% 11% 11% 4%LV 1006 22% 38% 23% 33% 39% 35% 26% 40% 17% 13% 16% 4%LT 1016 31% 24% 25% 36% 40% 23% 32% 43% 20% 14% 16% 5%LU 502 30% 19% 58% 32% 45% 34% 48% 16% 16% 18% 26% 2%HU 1000 18% 22% 38% 47% 38% 30% 34% 46% 21% 21% 12% 3%MT 500 10% 14% 40% 42% 41% 42% 34% 22% 14% 6% 43% 7%NL 1005 28% 28% 58% 32% 43% 20% 56% 23% 20% 13% 35% 2%AT 1015 20% 19% 60% 34% 37% 33% 37% 22% 23% 27% 26% 4%PL 1000 40% 33% 21% 35% 36% 29% 35% 25% 14% 7% 14% 7%PT 1000 12% 24% 22% 18% 42% 30% 35% 23% 15% 18% 9% 14%RO 1000 29% 35% 27% 26% 44% 38% 32% 29% 19% 20% 10% 9%SI 1009 28% 21% 53% 31% 46% 39% 29% 37% 18% 26% 8% 3%SK 1126 37% 43% 31% 31% 45% 30% 50% 27% 24% 20% 12% 2%FI 1033 17% 29% 67% 45% 42% 38% 30% 26% 20% 9% 20% 2%SE 1003 18% 20% 79% 37% 33% 38% 50% 14% 39% 4% 31% 2%UK 1340 19% 26% 47% 24% 34% 21% 54% 15% 19% 3% 45% 10%

QB19 Le Parlement européen défend le développement de certaines politiques au niveau de l'Union Européenne. Parmi les politiques suivantes, quelles sont celles qui, selon vous, devraient être prioritaires ? (MAX. 4 REPONSES)

QB19 The European Parliament defends the development of certain policies at European Union level. In your opinion, which of the following policies should be given priority? (MAX. 4 ANSWERS)

TOTAL

L'égalité homme\ femme / Equality between men and

women

La protection des minorités / The

protection of minorities

Le dialogue entre les cultures et les

religions / The dialogue between

cultures and religions

La solidarité entre Etats membres de l’UE / Solidarity

between EU Member States

La solidarité entre l’UE et les pays pauvres dans le

monde / Solidarity

between the EU and poor

countries in the world

La protection des droits de l'homme dans le monde / The protection of human rights in

the world

L'abolition de la peine de mort

partout dans le monde / The

abolition of the death penalty

throughout the world

Aucune de celles-ci (SPONTANE) /

None of these (SPONTANEOUS)

NSP / DK

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QB20 Parmi les valeurs suivantes, quelles sont celles qui, selon vous, devraient être défendues en priorité par le Parlement européen ? (MAX. 3 REPONSES)

QB20 In your opinion, which of the following values should the European Parliament defend as a matter of priority? (MAX. 3 ANSWERS)

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