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Ipsos European Pulse August 2015

Views on the EU

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ARE THINGS GOING IN RIGHT DIRECTION OR WRONG TRACK ACROSS THE EU?Large - and increasing - majorities in most countries think the EU is going in the wrong direction.

Indeed, a majority of EU citizens in all nine countries agree that things across the EU are heading off on the wrong track.

The proportion thinking things are headed in the wrong direction has increased in eight of nine countries since 2014.

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Are things across the European Union going in the right direction or are they on the wrong track?

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Generally speaking, would you say things across the European Union are heading in the right direction or are they off on the wrong track?

Base: 7,096 respondents from nine countries (Belgium: 505, France, 1,016, Germany, 1,015, Great Britain: 1,019, Hungary: 500, Italy: 1,015, Poland: 505, Spain: 1,016, Sweden: 505), July 24th - AUGUST 7TH, 2015.

Country average: 27%

30% OR MORE

20% TO 29%

19% OR LESS

15%

32%16%

29%34%

32%

27%

36%

% saying ‘heading in right direction’

36%

25%

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Country average: 73%

80% OR MORE

71% TO 79%

70% OR LESS

% saying ‘off on the wrong track’

GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU SAY THINGS ACROSS THE EUROPEAN UNION ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR ARE THEY OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK?

BASE: 7,096 RESPONDENTS FROM NINE COUNTRIES (BELGIUM: 505, FRANCE, 1,016, GERMANY, 1,015, GREAT BRITAIN: 1,019, HUNGARY: 500, ITALY: 1,015, POLAND: 505, SPAIN: 1,016, SWEDEN: 505), JULY 24TH -AUGUST 7TH, 2015.

85%

68%

84%

71%66%

68%

73%

75%

64%

Are things across the European Union going in the right direction or are they on the wrong track?

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Are things going in the right direction or are they on the wrong track? TREND FROM 2014

GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU SAY THINGS ACROSS THE EUROPEAN UNION ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR ARE THEY OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK?

BASE: 7,096 RESPONDENTS FROM NINE COUNTRIES (BELGIUM: 505, FRANCE, 1,016, GERMANY, 1,015, GREAT BRITAIN: 1,019, HUNGARY: 500, ITALY: 1,015, POLAND: 505, SPAIN: 1,016, SWEDEN: 505), JULY 24TH - AUGUST 7TH, 2015.

INCREASE OF 7 POINTS OR MORE

INCREASE OF 4 – 6 POINTS

INCREASE OF 1 – 3 POINTS

NO CHANGE

DECREASE OF 1 – 3 POINTS

DECREASE OF 4 – 6 POINTS

DECREASE OF 7 POINTS OR MORE

% point change saying ‘heading in right direction’ since March 2014

Country average: 27% (-5 from March 2014)

-8

-4-5

-6

+8-8

-7

-3

-9

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HAS EU MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTED MEMBER STATES’ LIVING STANDARDS?Six in ten in disagree that their personal standard of living is higher now than if their country had not joined the EU.

However, this is a slight improvement in views of the living standard benefits of EU membership since 2014.

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8%

27%

40%

25%


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IS HIGHER NOW THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF MY COUNTRY HAD NOT JOINED THE EUROPEAN UNION


10%

31%

37%

22%AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH

March 2014 August 2015

35%

65%

41%

59%

Has EU membership helped support living standards?

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34

3932

363130

2931

2630

243028

282627

2129

24

3746

392929

3438

4637

414041

3842

2734

4950

1215

132727

292122

2227

2321

2623

3637

1821

Has EU membership helped support living standards? COUNTRY TREND


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IS HIGHER NOW THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF MY COUNTRY HAD NOT JOINED THE EUROPEAN UNION


AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH

2015

20142015

2014

2015

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Great Britain

Poland

Hungary

Germany

Spain

Belgium

France

Italy

Sweden

2015

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DOES THE EU UNFAIRLY ADVANTAGE MORE DEVELOPED MEMBERSTATES?Large majorities of citizens in more economically challenged EU countries feel that the EU gives an advantage to their more economically developed neighbours.

Three quarters of Italian citizens agree, as do a similar proportion of Spaniards. However, the majority disagree in Germany and Sweden.

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Does the EU unfairly advantage the Union’s more developed members?


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: THE EUROPEAN UNION GIVES AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO MORE ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES


18%

39%

32%

11%19%

40%

31%

11%AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH


57%

43%

59%

41%

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Does the EU unfairly advantage the Union’s more developed members? COUNTRY TREND


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: THE EUROPEAN UNION GIVES AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO MORE ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES


AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH

3127

3433

2218

1510

2324

1515

1317

12789

4644

4240

4146

4642

3431

4243

3939

3331

3336

1823

1922

332533

402429

2932

3633

4044

4442

66664

116

818

1614

101111

1517

1512

2015

20142015

2014

2015

20142015

20142015

20142015

20142015201420152014

Italy

Spain

Poland

Great Britain

Hungary

France

Belgium

Germany

Sweden

2015

2014

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HAS EU PRESSURE TO CUT SPENDING DAMAGED MEMBER STATES’ ECONOMIES?

Two thirds say that their country’s economy has been damaged by EU pressure on their governments to cut spending.

Eight in ten Italians say their country’s economy has been damaged by EU pressure to implement spending cuts.

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21%

42%

29%

8%


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: MY COUNTRY’S ECONOMY HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY EU PRESSURE ON EUROZONE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO CUT THEIR SPENDING


24%

39%

29%

9%AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH


62%

38%

63%

38%

Has EU pressure to cut spending damaged member states’ economies?

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4230

3427

3739

2825

171315

1119

171417

79

3940

4448

4036

4843

4251

3840

3237

3338

3640

1422

1720172220

2734

303841

3131

4329

4243

5855

5445

76

109

1716

101614

8

Has EU pressure to cut spending damaged member states’ economies? COUNTRY TREND


PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: MY COUNTRY’S ECONOMY HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY EU PRESSURE ON EUROZONE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO CUT THEIR SPENDING


AGREE VERY MUCH

AGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE SOMEWHAT

DISAGREE VERY MUCH

2015

20142015

2014

2015

20142015

20142015

20142015

20142015201420152014

Italy

France

Spain

Belgium

Great Britain

Germany

Hungary

Poland

Sweden

2015

2014

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MORE OR LESS POWER FOR THE EU?

Despite the concerns seen, there has been no increase in support for leaving the EU since 2014 – and in Britain the proportion who want to leave has slightly fallen.

France is more in favour of greater integration than in 2014, although both Italy and Spain are now less in favour.

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19%

19%

11%

32%

18% 19%

21%

15%

29%

17%

More or less power for the EU? IPSOS EUROPEAN PULSE: AUGUST 2015

WORK FOR THE FORMATION OF A SINGLE EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT

STAY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRY TO INCREASE THE EUROPEAN UNION’S POWERS

LEAVE THINGS AS THEY ARE

STAY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRY TO REDUCE THE EUROPEAN UNION’S POWERS

LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION


PLEASE INDICATE WHAT YOU THINK THE LONG-TERM POLICY OF YOUR COUNTRY SHOULD BE:


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More or less power for the EU? COUNTRY TREND IPSOS EUROPEAN PULSE: AUGUST 2015



WORK FOR THE FORMATION OF A SINGLE EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT

STAY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRY TO INCREASE THE EUROPEAN UNION’S POWERS

LEAVE THINGS AS THEY ARE

STAY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRY TO REDUCE THE EUROPEAN UNION’S POWERS

LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION

272324

2131

2719

2524

282122

1117

95

35

373130

1718

1323

2317

2120

2621

2413

128

8

747

716

1617

116

412

720

1525

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1825

1736

22292527

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2015

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Hungary

France

Belgium

Germany

Italy

Spain

Poland

Sweden

Great Britain

2015

2014

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Support for integration stable on average, but shifts at country-level, with big increase in France




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42 41 41

32 22

110

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20

30

40

50

60

70

Average HU FR BE DE IT ES PL SE GB

Mar-14

Aug-15

% of those saying ‘work towards the formation of a single European government’ or ‘stay in the European Union and increase the European Union’s powers’

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Technical noteIPSOS EUROPEAN PULSE: AUGUST 2015

THESE ARE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE GLOBAL RESEARCH COMPANY IPSOS.

RESPONDENTS AGED 16-64 WERE INTERVIEWED VIA THE IPSOS GLOBAL @DVISOR ONLINE PANEL IN BELGIUM, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, POLAND, SPAIN AND SWEDEN BETWEEN JULY 24 - AUGUST 7, 2015. APPROXIMATELY 1000+ INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED ON A COUNTRY BY COUNTRY BASIS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BELGIUM, HUNGARY, POLAND AND SWEDEN WHERE EACH HAVE A SAMPLE APPROXIMATELY 500+.

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Michael ClemenceSenior Research Executive, Ipsos Social Research Institute

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Mike WheelerSenior Research Executive, Ipsos Social Research Institute

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