Media mentions – Data & polling
The pandemic has increased the disappointment with the European government, but the distrust is not only at the EU level, but even more at the national level of the individual states
In an interview, Bulgarian political scientist Albena Azmanova refers to the ECFR opinion poll
What we need in cross-Channel relations is (…) the courage to change what can be changed, the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other
ECFR Council member Timothy Garton Ash draws a conclusion five years on from the Brexit referendum, arguing that both the British and the European Union are weakened
A majority of Europeans have now lost faith in the EU and its ability to respond effectively in the face of major crises
Citizens’ trust in the EU has been shaken. The loss of confidence was particularly strong in Germany, says a recent ECFR study.
Eric Bonse refers to the new ECFR studies on his blog
A majority of Europeans also want to see the EU scale-up its sharing-vaccines commitments, either before, or as soon as its own vulnerable population has been immunized against Covid
The Austrian newspaper refers to ECFR’s polling showing that European countries prefer to stay neutral in a conflict between the US and China
An article is published in Le Monde about Susi and Jana report on the crisis of confidence in the EU
Disappointment with EU institutions has now come out of the periphery and gone mainstream
The Guardian refers to ECFR’s latest opinion polling
Re-introducing cherished freedoms […] will offer one, very immediate, pathway for EU institutions and member states to “reboot” confidence in the European poroject