39%
of Europeans say that they are now paying more attention to their own environmental impact since the start of the pandemic.
Source: Ipsos / EDF
62%
of Italians say that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a negative toll on their mental health.
Source: YouGov
66%
of Europeans believe that scientific research on gene editing is a misuse of technology.
Source: Kantar / PEW Research Centre
73%
of Dutch people are in favour of allowing those who are willing to receive a coronavirus vaccine more freedom from social restrictions than those who do not.
Source: RIVM
78%
of "Frugal Five" EU citizens do not think that the EU has spent too much money on the COVID-19 recovery fund. However, 38% are concerned about waste and corruption getting in the way of spending the recovery fund's money properly in some states. The Frugal Five consist of Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, who's leaders have repeatedly called for smaller EU funds and budgets.
Source: Datapraxis / Dynata / ECFR
79%
of Germans view German/US relations today as either somewhat or very bad.
Source; SSRS / Kantar / Pew Research Center / Körber Stiftung
44%
of Irish people state that their lives have actually changed for the better since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Source: Central Statistics Office Ireland
49%
of Brits believe that the government and pharmaceutical companies will lower their standards for approving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Source: Redfield & Wilton Strategies
60%
of Europeans are generally optimistic about the future of the EU.
Source: Kantar / Eurobarometer
60%
of the French public admit to having already broken the rules of the second French lockdown two weeks after its inception.
Source: ifop / Consolab
78%
of French people want to move towards a more selective immigration policy for their country.
64% of French people are of the opinion that the state is doing more for immigrants in France than for the French.
Only 37% of French people see immigration as an opportunity for France.
Source: ifop / Le Figaro
60%
of UK business leaders state that they have received either poor, very poor or no Brexit guidance at all from the UK government.
Source: YouGov
75%
of Germans believe that the EU should strive to become more independent from the US in the future.
Source: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen / ZDF
89%
of Germans are happy with the results of the US presidential election and 80% believe that US-German relations will improve under Biden as president.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD
63%
of French people agree that it is most important to protect everyone's health during the COVID-19 pandemic, even if that means more negative effects for the French economy.
Source: ifop / NO COM
62%
of Germans believe that there will be an increased feeling of loneliness this festive season.
Source: YouGov / dpa
55%
of Germans blame the drastic increase in new COVID-19 cases in Germany primarily on their fellow citizens. Only 7% primarily blame their government.
Source: YouGov
85%
of Germans are in favour of keeping schools and day care centres open in Germany, even during rising COVID-19 case numbers.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD
62%
of young Europeans (16-26) are generally optimistic about the future.
Source: YouGov / TUI Stiftung
75%
of Germans view libraries as essential cultural and education institutions, however only 16% are currently a member of one.
Source: YouGov / SINUS-Institut
5%
of Europeans believe that the US presidential election on November 3rd will be completely free and fair.
Source: YouGov
46%
of Czechs agree with the current COVID-19 measures of their government.
Source: European National Panels / NPA
89%
of French people estimate the current threat of terrorism in France as high. However, only 40% of people in France are confident in Macron and his government to meet this threat. A total of 87% of French people feel like secularism is in danger in their country.
Source: ifop / Fiducial / CNews / SUD Radio
77%
of Europeans think that EU funds should be made conditional upon a government’s upholding of the rule of law and of democratic values.
Source: Kantar / European Parliament
55%
of Brits think that their government is handling unemployment in the UK badly.
Source: YouGov
20%
of Belgians do not want a vaccine against coronavirus once available.
Source: Kantar / Knack
52%
of Italians do not think that the EU has their country's best interests at heart.
Source: Redfield & Wilton Strategies / euronews
67%
of Germans report high trust in the information they get from their country's media. Germans are particularly trusting of information provided by public broadcasting, with 81% trusting the public radio and 79% trusting the public television as an information source. Still, 35% of Germans also believe that the state is telling the media in Germany what to report, at least to some degree.
Source: infratest dimap / WDR
41%
of Spaniards would prefer a Spanish republic while 35% favour the current monarchy. 48% wish for a referendum on the monarchy.
Source: 40db opinion institute / Platform for Independent Media
58%
of Scots would vote for Scottish independence from the UK if a referendum was held today.
Source: Ipsos MORI / STV News
68%
of Germans are in favour of standardized, nation-wide corona regulations, as opposed to specialized, regional rules.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD MOMA
63%
of Europeans view the United Nations in a favourable light.
Source: Pew Research Center
83%
of Germans think that it is important to continue to deal with and discuss the history of the former GDR.
Source: forsa / Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung
31%
of Germans believe that things have generally changed for the better over the past decade while 34% think that things have gotten worse. Looking ahead, 42% of people think that things will get worse during the 2020's while only 20% have an optimistic outlook for the coming years. Interestingly, the younger generation seems to be much more optimistic than the older, with 34% of Germans under 40 seeing more positive changes ahead.
Source: infratest dimap / rbb
82%
of Spanish people think that the public does not know enough about science to really understand research findings covered in the news.
Source: Pew Research Center
34%
of Germans are unsatisfied with how the democracy in their country works. In east Germany its even 49%.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD-Deutschlandtrend
45%
of Germans say they are still following all distancing regulations.
Source: HCHE / Nova School of Business and Economics / Bocconi University / Erasmus University / University of Hamburg
97%
of Italians view climate change as an either "very serious" or "somewhat serious" issue.
Source: GlobeScan
43%
of Polish people say their trust in others has worsened as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Source: Kantar / YouGov / More in Common
63%
of Britons think that the benefits of science outweigh its potential harms.
Source: Ipsos MORI / UKRI
65%
of West Germans think that East and West Germany have not grown together well in the 30 years since reunification. In East Germany, 78% hold that view.
Source: infratest dimap / NDR
72%
of Dutch people wish for more Dutch-Franco-German cooperation, now that the UK is leaving the EU. 29% of the Dutch see the US as a threat to Europe, 35% think this of China and 36% of Russia. Should a new Cold War break out between the US and China, 60% of the Dutch would prefer to stay neutral and not pick any side.
Source: Clingendael
14%
of UK companies say they are clear on the new rules of employing EU citizens after free movement ends in December.
Source: Number Cruncher Politics / the3million
40%
of Germans think there is at least a "truthful core" to most conspiracy theories even if not all the details are true.
Source: YouGov / Statista
55%
of French people are in favour of reintroducing the death penalty in France.
Source: Ipsos / Sopra Steria / Le Monde / CEVIPOF / Fondation Jean-Jaurès / Institut Montaigne
79%
of Poles perceive the attitude of the Russian state towards Poland as either rather, or very unfriendly.
Source: ARC Rynek I Opinia / cprdip
65%
of Europeans currently hold an unfavourable view of the United States of America. Partly to blame: The U.S. corona response, which 84% of Europeans rate as either bad or very bad. Globally, fewer people have trust in Donald Trump (16%) than in Merkel (76%), Macron (64%), Johnson (48%) or even Putin (23%) or Xi (19%).
Source: Pew Research Center
30%
of Germans believe that there are "secret powers" that control what's happening in the world.
Source: infratest dimap / KAS
86%
of Spanish people want the world to change significantly and become more sustainable and equitable rather than returning to how it was before COVID-19.
Source: Ipsos / WEF
53%
of Germans feel that their government is not doing enough for environmentalism as part of their COVID-19 crisis management.
Source: Kantar / More In Common
70%
of Europeans view climate change as a threat to their country. In 7 out of 9 European countries surveyed, climate change was the most feared global thread, ahead of the spread of infectious diseases. Only people in the UK prioritized disesases (71%) and in Denmark people were most afraid of cyber-attacks from other countries (66%).
Source: Pew Research Center
71%
of Britons think that the government has an active responsibility to ensure people are leading healthy lives.
Source: Ipsos MORI
53%
of Germans are afraid of a more dangerous world caused by the politics of US President Donald Trump.
Source: R+V Infocenter
76%
of French people asses the threat of terrorism in France as either high or very high.
Source: ifop / Le Point
60%
of Dutch residents have noticed that the coronavirus crisis had an effect on their mental health.
Source: EenVandaag Opinion Panel
50%
of Germans want to see Germany take in refugees from the burned down Moria camp together with other willing EU states. 34% only want to take in Moria refugees if there is a clear EU-wide distribution plan. 15% do not want to take in any of the refugees under any circumstances.
Source: forsa / ntv
95%
of Danes are satisfied with their government's corona crisis management. More than in any other country surveyed.
Source: Pew Research Center
55%
of Estonians would favour a change in their country's constitution, defining marriage exclusively as a union between one man and one woman.
Source: Norstat Eesti / MTÜ Ühiskonnauuringute Instituud
46%
of English people say they want Scotland to remain part of the UK.
Source: YouGov
63%
of Germans have stated that they have not changed their personal consumption of resources due to the corona crisis.
Source: Kantar / Tomra / ReSociety
83%
of Britons believe that it is important to work with other countries to find a cure for the COVID-19 Virus, firmly rejecting the idea of "vaccine nationalism". 81% think that when a COVID-19 vaccine is available, it should be internationally distributed in the most effective way to beat the pandemic everywhere. If it means COVID-19 will be eradicated faster, 71% even believe that health workers and doctors in other countries should get the vaccine first, even if some healthy people at home would have to wait longer.
Source: Savanta ComRes / ONE Campaign
54%
of Germans think the EU should step in to find a solution to the ongoing conflicts in Belarus.
Source: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen / ZDF Politbarometer
91%
of Germans are in favour of mandatory corona tests for returning German tourists.
Source: Kantar / BfR
59%
of French people do not trust their government to effectively fight the corona virus.
Source: ifop / le Journal du Dimanche
76%
of Germans believe that transatlantic cooperation would improve should Joe Biden win the US presidential election.
Source: forsa / Internationale Politik
60%
of Germans want to see regulations further reducing the maximum number of guests allowed at private parties during the pandemic.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD-Morgenmagazin
21%
of Europeans see immigration as the biggest security threat to their respective countries.
Source: YouGov / European University Institute
47%
of Spanish people their own government is underreporting corona case- and death numbers on purpose. Within Europe this makes Spaniards the most distrustful of both, their own country's numbers, as well as, those numbers from other countries. Internationally, Europeans are most distrustful of COVID-19 data from China with between 53% (Germany) and 70% (Spain) of people believing China's numbers are manipulated.
Source: YouGov
51%
of Poles believe that the economic situation in Poland will deteriorate over the next 6 months.
Source: Polish Economic Institute / Polish Development Fund
55%
of Scots would vote in favour of an independent Scotland if a referendum was held today.
Source: Panelbase / Business for Scotland
55%
of Danes would rather cancel a holiday than have to wear masks in public enclosed spaces at their holiday destination.
Source: YouGov
62%
of French people are in favour of wearing masks outside, as well as, inside in public.
Source: YouGov / le HuffPost
47%
of Germans support the US President's plans to reduce the number of US soldiers currently stationed in Germany.
Source: YouGov / dpa
87%
of Germans are in favour of a mandatory training for teachers on how to teach online classes. 79% of Germans think that all schools should have to fully switch to online classes for any corona-caused school closure of more than one week. Overall, 64% of parents in Germany state that their child has studied significantly less each day during the shutdown.
Source: ifo Institut
79%
of Germans have either no or very little sympathy for the ongoing corona protests in their country.
Source: civey / Spiegel
29%
of Swedes think they are still at risk of getting infected with COVID-19.
Source: Kantar Sifo / Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
63%
of French people think borders between European countries should be closed for now.
Source: Euronews / Redfield and Wilton Strategies
52%
of international students would cancel their studies in Europe if Universities switched their mode of teaching to online classes.
Source: Schengenvisainfo.com
82%
of Spaniards think that the COVID-19 situation in Spain is currently getting worse. Only 13% think it is getting better. Just 6 prior, 89% thought it was getting better and only 6% believed the situation was getting worse. Overall, 53% of Spaniards believe that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to come in their country.
Source: YouGov / Euronews / Redfield & Wilton Strategies
61%
of Europeans disapprove of US global leadership, while only 24% approved. Overall, Germany's leadership remains highest rated globally with 44%.
Source: Gallup
47%
of Europeans are either very or somewhat worried about experiencing a terrorist attack in the next 12 months.
Source: Ipsos MORI / FRA
78%
of Poles believe that renewable energy sources (RES) have the most positive impact on the protection of the environment and climate.
Source: IBRiS
39%
of Germans state that they are using public transport less often now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Surprisingly, the usage of cars has not much changed as 19% of Germans say that they are driving more but also 19% saying they drive less now. Instead, Germans seem to have opted for more sustainable options, with 36% of respondents walking more often and 19% using their bike more often to get from A to B.
Source: YouGov / DEVK
51%
of Hungarian medical students say they want to eventually work abroad due to the uncertainties of livelihood in their fields in Hungary.
Source: Hungarian Medical Chamber
29%
of British businesses expect to decrease the size of their workforce in the next three months.
Source: British Chambers of Commerce / Totaljobs
80%
of Irish people want to keep at least some form of their current home office schedule post COVID-19.
Source: Amárach Research / AIB
56%
of Europeans rate their justice system - in terms of the independence of courts and judges - as good.
Source: Kantar / Eurobarometer
68%
of EU citizens agree 'the EU should have more competences to deal with crises such as the Coronavirus pandemic'.
Source: Kantar / Eurobarometer
59%
of Germans want to see a fundamental change in their country's asylum policy, all but stopping unauthorized entries into Germany. Instead they opt to drastically expand the practice of flying in refugees in particular need of protection straight from crisis regions. 36% of Germans would like to give a greater deal of authority on this particular policy area to the EU in the future.
Source: infratest dimap / Welt am Sonntag
43%
of Belgians intend to avoid using public transport in the coming months due to anxieties regarding COVID-19.
Source: Deloitte Global
76%
of Poles fear that the COVID-19 virus could strike again in a second wave in their country.
Source: ARC Market and Opinion
30%
of Europeans say they are now saving more money as a result of the Corona crisis.
Source: Ipsos / ING
47%
of Italians believe that their household income will fall over the next 12 months, even after the pandemic.
Source: Bank of Italy / Doxa / Ipsos / GfK
64%
of Lithuanians view Russia's current form of foreign policy as a direct threat to their country's security. At the same time, only 36% of Lithuanians said they were satisfied with how democracy worked in their own country. Still, Lithuania's bond to the West remains strong with just 9% of Lithuanians thinking that the country would be better off outside of the EU and NATO.
Source: Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC)
42%
of British people support their government's proposal to offer a path to citizenship for roughly 3 million Hong Kong residents.
Source: Savanta ComRes
46%
of French people think that universities impact their country positively. The lowest score among its European neighbours.
Source: Ipsos MORI / Fulbright Commission / University of California / Kings College London
50%
of Germans see fighting climate change as a top priority for the new EU council under German presidency.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD Deutschlandtrend
35%
of Bulgarians see a liberal democracy as the preferred form of government for their country. 45% of Bulgarians state that "having a strong and decisive leader who does not have to bother with parliament or elections" would be a preferable solution. In Poland, too, 1 in 4 citizens would prefer an autocratic leader. Overall, In only 5 of 10 Central/Eastern European countries surveyed, more than 50% of the respondents would choose a liberal democracy over an autocratic leader.
Source: GLOBSEC / NED / FOCUS, s.r.o.
16%
of Brits had to skip meals or cut down meal sizes due to not having enough money during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Source: Ipsos MORI / Food Standards Agency
66%
of Italians see the unemployment rate as their country's main concern as worries shift from the COVID-19 pandemic to the economy.
Source: Ipsos
44%
of Europeans think that the speed at which COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in their countries was right. More people believe that restrictions were lifted too quickly than too slowly.
Source: HCHE / Nova SBE / Bocconi University / Erasmus University
88%
of Europeans agree that human rights are important for creating a fairer society. However, 68% think that some people take unfair advantage of human rights. 33% of respondents believe that human rights only benefit those who do not deserve them, such as criminals and terrorists. Overall, 52% of EU citizens believe that everyone in their countries enjoys the same basic human rights.
Source: Ipsos Mori / FRA
71%
of Belgians are in favour of a new lockdown should COVID-19 numbers surge again in their country.
Source: HLN / VTM Nieuws / RTL / Le Soir / The Brussels Times / 7sur7
47%
of Europeans feel that the European Union has been irrelevant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: YouGov / ECFR
41%
of Europeans do not want to share any personal data with private companies. 23% do not want to share any personal data with public administration.
Source: Ipsos MORI / FRA
81%
of French people plan to take better care of their health and lifestyle after their covid-19 lockdown experience.
Source: Odoxa / Le Figaro
66%
of Germans see conspiracy theories as a threat to democracy. 17% believe that the Corona crisis is merely a pretence for the government to restrict freedoms.
Source: infratest dimap / ARD-Kontraste
63%
of Dutch sympathize with the ongoing anti-racism protests in the Netherlands. 40% of people, furthermore, claim to have changed their own behaviour in some form following the protests. Still, 73% of people also voiced concerns about observing social distancing guidelines at the protest rallies.
Source: EenVandaag Opinion Panel