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New Poll Shows Scotland Would Vote to Secede From UK

... For the first time in two years a majority of Scots say that they would vote in favour of secession. The survey made public in early August was conducted by Michael Ashcroft Polls, the first such survey since March 2017 that shows so much support in Scotland for leaving the union. A full 46% of the 1,019 voters polled said they would vote for independence; 43% said they would vote against. ... learn more

  

Germany’s East Still Ticks Differently Than the West

... On the eve of the long-awaited regional elections in the eastern German states of Brandenburg and Saxony on Sept. 1 (and Thuringia in October), the polls all show one thing very clearly: the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for large gains and, perhaps even, the largest share of the vote in at least one of the states. The party scores about twice as well in the east as it ... learn more

  

EU Citizens Remain Against Further Enlargement

... A new poll conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) confirms that the majority of EU citizens and states are not interested in expanding the EU to include the countries of the Western Balkans. The poll's results confirm past polls and surveys. When it comes to such opposition, German and Austria are the countries most opposed: 46% of Germans and 44% of Austrians, ... learn more

  

Europe Gets High Marks, Despite Problems

... Some EU observers certainly feared negative fallout after the bruising and circuitous choosing of the EU Commission president in the aftermath of the European Parliament vote, held in May. After all, a politician, Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, was eventually picked for the post even though she wasn’t on the ballot and several other Spitzenkandidaten, or lead candidates, were. It didn’t ... learn more

  

Many Poor Europeans Stuck at Home During Holidays

... Summer is reflexively associated with vacation away from home, right? Well, not for 28% of EU Europeans in 2018, according to new Eurostat data. Slightly more than one in four EU residents can afford one holiday a year “away from their homes.” Romanians are at the bottom of the pack, while the Swedes are out in front with the most holiday across the border. In Germany, the statistic for ... learn more

  

Most Europeans Trust Vaccines to Prevent Disease

... A recent Eurobarometer survey of 28,000 EU citizens came to the conclusion that Europeans overwhelmingly stand behind vaccines as a means of preventing disease. Eight out of ten say that vaccine drugs are rigorously tested. That’s the good news. There’s also plenty of skepticism, however, which is not backed up by science, warn EU officials. Nearly half of Europeans, for example, believe ... learn more

  

Europeans Mostly Unfamiliar With How Algorithms Affect Them

... A Bertelsmann Stiftung survey conducted earlier this year in all 28 EU states in cooperation with eupinions found that less than half of all Europeans are familiar with algorithms, and just 8% knew much about them. A fifth of those survey lacked a basic understanding about algorithms’ use in everyday life, according to the study entitled “What Europe Knows and Thinks About Algorithms.“ ... learn more

  

Europeans Like Their Neighbourhoods

... A recent eupinions survey conducted by Dalia Research for the Bertelsmann Stiftung * across the EU-28 examines public opinion of the quality of local infrastructure and economic opportunities in their communities. It found that 81% of EU Europeans think that their neighbourhood is generally a good place to live. Spaniards appeared the most content (85%) while Italians were the least so: ... learn more

  

Boris Johnson and Brexit Favored Overwhelmingly by British Conservatives

... A recent YouGov survey on Brexit confirmed what much of the media have been pointing toward: Boris Johnson of the UK’s Conservative Party may well end up the country’s next leader, and at popular behest. The poll showed that 77% of nearly 900 Tory party members said he‘d be a good option to replace Theresa May. No other candidate came even close. Just 19% said he’d be a bad leader. Somewhat ... learn more

  

At Least Some in the EU Know Their Digital Rights

... European Commission polling in March took stock of EU citizens’ views on data protection in Europe and in particular of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect in May last year. The regulation was intended to give power back to EU citizens on how their personal data is being processed and used. The GDPR harmonized data privacy laws across Europe and reshaped ... learn more