Eiropas Savienības Atvērto datu portāls - Custom query: “EuroVoc” jēdzieni filters: Eiropas Parlaments, valūtas krīze; Resursa formāti filters: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/ZIP; Atslēgvārdi filters: Surveytag:data.europa.eu,2012:/feeds/custom.atom?vocab_concepts_eurovoc=http%3A%2F%2Feurovoc.europa.eu%2F3225&res_format=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.europa.eu%2Fresource%2Fauthority%2Ffile-type%2FZIP&tags=Survey2020-03-19T20:41:09ZEuropean Publications Officehttps://data.europa.eu/euodpRecently created or updated datasets on Eiropas Savienības Atvērto datu portāls. Custom query: “EuroVoc” jēdzieni filters: Eiropas Parlaments, valūtas krīze; Resursa formāti filters: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/ZIP; Atslēgvārdi filters: Survey2009 - Eurobarometer Survey - Europeans and the crisis Itag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/2011-europeans-and-the-crisis-iOn the eve of the European elections, it was important to measure Europeans' perceptions of the EU's actions in the face of the economic and financial crisis.
This survey, conducted via face to face interviews with 27,218 EU citizens (fieldwork mid-January/mid-February), shows a collective concern to the crisis, a demand for more coordinated actions at an EU level and also by strikingly different national interpretations of the role of the euro. It also shows very clear variations on a socio-demographic level: women are more worried and more critical of the euro, along with citizens who left school at 15 years of age or before. There are a number of significant points to note:
Europeans are very worried about the repercussions of the crisis.
This anxiety, which is felt very strongly in all countries (between 80 and 90%) affects all levels of the economy: global, European and national. This relates as much to the present situation as to the future. This anxiety is not as predominant at the personal level (58% today, 56% tomorrow).
Europeans are in favour of coordinated action to fight the crisis.
Their diagnosis is clear: 44% of them believe that Member States reacted in an individual manner, while 39% believe they acted in a coordinated manner.
On the other hand, 61% believe that Europeans would be better protected if the Member States adopted a coordinated approach. This kind of approach is urgently called for by the EP who has taken a stand to this effect on numerous occasions.
What is the most effective level at which to fight the crisis ?
This question stands out, even more than the others, due to the significant differences evident between Member States. This may be dependent on whether or not a country belongs to the G8 or on the extent of the seriousness of the economic crisis in their national territory. On average, 25% choose the G8 and 17% the EU, 15% say the USA and 14% cite the national government.
What actions should be taken at EU level ?
The European Parliament has repeatedly declared itself in favour of different measures at Union level. These are largely supported by Europeans in the percentage points which vary from 66 to 71%: coordination of economic and financial politics; supervision by the EU in cases where public money is used to rescue financial institutions; surveillance of the activities of the most important international financial groups; the role of the EU at international level in regulating financial services.
The euro: a protector ?
This question on the role of the euro in mitigating the negative effects of the crisis was posed in all of the member countries of the Union. Among the twenty-seven Member States, 44% of Europeans think that the euro has not mitigated the crisis as opposed to 39% who think that it has effectively mitigated this crisis, 17% did not know.
Indeed, the results show that the perception of the euro varies considerably from one country to another. The detailed table (see p. 15 of the summary) shows that 17 countries responded positively to the question, among which 13 are countries in the euro zone, 3 are countries which are obliged to adopt it and 1 country which refused to adopt it.
The former national currency would have been as effective a protector as the euro ?
45% of citizens in the euro zone answered no, while another 45% of them answered yes. This average conceals significant disparities between Member States in the euro zone as in twelve of the sixteen countries, a majority does not agree with this statement.2020-03-19T20:41:09Z2017-01-17T12:14:46Z2012 - Eurobarometer Survey - Crisis and economic governance Vtag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/2012-crisis-and-economic-governance-vThis Eurobarometer survey on ‘The crisis and the economic governance in Europe is the fifth carried out by the European Parliament. It was conducted by TNS opinion between 10 and 25 March 2012, in face-to-face interviews with 26 593 Europeans aged 15 and over.
Prior to key meetings of heads of state and government on the theme of the crisis, most Europeans think that the EU has to take action to reduce public spending and boost economic growth at the same time (47%) 25 % of Europeans consider that priority must be given to measures that stimulate the economy, and 23 % are in favour of measures to reduce public spending.
The survey’s findings confirm a known trend which shows a polarisation of public opinion. Indeed, the number of people who do not have any opinion decreases from survey to survey.
Although the primary focus of the current debate between the Member States is whether or not to they should take action together, 55 % of Europeans (=) would feel better protected by measures adopted in a coordinated way with the other EU countries, while 38% (+3) of them are in favour of individual measures.
As far as the ways of tackling the crisis are concerned, there are clear differences between those inside the euro zone (61% in favour of coordination) and those outside it (43%).
Although they are in favour of solidarity, most Europeans consider that financial help for Member States in economic or financial difficulties must be made conditional on compliance with common rules (80%). They also believe that penalties should be imposed when these rules are broken (72%).
Concerning budgetary issues, some 65 % (-2) of those surveyed are in favour of preliminary consultations between European and national institutions whilst national budgets are being drawn up. Once again, there is a very big difference between those inside the euro zone (70%) and those outside it (56%) .
On the financial transaction tax (FTT) we observe, as for the other questions, a clear change in the opinion between the two surveys. Henceforth 66% of Europeans (+5) are in favour of the principle of a financial transaction tax, 73% in the euro zone and 53% in the non euro zone, a difference of 20 percentage points.
Always during these six months, we note a growing awareness of Eurobonds. Today, nearly one European in two (49 %; +7) has heard of Eurobonds. This awareness is greater inside the euro zone (53 %) than outside it (42 %).
Although most of Europeans are in favour of pooling part of the public debt of Member States, their analysis differs on the impact that this may have.
Awareness of the credit rating agencies (CRA) has also increased: 13 countries had their ratings downgraded by CRAs in the last six months. It is therefore no surprise to discover that 61 % (+11) of Europeans have heard of CRAs. Asked whether an independent European CRA should be created to counterbalance the power of the existing agencies, 67 % (+2) of Europeans were in favour. Finally, 54 % of Europeans think that in serious crisis, the CRAs should not rate countries which have been helped by other EU Member States.2020-03-19T20:33:55Z2017-01-17T09:56:24Z2011 - Eurobarometer Survey - Europeans and the crisis IIItag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/2011-europeans-and-the-crisis-iiiThis Eurobarometer survey on "Europeans and the crisis" is the third such survey realised by the European Parliament.
The first one was carried out in January-February 2009, six months before the European elections, while the second was conducted in September 2010. The fieldwork for this survey was carried out by TNS opinion between 13 April and 2 May 2011 on the basis of face-to-face interviews with 26 825 European citizens.
In the seven months since the previous survey, the national and international context has been marked by several major events which have undoubtedly played an important role in shaping the answers of Europeans to the questions posed.
In-between, public opinion at EU level has moved only marginally, whereas there were major shifts between the first and second surveys (January - August 2010). It should be borne in mind that the six most populous Member States account for approximately 70% of the EU 27 average.
Before analysing the results of this survey in detail, it is worth highlighting the main findings:
Europeans are strongly in favour of the principle of a tax on financial transactions at global level, or failing that at EU level initially.
A majority of Europeans believe that overall the euro has not mitigated the effects of the crisis.
To combat the crisis, a majority of Europeans above all want the Member States to act in a more coordinated way.
In the debate on whether to boost the economy or reduce public spending, we note that the economic situation of the Member States has a direct impact on answers. In seven months, they have sometimes varied by between 10 and 38 points.
Tackling exclusion and poverty is still the first political priority of Europeans, although there have been very significant variations in several Member States between the two surveys.
Food security: helping agriculture in developing countries seems to be the most effective measure to the respondents, followed by combating speculation on food products. In terms of objectives, Europeans strongly support several measures of which ensuring that everyone has access to food products at affordable prices and also that farmers have a fair income.2020-03-19T20:29:36Z2017-01-17T11:56:32Z2010 - Eurobarometer Survey - Europeans and the crisis IItag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/2011-europeans-and-the-crisis-iiThis survey of Europeans and the crisis is the second one instigated by the European Parliament. The first took place in January/February 2009, preceding the European elections of June 2009.
Between the two European Parliament enquiries, the European Union launched various initiatives aimed at fighting the crisis: regulations, a European monetary fund, economic governance, 2020 strategy, etc. The Parliament has taken stances on some of these, or is about to, through various global reports.
At the same time, Member States have launched deep budgetary reforms aimed at reducing public deficits.
It is in this context that Europeans were questioned about their concerns relating to the crisis: How they perceive the responses of the EU and the Member States? What they think about solidarity between Member States? Which actors are most able to combat the crisis? What priority policies should be decided today at EU level? What next for the EU in 2020? etc.
27 218 citizens were interviewed face-to-face by TNS Opinion. The results confirmed the great worries of Europeans in the face of the crisis - concerns which were already evident in the former Eurobarometer. The main findings are as follows:
Europeans would clearly like the EU and its Member States to act in a more coordinated way, but less so than they did in January 2009.
They clearly want Member States to be more active in dealing with the crisis.
In the light of a widespread feeling that poverty is rising, European citizens want the EU's policies to be developed with a focus on protecting them directly: tackling poverty and exclusion, improving consumer protection etc. They are more in favour of these individual-oriented policies than global issues, such as climate change.
There is a divided opinion on which kind of measures should be taken to end the crisis: Which is the better route: austerity or economy-boosting measures?
Respondents showed massive support for financial regulation and measures to control the banking system.
They showed clear support for financial solidarity with EU Member States in difficult economic situations.
Respondents support a convergence of the economic, fiscal and financial policies of all Member States.
A significant amount of Europeans found themselves unable to give a definite answer to economic questions on a large scale (national, global etc.). This reflects their sensitivity to the uncertainties of finding a solution to the crisis.
The results also displayed national trends in line with the Member States' domestic situations (which vary greatly). It should be remembered that the EU average is weighted according to demographic and population criteria.
Results also showed uncertainty as to the effectiveness of the euro to fight the crisis.
2020-03-19T20:27:13Z2017-01-17T12:04:42Z2011 - Eurobarometer Survey - Europeans and the crisis IVtag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/2011-europeans-and-the-crisis-ivThis EB/PE survey "Europeans and the crisis" was conducted by TNS Opinion between 3rd and 18th September 2011 on the basis of face to face interviews with 26.856 citizens aged over 15. The previous one was carried out in April-May 2011.
On the question of financial solidarity between Member States, there is a trend to a kind of polarization of the public opinion: the number of respondents who "do not know" decreased between the two surveys, in favour of negative answers.
Credit rating agencies (CRA):
The media coverage of the debates on the credit rating agencies (CRA) in the political, economic and financial world can explain that one European out of two (50%) has already heard about the CRA. Amongst those, a majority (65%) are in favour of the creation of a European credit rating agency.
Euro:
6 months ago, 57% of the Europeans found that "euro has mitigated the negative effects of the current crisis", they are now 54% (-3).
The percentage of those who think that "the euro has mitigated the negative effects of the current crisis" has not changed: 34%.
Share a part of the Public debt:
When asked about the idea to share a part of the sovereign debt, most of the Europeans are in favour of this option although the differences between Member States can reach 39 percentage points on some items.
Eurobonds:
The last months were marked by an emerging debate on Eurobonds within the Euro zone.
A first question "Have you ever heard of Eurobonds?" has been asked in all the Member States: 57% of Europeans answered no whereas 42% answered that they already have heard of Eurobonds (46% for the Euro zone; 35% for the non-Euro zone).
A second question has been raised to the 46% of the respondents of the Euro zone who said that they have already heard of Eurobonds, to know if they "are in favour or opposed to the creation of Eurobonds": 38%are in favour, 33% are against.
2019-08-21T14:31:19Z2017-01-17T10:48:43Z2013 - Survey - Women and Gender Inequalities in the Context of the Crisistag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/women-and-gender-inequalities-in-the-context-of-the-crisisThe European Parliament is dedicating International Women’s Day on 8 March 2013 to the "women's response to the crisis".
In this connection, the European Parliament asked TNS Opinion to carry out a Flash telephone survey. The fieldwork was carried out between 4 and 7 February 2013 in the 27 EU Member States, 25,556 European citizens were interviewed.
The questions focused on women and gender inequalities in the context of the crisis. Among the other subjects addressed: recruitment selection criteria and priority measures to be promoted with a view to the 2014 European elections.2017-02-13T09:04:00Z2015-07-27T15:31:56Z2012 - Survey - Parlemetertag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/parlemeter-2012This seventh Parlemeter survey was carried out by TNS Opinion & Social between 17 November and 2 December 2012 and involved 26 739 European citizens from the 27 EU Member States.
The main findings of this survey can be summarised as follows:
There has been a net increase in public interest in European affairs since 2006. The economic crisis has been a major preoccupation for Europeans since 2008, and this is certainly a consequence of the ‘europeanisation’ of the political debates that were held during the most recent national elections.
Since autumn 2007, around a year and a half before the 2009 European elections, there has been an increase of 22 percentage points in citizens’ media recall of the European Parliament. However, media recall has fallen slightly since 2011.
Europeans’ image of the European Parliament has remained more or less stable over the past year. For a relative majority, the European Parliament conjures up a neutral image, while positive and negative images were each mentioned by just over a quarter of Europeans. Three questions focused on the importance Europeans give to the role of the Parliament in the functioning of the EU: three-quarters of Europeans think Parliament plays an important role today; an absolute majority of them would like to see Parliament play a larger role in the future; finally, more than a third of Europeans think that Parliament’s role has been strengthened during the last ten years. However, this proportion has fallen significantly since 2007.
There has been a marked change in the sources of information consulted by Europeans. For the first time in the history of this question, the Internet has become the second most frequently mentioned source among those that they would use to search for information about the European Parliament. The Internet still lags far behind television, which remains the principal source of information. However, the Internet now stands ten percentage points ahead of the written press.
As was previously the case, an absolute majority of Europeans consider that tackling poverty is the policy that should be upheld as a matter of priority by the European Parliament. Coordinating economic policies comes in second place, cited by more than a third of respondents, followed by improving consumer and public health protection, cited by a third.
The protection of human rights remains the most important value in the eyes of Europeans. Solidarity between EU Member States comes in second place, cited by more than a third of respondents and overtaking equality between men and women, which has dropped to third place alongside freedom of speech. 2017-02-13T08:45:15Z2017-01-17T08:37:41Z