EU leadership approval ratings tumble to all-time low

Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg are the only EU countries where citizens approve the European Union’s leadership with a clear 50% majority, according to apoll published by Gallup in January 2014. Approval ratings in nearly all other member states have dropped dramatically since 2008, especially in the crisis-hit south.

Another survey conducted in France and reported by EurActiv on 15 January 2014 showed trust in national and European institutions had hit a record-low, leading to a feeling of “gloom” among a growing number of citizens.

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ESO: Background Information: Europeans see EU going in the wrong direction: Survey http://www.europeansources.info/record/europeans-see-eu-going-in-the-wrong-direction-survey/

EUObserver, 08.01.14: Approval of EU leadership lowest in Greece http://euobserver.com/political/122660

EurActiv, 15.01.14: Defiance against the EU reaches record levels in France: Poll http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/half-french-citizens-see-death-p-news-532747

EurActiv [Opinion], 27.01.14: Reshaping trust in Europe with women's vision http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/reshaping-trust-europe-womens-vi-analysis-533043

The Guardian, 27.01.14: Germany: loss of trust in EU is 'great danger' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/27/first-world-war-eu-german-minister

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