A new poll of citizens in 12 European Union Countries feeling the pulse of voters ahead of the upcoming EU Elections indicates that 62% of them are not much interested in the event. The poll was conducted from April 1, 2014 to April 25, 2014 and surveyed 8,833 adults in Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. For the full release, please follow this link: http://ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6491

1. Ipsos European Pulse
May 2014

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Contents
1) Slide 4- Views of European leaders
2) Slide 13- European elections
3) Slide 20- Views of European Commission President candidates
4) Slide 22- Country perceptions: friendliest people, highest quality of life and
which country you would like yours to be more like

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Methodology
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
Respondents from 12 European countries were surveyed from April 1st to
April 25th, 2014 and included interviews in Belgium (500), Croatia (500)
France (1000), Germany (1001), Great Britain (1000), Hungary (500), Ireland
(500), Italy (1000), Netherlands (832) Poland (500), Spain (1000) and
Sweden (500). Those interviewed were respondents from the Ipsos Online
panel group for each country with the exception of Croatia where interviews
were conducted by telephone. Results were weighted to approximate the
general population of each country surveyed. Overall figures quoted are an
average across the twelve countries (i.e. treating each country as equal). The
credibility interval margin for a sample size of 500 is +/- 5.0% 19 times out of
20 and for 1,000 is +/-3.5% 19 times out of 20.

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European elections
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute

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Are you interested in the upcoming European elections?
Levels of interest in the European elections
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
38%
Very much/
fairly
62%
Not so much/
not at all

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Are you interested in the upcoming European elections?
Levels of interest in the European elections by country
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
10
8
12
17
13
12
8
10
11
9
7
6
4
28
40
35
29
27
27
30
27
26
24
26
26
16
40
35
32
37
43
35
39
30
48
44
33
43
57
22
17
21
17
17
26
23
33
15
23
34
25
23
Average
Poland
France
Italy
Hungary
Great Britain
Ireland
Belgium
Germany
Spain
Croatia
Sweden
Netherlands
% Very much
% Fairly
% Not so much
% Not at all

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How likely are you to vote in the upcoming European elections?
Likelihood of voting in the European elections
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
Definitely & probably Probably not/ definitely not
35%35%
30%
Definitely
Probably

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How likely are you to vote in the upcoming European elections?
Likelihood of voting in the European elections
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
35
53
44
39
41
37
30
38
30
20
37
33
27
30
25
29
32
30
32
36
28
31
40
23
27
29
20
9
16
19
12
19
23
22
24
25
30
17
27
15
13
11
10
17
12
11
12
15
15
10
23
17
Average
Belgium
France
Italy
Netherlands
Germany
Ireland
Hungary
Spain
Poland
Sweden
Croatia
Great Britain
% Definitely
% Probably
% Probably not
% Definitely not

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What kind of influence do you expect the outcome of the European
elections will have on the political life of your country?
The influence of the European election outcome
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
37%
A strong/ weak
positive one
26%
A strong/ weak
negative one
% saying ‘no specific influence’: 37%

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What kind of influence do you expect the outcome of the European elections will have on the political life of your
country?
The influence of the European elections’ outcome
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014
8
17
6
14
12
7
10
7
2
9
7
7
5
29
29
37
27
27
32
28
30
34
25
25
24
26
37
30
34
27
41
52
36
42
27
40
37
35
36
14
13
15
16
10
5
14
11
25
12
17
15
14
12
11
8
16
10
4
12
10
12
14
14
19
19
Average
Spain
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Croatia
Ireland
Poland
Sweden
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
% A strong and
positive one
% A weak and
positive one
% No specific
influence
% A weak and
negative one
% A strong and
negative one

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Views of European leaders
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders- % Know the leaders
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
Base: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Leaders’ own countries were excluded.
Croatian respondents were asked Merkel, Cameron, Hollande, Renzi and Rajoy
86
76
72
47
40
36
35
35
34
33
33
31
31
Angela Merkel
David Cameron
François Hollande
Matteo Renzi
Mariano Rajoy
Mark Rutte
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Elio Di Rupo
Viktor Orbán
Zoran Milanovic
Enda Kenny
Donald Tusk
Bohulsav Sobotka

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders- Summary
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
Base: 8,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Leaders’ own countries were excluded.
Croatian respondents were asked Merkel, Cameron, Hollande, Renzi and Rajoy
15
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
36
31
15
18
13
12
14
11
11
7
7
6
6
14
24
65
28
64
65
53
67
60
69
69
66
67
15
21
13
20
15
14
19
15
15
15
14
13
15
12
15
2
21
4
5
9
4
9
5
6
6
7
8
5
1
11
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
7
4
Angela Merkel
David Cameron
Fredrik Reinfeldt
François Hollande
Mark Rutte
Elio Di Rupo
Matteo Renzi
Enda Kenny
Mariano Rajoy
Bohulsav Sobotka
Donald Tusk
Viktor Orbán
Zoran Milanovic
% Very positive
% Fairly positive
% Do not know this
leader
% Know the leader but
have no opinion
% Fairly negative
% Very negative

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders- Angela Merkel
51%
Positive
19%
Negative
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Germany.

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders by country- Angela Merkel
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Germany.
15
35
18
15
20
9
13
14
11
16
11
6
36
46
42
43
33
43
37
33
36
29
32
22
15
2
12
15
20
11
14
10
25
20
21
10
14
5
13
20
17
19
17
11
14
9
24
11
12
7
11
4
6
14
13
18
10
14
8
25
8
5
4
3
4
4
6
14
4
12
4
26
Average
Croatia
Poland
Netherlands
Hungary
France
Belgium
Italy
Great Britain
Ireland
Sweden
Spain
Germany
% Very positive
% Fairly positive
% Do not know this
leader
% Know the leader
but have no opinion
% Fairly negative
% Very negative

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders- David Cameron
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Great Britain.
35%
Positive
20%
Negative

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders by country- David Cameron
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Great Britain.
4
5
8
5
6
6
4
2
2
2
1
2
31
47
39
37
29
27
28
31
30
28
24
19
24
18
20
14
37
19
18
18
27
24
25
37
21
13
20
13
20
20
23
27
27
24
26
24
15
14
10
18
6
20
19
17
12
17
18
12
5
3
3
13
2
8
8
5
2
5
6
6
Average
Croatia
Italy
Ireland
Hungary
Poland
Spain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
% Very positive
% Fairly positive
% Do not know this
leader
% Know the leader but
have no opinion
% Fairly negative
% Very negative

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders- François Hollande
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in France.
20%
Positive
32%
Negative

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What is your opinion of the following leaders?
Views of European leaders by country- François Hollande
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 7,833 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in France.
2
6
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
18
39
23
22
22
20
15
16
13
11
11
9
29
19
17
34
18
32
53
43
24
33
25
12
19
17
18
19
21
15
18
22
22
19
25
18
21
12
29
15
25
20
7
14
28
22
30
34
11
7
11
7
12
11
4
4
12
14
8
26
Average
Croatia
Italy
Poland
Spain
Ireland
Hungary
Sweden
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
France
% Very positive
% Fairly positive
% Do not know this
leader
% Know the leader but
have no opinion
% Fairly negative
% Very negative

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Views of European Commission
President candidates
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute

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What is your opinion of the following candidates as Presidents of the European Commission?
Opinions of EU Commission President candidates-
% Know the candidate
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Croatia
53
40
39
39
37
31
31
Marine Le Pen
(EAF)
Martin Schulz
(PES)
Jean-Claude
Juncker (EPP)
José Bové
(Greens)
Guy Verhofstadt
(ALDE)
Ska Keller
(Greens)
Alexis Tsipras
(EL)

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What is your opinion of the following candidates as Presidents of the European Commission?
Opinions of EU Commission President candidates-
Summary
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -25° 2014. Question not asked in Croatia
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
12
11
11
9
10
8
7
62
62
61
47
62
70
69
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
6
7
8
9
8
6
7
4
5
5
19
6
5
6
Martin Schulz
(PES)
Guy Verhofstadt
(ALDE)
Jean-Claude
Juncker (EPP)
Marine Le Pen
(EAF)
José Bové
(Greens)
Ska Keller
(Greens)
Alexis Tsipras
(EL)
% Very positive
% Fairly positive
% Do not know
this leader
% Know the
leader but have
no opinion
% Fairly
negative
% Very negative