1. What European
citizens say about
the war in Ukraine,
inflation and other
EU political issues
A survey in 7
major EU countries
April 2023
1

2. THE UKRAINIAN
CONFLICT
April 2023
2

3. 3
THE ACCEPTANCE OF MILITARY SUPPORT
Which of the following positions regarding the war in Ukraine do you think the Government of your country should take
NOT FOR AUSTRIA
Values ​​in percentage
Stop sending weapons to
Ukrainians
Continue sending weapons to
Ukrainians until Russia will be defeated
Continue sending weapons to Ukrainians but make pressure
for negotiations even at the cost of Ukraine losing territory
Don’t know /
No answer
0
0
0
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
20
28
29
23
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
9
57
11
23
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
POLAND
20
31
35
14
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
SPAIN
22
31
21
26
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
39
29
21
11
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
GERMANY
31
22
29
18
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
ITALY
AVERAGE
NA: Does not send
weapons
58
18
20
4
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
GREECE
27
31
24
18

4. 4
Values ​​in percentage
FEAR OF INCREASING THE CONFLICT
Are you afraid that this conflict could extend and become a 3rd World War?
Yes, very afraid Yes, a bit afraid No, not afraid at all Don’t know / No answer
AVERAGE
20
53
23
5
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
17
55
23
5
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
23
40
23
14
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
POLAND
45
43
7 5
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
SPAIN
18
55
20
7
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
31
49
18
2
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
GERMANY
30
47
16
7
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
ITALY
21
45
32
2
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
GREECE
28
48
18
6

5. IMMIGRATION
5
April 2023

6. 6
Values ​​in percentage
Concerning the immigrants entering EU borders from different directions, which of the following do you think is the right solution?
SOLUTION FOR THE IMMIGRATION
AVERAGE
SPAIN
POLAND
ITALY
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
BELGIUM
AUSTRIA 35
47
27
47
45
47
29
48
41
0 50
Relocate immigrants
among different EU
countries
4
3
5
7
2
5
6
6
5
0 50
Relocate immigrants
among different EU
countries, but not in
my country
10
7
11
12
0
5
6
6
8
0 50
Have immigrants
stay in the country
where they enter EU
first
7
14
10
8
15
12
23
12
12
0 50
Leave the
immigrants to go
where they prefer
25
15
24
15
11
18
6
14
16
0 50
Forcibly push back
migrants at the
border or expel them
11
5
5
9
25
3
10
5
7
0 50
Build a wall on the
borders where
immigrants enter EU
8
8
18
3
2
9
20
10
10
0 50
Don’t know/ I prefer
not to answer

7. EU BUDGET AND
QATARGATE
7
April 2023

8. 8
Values ​​in percentage
Do you think that the institutions of the European Union generally spend their budget properly?
HOW DO THE EU SPENDS ITS BUDGET
Absolutely yes
Rather yes
Rather not
Don’t know / No
answer
Absolutely not
3
3
4
9
2
2
4
3
5
21
20
20
24
16
25
35
27
25
35
34
35
34
43
38
22
41
35
31
22
22
25
35
19
13
17
21
9
20
19
8
4
16
26
11
15
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

9. 9
Values ​​in percentage
Do you think the corruption is spread throughout the institutions of the European Union?
CORRUPTION THROUGHOUT THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EU
Yes, very much
Yes, somehow
Only some isolated
cases
Don’t know / No
answer
No, there’s no
corruption
35
23
27
30
37
22
27
29
27
39
47
39
48
40
42
31
43
42
10
21
21
11
20
24
16
21
18
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
13
7
11
9
2
11
24
6
11
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

10. 10
Values ​​in percentage
Where do you think there is more corruption:
CORRUPTION AT DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS
EU Level
National Level
Regional Level
Don’t know / No
answer
Local Level
47
44
52
54
18
18
27
17
37
24
18
20
17
55
42
41
52
32
9
11
4
11
6
19
5
13
10
2
8
3
3
17
7
7
8
6
18
20
21
15
4
14
21
10
16
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

11. CRISIS AND
INFLATION
11
April 2023

12. 12
THE EFFECTS OF THE BANKING CRISIS
How much are you worried that the banking crisis might affect the European economy?
Very much
Somehow
Not much
Don’t know / No
answer
Not at all
26
23
27
28
36
21
26
43
28
46
54
45
42
48
50
51
41
46
19
17
19
23
13
19
11
12
18
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
7
3
8
5
1
7
10
3
6
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

13. 13
THE EFFECTS OF THE INFLATION
How much do you feel the consequences of the rising prices for energy in your personal life?
Very much
Somehow
Not much
Don’t know / No
answer
Not at all
49
45
54
48
54
30
47
57
47
35
39
37
37
35
48
40
32
39
10
12
4
11
9
14
7
7
9
2
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
3
1
0
5
6
2
3
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

14. EUROPEAN
ISSUES
14
April 2023

15. EUROPEAN LEADERS
15
Please rate the work of the following European leaders from 0 to 10:
Values ​​in percentage
Most valued politician in the country
Country that values ​​the politician the best
Max – Min 4,5 – 2 6 - 1,6 5,6 - 1,8 5,3 - 2,4 5,1 - 2,8 5,4 - 2,4 7,9 - 1,7 5,8 - 1,3
Max – Min
7,9 - 3,3
7,2 - 3,9
5,7 - 4,2
6,5 - 3,4
5,3 - 3,2
5,6 - 3,9
5,3 - 3,1
5,3 - 3,3
5,6 - 3,8
5,2 - 3,6
4,9 - 3,3
4,2 - 3,1
2,8 - 1,3
5,4
5,0
5,0
4,9
4,8
4,8
4,8
4,7
4,6
4,5
4,4
3,4
2,0
Zelenski (Ukraine)
Biden (USA)
Sánchez (Spain)
Sunak (Uk)
Von der Leyen (EU Commission)
Scholz (Germany)
Borrell (EU Foreign Affairs)
Michel (European Council)
Meloni (Italy)
Macron (France)
Morawiecki (Poland)
Xi Jinping (China)
Putin (Russia)
4,0 6,0 5,6 5,1 3,3 4,5 7,9 5,8
4,0 5,3 5,0 5,3 3,9 4,1 7,2 4,5
4,5 5,2 5,0 5,1 5,1 5,4 5,7 4,2
4,3 5,1 4,7 5,0 3,4 4,7 6,5 4,3
3,8 5,3 4,6 4,6 3,2 5,1 5,3 5,2
4,2 5,6 4,9 4,8 3,9 4,8 4,4 5,1
4,1 4,7 4,5 4,9 3,1 4,6 5,3 5,0
4,0 4,4 4,8 4,9 3,3 4,5 5,3 4,8
4,5 4,6 4,5 4,7 3,8 4,6 5,6 4,0
4,3 4,9 3,6 5,2 4,7 4,4 4,7 4,8
4,1 4,9 4,5 4,4 3,3 4,4 4,5 4,5
3,1 3,1 3,2 3,3 4,2 3,6 3,3 3,3
2,0 1,6 1,8 2,4 2,8 2,4 1,7 1,3

16. PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
16
Do you think that the pension system in your country is fair?
Values ​​in percentage
Very much
Somehow
Not much
Don’t know / No
answer
Not at all
5
3
7
9
1
2
3
7
6
28
32
33
24
11
19
16
30
25
38
33
32
33
38
41
34
40
36
20
25
21
31
48
31
33
17
27
8
6
7
3
2
6
14
5
6
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Poland
Spain
AVERAGE

17. PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
17
Considering the need to keep the pension system sustainable, in your opinion, what is the most adequate age for retirement in your
country?
Values ​​in percentage
AVERAGE
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY
POLAND
SPAIN
63,4
62,9
63,6
61,8
63,7
63,2
64,7
62,8
64,1
Eldest Youngest
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DK
RETIREMENT AGE

18. 18
Samples: 1000 citizens aged 18+ in each country (total 7000 interviews); samples
stratified by geographical area and distributed by age and sex.
Data collection method: mixed mode CATI-CAWI
Data collection period: April 2023
Statistical margin of error of the data for each country: +/- 3.1%.
The survey was carried out by EUROSKOPIA
• Sigma Dos (Spain)
• SWG (Italy)
• Opinionway (France)
• Insa-Consulere GmbH (Germany and Austria)
• IBRiS (Poland)
• Bpact (Belgium)
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