The Eurobarometer survey seems custom-designed to deliver the answers Brussels wants
The European Union’s in-house pollsters have concluded that their citizens overwhelmingly support the decisions made in Brussels, and want more of what the EU is giving them. It doesn’t take much digging to discover that someone is cooking the books.
The topline results from the latest Eurobarometer survey paint a rosy picture of life in the EU. 75% of respondents see the EU “as a place of stability in a troubled world,” they value its “contribution to protecting peace and strengthening security,” and “vast majorities of Europeans” want deeper integration and more power for Brussels to “face global challenges,” with defense and security their top priority.
What is Eurobarometer?
Conducted twice a year since 1973, the Eurobarometer survey ostensibly provides a snapshot of public opinion across the bloc: which policy initiatives citizens support, which ones they oppose, and how they feel about life in the union, its enlargement, and its centralization and integration.
Approximately 1,000 people are interviewed in each member state, although this number varies. In Germany, 1,500 people are surveyed, for example, while 500 people are interviewed in smaller states such as Cyprus, Luxemburg, and Malta.
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