The summer 2022 Standard Eurobarometer survey shows increased trust of citizens in the European Union, and continued strong support for the EU’s response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The Eurobarometer, conducted in June-July 2022, shows that 65 percent of Europeans are optimistic about the future of the 27-nation bloc, a three-point increase compared with a similar survey conducted in January-February, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. <\/p>\n
The positive image of the EU is now at 47 percent, its highest level since autumn 2009, while 36 percent of respondents have neutral views and 16 percent have negative views. In addition, 49 percent of Europeans tend to trust the EU and 34 percent tend to trust their national government, the survey shows.<\/p>\n
An overwhelming majority of EU citizens agree that the EU should invest in renewable energies, reduce its dependency on Russian sources of energy and that gas storage in EU countries should be filled up rapidly to allow uninterrupted gas supply during winter. <\/p>\n
The approval rate of the euro has reached its highest level ever, according to the survey.<\/p>\n
However, Europeans are increasingly concerned about the economic situation in the EU and in their own country, the study says.<\/p>\n