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Europeans pessimistic about their future standard of living, polling shows – Europe live

Results come from the Eurobarometer poll published Wednesday morning

The majority of citizens believe that the EU has an impact on their daily lives, and most have expressed interest in the upcoming European parliament elections, a Eurobarometer poll has found.

Asked about the policy topics, citizens want the European Parliament to prioritise the fight against poverty and social exclusion (36%) and public health (34%) as the main topics, followed by action against climate change and support to the economy and creation of new jobs (both 29%).

Most Europeans (53%) wish the European Parliament to play a more important role, a majority view in 21 Member States.

The majority (57%) also expressed interest in the upcoming elections to the EP and 68% say they would be likely to vote if European elections were held in a week’s time – nine points higher than 5 years earlier.

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