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Eurobarometer survey: Europeans want a stronger, more independent and sustainable EU while nine in ten citizens support Ukraine aid, vast majority for sanctions against Russia(europa.eu)

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Key findings:

  • 51% of Europeans tend to trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. At the same time, 44% of EU citizens continue to have a positive image of the EU, while 38% have a neutral image and 17% have a negative image of the EU.

  • This Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest support ever for the common currency, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%).

  • Security and defence (33%) is the main priority area for EU action in the medium term, followed by migration (29%).

  • 44% of European citizens think that ensuring peace and stability will have the highest positive impact on their life in the short term, followed by securing food, health, and industry supplies in the EU and managing migration (both 27%).

  • Europeans believe the EU should prioritise renewable energy (38%) first, followed by investments in sustainable agriculture (31%), energy infrastructure (28%) and clean technology investments (28%).

  • A plurality of Europeans find the situation of the European economy good. A plurality believe the European economic situation will remain stable in the next twelve months.

  • Nearly nine Europeans in ten (87%) agree with providing humanitarian support to the people affected by the war. 71% of EU citizens support economic sanctions on the Russian government, companies, and individuals and 68% agree with providing financial support to Ukraine. Six in ten approve of the EU granting candidate status to Ukraine and 58% agree with the EU financing the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine.

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RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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I think the EU should be closed to all Russians with exceptions for diplomatic personnel. For the rest, close the border, disallow purchase or sale of anything in Europe… so they all also understand that in a future escalation we can also take their assets in the EU.

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Quittenbrot@feddit.org
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with exceptions for diplomatic personnel.

Especially the diplomatic personnel is laced with spies. Those exceptions should be absolutely marginal.

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RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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Hell I’d be for tagging them with those big yellow things we use on cows too… ankle monitor… whatever… confine them to diplomatic terrain or under guard…

We don’t have to give them the usual freedom of movement. It will probably happen with our people in Russia too… just limit our presence there to people that are in the Embassy … that leave the country every 2 weeks and rotate out.

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I think we must help those Russians who openly speak out against Putin’s regime and the war in the Ukraine, there are many.

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