(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The number of people in Croatia who want to join the European Union (EU) has significantly increased since last year, according to a poll by Promocija Plus. 60.2 per cent of respondents want their country to enter the continental group, up 10.4 points since November.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Austria would reject a move to withdraw their country from the European Union (EU), according to a poll by OGM. 61 per cent of respondents oppose leaving the 27-member body.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer people in the Netherlands are siding with the governing Christian-Democratic Appeal (CDA) party, according to a poll by Maurice de Hond. A prospective tally suggests that the CDA would secure 31 seats in the next election to the Second Chamber, down three seats since December.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of people in Belgium think the current coalition administration will not last until the next scheduled election in 2011, according to a poll by RTL and VTM. 68 per cent of respondents believe the government will not survive for a full term.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in all European Union (EU) countries express concern over climate change, according to the Eurobarometer conducted by TNS Opinion & Social. 57 per cent of respondents in the 27 nations list the phenomenon as their top environmental worry.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – More than a third of adults in Britain want to hold both a referendum on the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and a vote on whether their country should remain in the European Union (EU), according to a poll by Populus published in The Times. 36 per cent of respondents think the government should allow the people to express their opinion on both issues.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The governing Socialist Party (PS) leads all other political organizations in Portugal by a thin margin, according to a poll by Marktest released by Diario de Noticias and TSF. 36 per cent of respondents would back the PS in the next general election, down two points since January.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The vast majority of people in Macedonia are against changing their country’s name to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), according to a poll by the Center for Research and Policy Making. 82.5 per cent of respondents reject Greece’s condition to support Macedonia’s accession to NATO.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Despite a high number of undecided voters, an upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty could pass by a wide margin in Ireland, according to a poll by Red C published in the Sunday Business Post. 46 per cent of respondents would vote in favour of the new common European Union (EU) treaty, 23 would vote against it, and 31 per cent are unsure.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Croatia would shun access to the European Union (EU) if this entailed losing the right to control fishing waters in the Adriatic Sea, according to a poll by Metron published in Vecernji List. 56 per cent of respondents agree with this rationale, while 33.8 per cent disagree.
