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Europeans Split Over War On Terrorism

July 31, 2003

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(CPOD) Jul. 31, 2003 - Residents of the European Union (EU) mostly support the war on terrorism, according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer. 45 per cent of respondents in all 15 EU countries believe the United States plays a positive role in that particular campaign.

The conflict in Afghanistan began in October 2001, after the Taliban government refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

Britain and Denmark were the countries with the most positive responses towards the war on terror, while 80 per cent of Greek residents saw the U.S. negatively.

Polling Data

Do you think the United States tends to play a positive or negative role in the fight against terrorism?

Positive

Negative

European Union

45%

35%

Britain

68%

16%

Denmark

64%

19%

Sweden

56%

24%

The Netherlands

56%

25%

Ireland

53%

31%

Luxembourg

50%

33%

Germany

47%

31%

Italy

46%

29%

Finland

46%

34%

Belgium

45%

39%

Portugal

41%

36%

France

31%

49%

Spain

30%

49%

Austria

29%

43%

Greece

10%

80%


Source: Eurobarometer / European Opinion Research Group
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews to 16,307 European nationals—ages 15 and up—in each of the European Union's 15 member states, conducted from Mar. 18 to Apr. 30, 2003. Margin of error ranges from 1.9 per cent to 3.1 per cent

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