Rising prices are essentially the most urgent difficulty for 93 p.c of Europeans, whereas 82 p.c of Europeans are frightened about poverty and social exclusion. The potential unfold of the warfare in Ukraine to different counties and local weather change considerations 81 p.c of Europeans.

Rising inflation, an power shock attributable to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the more and more tangible results of local weather change, and shifting geopolitical balances are solely the most recent sequence of crises hitting EU after Covid-19 and its well being and financial penalties, an increase in populism, Brexit and rising (and incited) fears round migration and id.

Virtually half of EU residents mentioned that their private dwelling requirements have already been negatively impacted on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, the warfare in Ukraine and cost-of-living disaster.

Some 39 p.c of respondents, among the many greater than 26,000 requested final October and November, count on to be affected over the subsequent 12 months, whereas 45 p.c of European households mentioned they’re already encountering difficulties dwelling on their current revenue.

Round one-in-ten Europeans (9 p.c) say that they’ve had difficulties paying their payments more often than not over the past twelve months.

Some 30 p.c say they’ve difficulties from time-to-time, whereas six-in-ten say they by no means or virtually by no means have these difficulties.

Respondents in Greece (35 p.c) are the most probably to say that they’ve difficulties paying payments more often than not, adopted by Bulgaria, Cyprus (each 18 p.c) and Portugal (17 p.c).

On the opposite finish of the spectrum, no less than eight-in-ten respondents say they by no means or virtually by no means have difficulties in Denmark, Sweden (each 91 p.c), the Netherlands (83 p.c), Luxembourg (82 p.c) and Finland (80 p.c).

At an EU-level, 56 p.c of residents are “not happy” with the measures taken up to now to sort out the rising price of dwelling, whereas 64 p.c really feel the identical in regards to the actions of their nationwide governments.

Gloomy future

Even these Europeans who haven’t encountered main difficulties are frightened about the price of dwelling (91 p.c), with 96 p.c of those that take care of difficulties more often than not frightened too.

Residents in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Poland and Hungary are essentially the most frightened about rising price of dwelling.

Respondents in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovenia are much less frightened, however nonetheless with greater than 74 p.c of residents are involved.

4-in-ten Europeans (40 p.c) count on their dwelling circumstances to be worse in a 12 months’s time, an 18-percentage level enhance from a 12 months earlier than.

Three-quarters again Ukraine

Regardless of the unfavourable penalties of the warfare on the price of dwelling, European residents proceed to assist Ukraine.

Some 74 p.c approve EU assist following Russia’s invasion, typically, and 73 p.c are in favour of motion, together with sanctions in opposition to the Russian authorities, and monetary, navy and humanitarian assist to Ukraine.

The very best degree of assist was recorded in Sweden (97 p.c), Finland (95 p.c), two nations which hope to affix Nato on account of the warfare, and within the Netherlands (93 p.c), Portugal (92 p.c), and Denmark (92 p.c).

Residents in nations with larger GDPs per capita usually tend to approve of EU assist to Ukraine.

Nonetheless, approval of the EU’s assist for Kyiv stays excessive regardless of nationwide inflation charges and unemployment ranges, the Eurobarometer mentioned.

Even a majority of EU residents encountering monetary difficulties assist the EU standing with Ukraine: 70 p.c of these whose way of life has declined approve.

Most Europeans (65 p.c), nonetheless, don’t really feel assured that their lives will proceed as they’re due to the results of the warfare.

And “the unfold of the warfare in Ukraine to different nations” is the third-most steadily expressed concern by 81 p.c of Europeans.

This concern is especially prevalent amongst ladies and older generations, the survey discovered.

EU stays widespread

Regardless of the polycrisis, 62 p.c of respondents see EU membership as a “good factor”. The notion of the EU is optimistic amongst 47 p.c of Europeans, impartial for 38 p.c and unfavourable for 14 p.c.

Two-thirds (66 p.c) take into account their nation’s EU membership vital, and 72 p.c consider that their nation has benefitted from it.

A slim majority (54 p.c) additionally categorical curiosity within the 2024 European elections — whereas 45 p.c say they don’t.