This March, new findings on people’s attitudes towards social issues in the EU were published.
In total, 27.213 EU citizens were surveyed across 27 EU Member States on the following topics:
- the importance of a social Europe to Europeans personally
- decision-making on social issues at EU level
- importance of social rights for the future of Europe
- actions to be taken by national governments for building the future of Europe
- actions to be taken by the EU for building the future of Europe
- Europeans’ predictions for the future of Social Europe
While the report can be accessed here, some key highlights include:
- Nearly nine in ten Europeans say that a social Europe is important to them personally
- More than four in ten Europeans think that equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions, access to quality health care and the standard of living of people in the EU are the most important elements for the EU’s economic and social development
- Over seven in ten Europeans consider that a lack of social rights is a serious problem right now
- Large majorities of Europeans believe that there should be more decision-making at European level for the areas covered in the survey
- Just under three in ten Europeans had heard, read or seen something about the European Pillar of Social Rights before the interview, and less than one in ten knew what it is
- Health care is by far the most important issue for the future of Europe according to Europeans.
