Directorate-General for CommunicationPublic Opinion Monitoring Unit

2016 ParlemeterMaps on a selection of key questions[17-11-2016]

Contents

I. EUROPEANS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ............................................................ 2

A. Membership of the European Union ............................................................................. 2

B. Benefits of membership................................................................................................ 3

C. In which direction does the EU go? .............................................................................. 4

D. My voice counts in our country ..................................................................................... 5

E. My voice counts in the European Union ....................................................................... 6

F. What brings European citizens together is more important than what separates them 7

II. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT................................................................................. 8

A. Media recall .................................................................................................................. 8

B. Feeling informed about the European Parliament’s activities ....................................... 9

C. General image of the European Parliament ................................................................10

D. Role of the European Parliament in the future.............................................................11

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I. EUROPEANS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

A. Membership of the European Union

3

B. Benefits of membership

4

C. In which direction does the EU go?

5

D. My voice counts in our country

6

E. My voice counts in the European Union

7

F. What brings European citizens together is more important than whatseparates them

8

II. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

A. Media recall

9

B. Feeling informed about the European Parliament’s activities

10

C. General image of the European Parliament

11

D. Role of the European Parliament in the future

Technical specifications

Coverage: EU28Population: 27.768 Europeans aged 15 or moreMethodology: Face-to-faceFieldwork: 24 September to 3 October 2016, survey conducted by Kantar Public

Note

Readers are reminded that the results of a survey are estimates, the accuracy of which,everything being equal, depends on the sample size and the observed percentage. For around1000 interviews (sample size generally used at the level of a Member State), the realpercentage, i.e. if the whole population had been interviewed, fluctuates between the followingconfidence intervals:

Observedpercentages 10% or 90% 20% or

80% 30% or 70% 40% or 60% 50%

Margins of error +/- 1,9 points +/- 2,5points

+/- 2,7points

+/- 3,0points

+/- 3,1points