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Pew Research CenterNovember 16, 2020
Majorities in the European Union Have Favorable Views of the Bloc

Key European leaders seen positively in non-European countries surveyed

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Majorities in the European Union Have Favorable Views of the Bloc
In the summer, most had positive views of the EU and its response to COVID-19
The state of the pandemic in Europe during the summer 2020 survey period
Approval of the EU has fluctuated over time but rose in some European countries over the last year
Europeans who saw the economy in good shape and who expected economic improvement had more positive views of the EU
Confidence in Merkel and Macron holding steady – or up – across much of Europe
Favorable views of governing parties up in some European countries
Outside Europe, generally favorable views of EU, mixed opinion on how it handled COVID-19
British views of the EU reached a historic high
More Britons said EU handled COVID-19 well than said the same of UK
Among British public, age, education, income and ideology shaped views of EU
Majorities of EU countries and UK had a favorable view of EU in summer 2020
Positive views of EU over time
Younger Europeans tended to have more positive views of EU
Europeans with more education, those on the ideological left tended to have more positive views of the EU
Supporters of right-wing populist parties less likely to have positive view of EU
Majorities in most countries said EU had done a good job handling COVID-19 when polled over the summer
Many approved more of their own country’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak than of the EU’s handling
Those who saw economy in good shape were more likely to approve of EU’s COVID-19 response as of summer
Those with optimistic economic outlook were more likely to approve of the EU’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak
Those who said the EU did a good job handling COVID-19 had a more favorable view of organization
During the summer, Europeans who saw economic situation as good were more positive toward EU
Germany’s Angela Merkel received highest marks among European leaders
Majorities in nearly every EU country surveyed were confident in Merkel
Confidence in Merkel up in some European countries since 2006
Favorable views of how EU handled COVID-19 linked to confidence in Merkel
Half or more across most countries had confidence in Macron over summer
Outside of France, confidence in Macron has risen in some countries
Confidence in Johnson varied across Europe
In EU countries, those who viewed right-wing populist parties favorably were more confident in UK’s Johnson
Favorable views of political parties in northern Europe
Favorable views of political parties in southern Europe and the UK
Favorable views of governing parties rose in several countries
Favorable views of a few parties declined significantly
Favorable views of governing party were correlated with positive perception of how the country handled COVID-19 during summer months
People who thought their country had handled COVID-19 well tended to have more positive views of political parties
Most right-wing populist parties received higher ratings from those who said their country had done a bad job dealing with COVID-19
Outside of Europe, publics were mixed on the EU’s coronavirus response
Favorable views of EU fell in Japan, South Korea
Key European leaders seen positively in non-European countries surveyed
In the U.S., Democrats more confident than Republicans in Merkel, Macron, less confident in Johnson
European populist party classifications
Political party categorization by country

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