slovenia slovenia / http://backend.userland.com/rss ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ WebTeam Portuguese Trust in Banks Most Buoyant of Bailout Countries Portuguese remain more confident in their financial institutions than residents of other European countries that received bailouts during the eurozone crisis. Confidence in banks in Cyprus, Slovenia, and Spain drops further. /poll/165245/portuguese-trust-banks-buoyant-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165245/portuguese-trust-banks-buoyant-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT For Most in EU, Life Is Not Improving EU residents' life evaluation ratings show little or no improvement in 2012, and in some countries, they have worsened. A stark divide exists between the North, where majorities are thriving, and the South and East, where majorities are struggling. /poll/158036/life-not-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158036/life-not-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT Opinion Briefing: Confidence Deficit in the EU Europeans' and Americans' confidence in their financial institutions has followed a similar trajectory throughout the global economic crisis, suggesting a strong link between the two struggling economies. /poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT Europeans See Poor Job Market A median of 12% of EU residents in 2011 said it was a good time to find a job where they live, while a median of 80% said it was a bad time. Residents of Greece were most pessimistic, while Germans were most optimistic. /poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT National Governments Get Low Marks in the EU Europeans had little faith in their national governments and financial institutions in 2011 compared with other key institutions, likely reflecting dissatisfaction with the economic turmoil gripping the EU. Europeans trusted their military (69%) and honesty of elections (59%) the most. /poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT Local Economic Outlook Dire in Hard-Hit EU Countries Views about local economic situations are deteriorating in several EU countries hard-hit by the European debt crisis, including Italy and Portugal. Those in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland are among the most negative, while views in Finland, Germany, Luxembourg are the most positive. /poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:30:00 GMT Many EU Residents See Better Times Ahead In the next five years, people in nearly all EU countries expect their lives to be better than they are now. Greeks and Romanians alone predict their lives will be worse. /poll/145601/Residents-Better-Times-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145601/Residents-Better-Times-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:30:00 GMT One in Three Britons Would Like to Leave the UK Although the United Kingdom is one of the top desired destinations for would-be migrants around the world, Britons are among the most likely in the European Union to say they would like to move permanently to another country if given the chance. /poll/145208/One-Three-Britons-Leave.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145208/One-Three-Britons-Leave.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:00:00 GMT U.S. Approval Stable at 50% in European Union Median U.S. leadership approval remained stable at about 50% in the European Union between 2009 and 2010. Approval did drop, however, in countries where the effects of the global financial and economic crisis remain severe, including Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. /poll/145100/Approval-Stable-European-Union.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145100/Approval-Stable-European-Union.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT Most Europeans See Biodiversity Loss as Serious Problem As millions this World Environment Day reflect on how they can conserve the diversity of life on Earth, a Flash Eurobarometer survey finds more than 9 in 10 adults in the European Union agree that biodiversity loss is a very or fairly serious problem globally. /poll/139319/Europeans-Biodiversity-Loss-Serious-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/139319/Europeans-Biodiversity-Loss-Serious-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT