L’emploi dépasse l’environnement dans la première enquête Eurobaromètre à l’échelle régionale

Infographie : F. Descheemaekere

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Le chômage et la situation économique sont les craintes principales des Européens à l’échelle régionale, reléguant les préoccupations environnementales au second plan (Eurobaromètre)

The Public Opinion in the EU Regions survey shows the priority and chief concern of Europeans across all EU regions is unemployment. The only exception deviation is found in parts of Germany. On average, 61% said unemployment is the most important issue for them in their region at the moment. In eight regions in Spain, Italy and Poland, the figure was as high as 91%. Unemployment is followed by the economic situation (32%) and health care (20%) as the leading concerns. Europeans who were the most concerned about the economic situation in their region lived in Slovenia and Cyprus. Healthcare was on the other hand high on the agenda in regions in Sweden, Poland, Ireland, Finland, Italy and Romania.
Environment is the least important issue for people in most EU regions, with only 6% stating it is important.

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