portugal / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam As leaders gather for NATO's 70-year anniversary, Â鶹´«Ã½AV reviews its archives for insights on what Americans think about the longtime defense pact. /opinion/gallup/268913/americans-long-seen-nato-good.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/268913/americans-long-seen-nato-good.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:00:00 GMT Although fears about the eurozone's collapse are receding, most residents in bailout countries still do not put much faith in their financial institutions. So far, trust is returning only in Ireland. /poll/175700/confidence-banks-slow-return-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175700/confidence-banks-slow-return-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT Among residents living in several European Union countries -- particularly those that received financial bailouts -- the economic crisis has corroded political support for the EU's leadership. /poll/166757/leadership-approval-record-low-spain-greece.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166757/leadership-approval-record-low-spain-greece.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT Already distrustful of their national governments, the public's confidence has nearly bottomed out in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece. Fewer than one in five in these countries trust their national governments. /poll/165647/trust-government-sinks-new-low-southern-europe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165647/trust-government-sinks-new-low-southern-europe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:30:00 GMT Portuguese disapproval of their leadership has surged in the past year as record percentages are struggling to afford the basics. /poll/165629/economic-hardship-political-discontent-surge-portugal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165629/economic-hardship-political-discontent-surge-portugal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:30:00 GMT 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 Majorities in nearly all EU countries say now is a bad time to find a job where they live. Residents' perceptions are worst in Greece, Spain, and Italy, where most say it is a bad time to find a job. /poll/158918/jobs-outlook-dismal-across.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158918/jobs-outlook-dismal-across.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT 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 More than four in 10 Greeks (42%) in 2011 expected their lives to be worse in five years than they are now -- the highest percentage among countries worldwide. Globally, people in most countries tended to expect their lives to improve. /poll/156137/Worldwide-Greeks-Pessimistic-Lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156137/Worldwide-Greeks-Pessimistic-Lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT Migrants across 15 EU countries rate their present and future lives worse than those born in those countries. Migrants' overall emotional and financial situations are also less positive than those of the native born. /poll/154721/Europe-Migrants-Rate-Lives-Worse-Native-Born.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154721/Europe-Migrants-Rate-Lives-Worse-Native-Born.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT