southern europe / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Majorities in four of six Balkan countries are more likely to see benefit rather than harm from potential membership in the European Union. /poll/213899/western-balkans-benefit-joining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/213899/western-balkans-benefit-joining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Jul 2017 06:00:00 GMT Amid rising tensions in the Balkans, Â鶹´«Ã½AV finds "Yugo-nostalgia" is widespread in former Yugoslav republics, where many see the breakup as harming their countries, rather than benefiting them. /poll/210866/balkans-harm-yugoslavia-breakup.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/210866/balkans-harm-yugoslavia-breakup.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 18 May 2017 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 Greeks and other Europeans lead the world in pessimism about the future direction of their lives. Nearly four in 10 Greeks expect their lives in five years to be worse than their present ones. /poll/163556/greeks-pessimistic-globally.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163556/greeks-pessimistic-globally.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:00:00 GMT Cyprus residents' confidence in their banks and views on EU leadership, their own financial prospects, and well-being worsened significantly last year, even before the current banking crisis. /poll/161540/cyprus-residents-outlook-already-bleak-bank-crisis.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/161540/cyprus-residents-outlook-already-bleak-bank-crisis.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 29 Mar 2013 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 Many Europeans are hopeful that they can get ahead if they work hard, even as the financial crisis has pummeled their countries' economies and job markets over the past several years. /poll/153224/Europeans-Believe-Ahead-Hard-Work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153224/Europeans-Believe-Ahead-Hard-Work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT