western europe / 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 Germans were more optimistic about where their economy was headed in 2013 than they have been since the global economic crisis. Still, their feelings about their household income have not kept pace. /poll/168056/germans-economic-optimism-recovery.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/168056/germans-economic-optimism-recovery.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 24 Mar 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 Most Iranians say sanctions are hurting their livelihoods and those of their fellow citizens. Yet the majority says Iran should continue to develop nuclear power despite sanctions. /poll/165743/iranians-say-sanctions-hurting-livelihoods.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165743/iranians-say-sanctions-hurting-livelihoods.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT Worker engagement varies by region and by economic and cultural conditions, according to Â鶹´«Ã½AV's 142-country global workplace study. These differences highlight the need to align education systems with workforce opportunities. /poll/165719/northern-america-leads-world-workplace-engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165719/northern-america-leads-world-workplace-engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:45:00 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 Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Â鶹´«Ã½AV's new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. Low levels of engagement hinder gains in economic productivity and life quality. /poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:00:00 GMT Thirty-three percent of Britons were confident about the quality and integrity of their media in the winter of 2011-2012, marking the first measurable decline in years. /poll/159110/snapshot-britons-less-trusting-media.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159110/snapshot-britons-less-trusting-media.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT Unemployed Britons are 15 percentage points more likely than full-time U.K. workers to have ever been diagnosed with depression. The gap in depression rates between the unemployed and employed is 13 points in the U.S. and 10 in Germany. /poll/158879/depression-hits-jobless-germany.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158879/depression-hits-jobless-germany.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:00:00 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