Citizens of the European Union see immigration and the war in Ukraine as the two most important issues facing the EU, Eurobarometer said in its autumn poll published on Wednesday. They received 28% of the votes each, followed by the general international situation in third place at 24%. Inflation dropped to fourth place with 20%, down 7 percentage points compared to the spring survey. 70% of respondents agreed that the EU is a "place of stability in a troubled world," and 61% are optimistic about the union's future.
While providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians and imposing sanctions on Russia enjoy the same level of support as in the previous poll, granting EU candidate status to Ukraine was backed by 61% of respondents, 3 percentage points less than in the spring. 60% of citizens are in favor of supplying military equipment for Ukraine compared to 64% in the spring poll. The survey was conducted between October 23 and November 15 and involved 26,471 EU citizens.
