New Eurobarometer survey - The Eurobarometer shows record high trust in the EU in recent years.

The latest Eurobarometer released today reveals the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest-ever support for the euro. The survey also shows that Europeans have a more optimistic view about the future. They would like to see a stronger and more independent EU, especially in the face of the current global challenges.
Trust in the EU is at its highest level in 17 years
51% of Europeans tend to trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. Trust in the EU is highest among the young people aged 15-24 (59%). In another 17 year-record, 51% of Europeans said they trust the European Commission.

Almost three quarters of respondents (74%) say they feel citizens of the EU, the highest level in more than two decades. In addition, more than six in ten EU citizens (61%) are also optimistic about the future of the EU.

At the same time, 44% of EU citizens continue to have a positive image of the EU, while 38% have a neutral image and 17% have a negative image of the EU.

Positive trends also registered in most of the enlargement countries surveyed. The majority of citizens tend to trust the EU*, in Albania (81%), Montenegro (75%), Kosovo (70%), Georgia (58%), North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (56% each), and Moldova (52%). In Türkiye 42% (four percentage points more compared to the previous survey) tend to trust the EU and in Serbia 38% (+2 percentage points). 38% of United Kingdom respondents (+6 percentage points) also share this view.