Flash Eurobarometer European Commission The Future European Constitution Fieldwork : January 2004 Flash Eurobarometer 159 - TNS Sofres / EOS Gallup Europe Publication : February 2004 This survey was requested by the Secretariat General and coordinated by Directorate General Press and Communication This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors. FLASH EUROBAROMETER 159 “ The future European Constitution ” Conducted by EOS Gallup Europe upon the request of the European Commission (Secretariat General) Survey organised and managed by Directorate-General “Press and Communication” (Opinion Polls, Press Reviews, Europe Direct) This document does not reflect the views of the European Commission. Any interpretations or opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors alone. SURVEY: January 2004 ANALYTICAL REPORT: February 2004 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 1 PRESENTATION ........................................................................................2 1. Information on the draft of the future European Constitution........3 1.1. Level of information related to the future European Constitution ........3 1.2. Means of accessing information .....................................................6 2. Detailed knowledge of key issues contained in the draft of the European Constitution..................................................................11 2.1. Will the position of a minister of foreign affairs of the EU be created? 11 2.2. Can one million citizens of the EU invite the European Commission to submit a proposal? .................................................................... 13 2.3. Will the president of the European Council be elected by direct universal suffrage? .................................................................... 16 2.4. Will a European army be created?................................................ 18 3. Adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution ................21 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. Should the European Union adopt a Constitution? .......................... 21 Is a Constitution vital to the functioning of the EU institutions? ........ 24 Acceptance of concessions .......................................................... 26 Is a “two-speed Europe” acceptable in the opinion of the public? ...... 28 Adherence to the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister ............. 30 CONCLUSION..........................................................................................33 ANNEXES TECHNICAL NOTE QUESTIONNAIRE EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 2 PRESENTATION The draft of the future European Constitution, drawn up by the Convention on the future of Europe, was submitted for final approval to the intergovernmental conference of Rome that opened in October 2003. During the summit of heads of states and governments, on the 12th and 13th of December 2003, it was however concluded that it was not possible for the intergovernmental conference to reach an overall agreement on the draft constitutional treaty at this stage. Due to disagreements on specific issues of the draft, the constitutional process has, until this day, not been able to draw to a close, and a final agreement has not been reached among leaders of the EU member states. Furthermore, with just 4 months to go before the enlargement of the European Union to 10 new member states, the European Union finds itself in need of reaching a compromise in order to put into place the much needed reforms which will allow the European institutions to function with 25 member states. In this context, the Secretariat General was interested in knowing how the European public opinion positions itself on this issue. What do Europeans think about a possible European Constitution, and how well informed are they on key issues this text represents? From the 14th to the 23rd of January 2004 (four weeks after the failure of the intergovernmental conference to reach an agreement) the EOS Gallup Europe network conducted a survey among over 25,000 citizens aged 15 years and over throughout the 15 current EU member states and the 10 acceding countries. Hence, the citizens of the 25 future members of the enlarged European Union had the opportunity to express their opinion on this highly important European issue. The main objective of this study is to analyse the awareness and the level of information of European citizens concerning the future European Constitution, and whether they accept to see a Constitution put into place for the European Union. The following points will be analysed in this report: - the level of information related to the future European Constitution - the knowledge of issues contained in the constitutional text - the adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution The main results will be analysed in the following pages. We will present the results for each separate country, the average of the future European Union of 25 Member States as well as the averages of two sub-totals, namely, the current European Union comprising 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries. Furthermore, results by socio-demographic characteristics, consisting of gender, age, level of education, occupation and locality type will also be presented in this report. The sample sizes amount to approximately 1000 respondents in each country. The methodology used for the current 15 Member States is that of Flash Eurobarometer. In the acceding countries, telephone interviews were conducted with the exception of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, where face-to-face interviews were conducted due to low telephone penetration rates. A technical note indicating the manner in which the 25 EOS Gallup Europe institutes conducted interviews can be found at the end of this analysis. It provides further details on interviewing methods as well as statistical margins of error. EOS Gallup Europe 1. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 3 Information on the draft of the future European Constitution In this first chapter, we will analyse the level of information citizens consider having received concerning the future European Constitution. First, we will see how well European citizens consider themselves informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Then, in a second part, we will see which sources of information citizens prefer in order to be informed about the future European Constitution. 1.1. Level of information related to the future European Constitution - Only one fourth of citizens in the enlarged European Union consider themselves well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution The results for the average of the 25 countries participating in this survey, which represents the enlarged European Union of May 2004, clearly indicates that the public feels it lacks information on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Indeed, only 25% of all respondents indicate being well informed on this issue. When comparing the averages of the 15 current EU member states and that of the 10 acceding countries, we can note that the rate of persons considering themselves well informed is significantly higher in the acceding countries than in the EU member states, at respectively 31% against 24%. Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? To tal 'Well info rmed' TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) To tal 'B adly info rmed' [DK/ NA ] 5% 64% 3 1% SI CY MT L HU A LT PL DK IRL B F D CZ UK I NL SK LV EE EL E S P FIN 3% 3% 71% 73 % 2 5% 24% 51% 48% 55% 43% 3 7% 3 5% 64% 6 5% 34% 34% 66% 33% 7% 6 1% 6 7% 32% 3 1% 2 7% 26% 71% 68% 71% 26% 26% 72 % 70 % 28% 5% 4% 5% 71% 24% 76 % 24% 24% 73 % 23% 23% 23% 70 % 74 % 74 % 6% 77% 74 % 22% 20% 5% 79 % 19 % 4% 80% 8 7% 17% 13 % 0% 7% 56 % 64% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Results by country show us that Slovenians feel the best informed with a rate of 48% (They nevertheless still represent a minority in this country). This rate is 17 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 4 percentage points above the acceding countries average (31%) and 23 percentage points above the enlarged European Union’s average (25%). The rates in Cyprus and Malta follow, with respectively 43% and 37%. Among the current EU member states, we can observe that Luxembourg (35%) has the highest rate of respondents feeling well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Austria (34%) and Denmark (31%) follow with slightly lower rates. On the opposite side of the graph we can observe that Finland has the lowest rate of respondents feeling well informed on questions relating to this draft, with a rate of 13%. This result is 11 percentage points below the current EU average (24%). Portugal (17%), Sweden (19%) and Spain (20%) follow with slightly better rates of information, but still remain very deficient. Among the acceding countries, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia seem to have the lowest rates of respondents who indicate being well informed on this draft, with identical rates of 23%. Breakdown by socio-demographic characteristics EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 5 When observing results by socio-demographic categories, we can clearly distinguish disparities between results for populations in the European Union and those in the acceding countries. Among genders, men seem better informed than women in both sub-totals. However, this difference is more accentuated in the EU member states, where 7 percentage points separate these two categories, compared to 4 points in the acceding countries. In the age category, the eldest populations seem somewhat more informed than the rest of the population. This is somewhat more the case in the EU member states, where over 8 percentage points separate this category from the others. The education level shows us that, while in the EU member states there are no discrepancies as to the information on the draft of the future European Constitution, results in the acceding countries clearly show that those with the highest level of education have a significantly higher rate than the populations with the lowest education. Over 8 percentage points separate these categories. Furthermore, the rate of the highest educated is 7 percentage points above the acceding countries average. In the occupation category, while employees seem to be the least well informed in the current EU (21%), they have, on the contrary, the highest rate in the acceding countries (33%). Finally, the locality type shows us that there are no significant discrepancies between categories in the current EU, while as in the acceding countries, those living in urban areas indicate being somewhat better informed than in the other two categories, with a difference of over 5 percentage points. Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? % Total "Well Informed" TOTA L (25) EU (15) 2 5% 24% TOTA L A C (10) 3 1% SEX 29% 28% M ale 23% 2 1% Female 33% 29% A GE 2 5% 23% 15-24 2 1% 19 % 25-39 22% 22% 40-54 33% 3 1% 2 7% 55&+ 32% 3 1% 34% EDUCA TION 2 5% 2 5% 29% 2 5% 24% 30% 26% 24% 15& 16-20 21&+ 38% OCCUP A TION 2 5% 24% Self-emplo yed 22% 2 1% Emplo yee 3 1% 22% 22% 24% M anual wo rker 33% 28% 28% 32% Currently no t wo rking LOCA LITY TYP E 24% 23% M etro po litan 28% 2 7% 2 5% Other To wn/ Urban 34% 2 5% 2 5% 29% Rural 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% EOS Gallup Europe 1.2. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 6 Means of accessing information - National television channels or radio stations are the most preferred means of getting informed about the future European Constitution Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? TOTA L (25) EU (15) 65% 65% 64% Thro ugh natio nal televisio n channels o r radio statio ns 43% 44% 4 1% Thro ugh the natio nal written press Thro ugh regio nal o r lo cal televisio n channels o r radio statio ns 16 % 29% 3 1% 28% 30% 20% 28% 28% 25% 23% 23% 20% 13 % 12 % 17 % Thro ugh the regio nal o r lo cal written press Thro ugh info rmatio nal do cuments o r bro chures Thro ugh the Internet Thro ugh an o rganised meeting in yo ur to wn [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE A NY INFORM A TION] A C (10) 1% 2% [OTHER] 1% [DK/NA ] 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% When asked through which means they would like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution, both citizens in the EU member states (65%) and those in the acceding countries (64%) are a majority to indicate national television channels or radio stations as their most preferred information source. The national written press follows with almost identical rates in both sub-totals, 44% in the EU and 41% in the acceding countries. Disparities between the two sub-totals can be observed concerning the regional information sources: while 31% of respondents in the current EU indicate the regional or local television channels or radio stations, only 16% of respondents in the acceding countries do the same. Furthermore, 10 percentage points separate the rate in the current EU (30%) from that of the acceding countries (20%) when it comes to the regional or local written press. The Internet and informational documents/brochures also have lower rates of preference. It is interesting to note that concerning Internet, there are no major disparities between the two sub-totals. Only 3 percentage points separate the EU average (23%) from the acceding countries average (20%). The means of accessing information that are the least preferred are organised meetings in respondents’ towns. The rate for this information source seems to be 5 percentage points lower in the current EU member states (12%) than in the acceding countries (17%). EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 7 In other words, this low rate of preference for getting information through organised meetings in peoples’ towns, shows that citizens seem more ready to receive information than to try to get this information in partaking in such meetings for example. And yet we know from other studies that personal involvement can be of great help to understand the issues related to such topics. Country results for the two main means of information show significant discrepancies: Q 3 . Y o u pe rs o na lly, t hro ugh whic h m e a ns wo uld yo u lik e t o be inf o rm e d t he m o s t a bo ut t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n? "T hro ugh na t io na l t e le v is io n c ha nne ls o r ra dio s t a t io ns " TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) I LT CZ DK HU IRL P SI SK UK LV FIN NL EL MT B CY L EE F D S A PL E 65% 65% 64% 87% 80% 80% 78% 76% 76% 75% 73% 72% 70% 70% 70% 67% 64% 63% 63% 62% 60% 60% 56% 56% 54% 54% 53% 52% Italy has the highest rate when it comes to getting information on the future European Constitution through national television channels or radio stations, with a rate of 87%. This rate is 22 percentage points above the EU member states average. The Czech Republic and Lithuania follow with both 80%. The lowest rate can be found in Spain with 52% of Spanish respondents indicating that they use this means of information. Poland has the lowest rate among the acceding countries, with 53%. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 8 As for the national written press, respondents in the Czech Republic indicate the highest rate for using this means as a source of information on the European Constitution, with 70%. This rate is 29 percentage points above the acceding countries average. Italy follows with 67%. On the other side of the graph, we can note that Cyprus has by far the lowest rates of preference for this means of information. Only 19% of Cypriots indicate the national written press, a rate that is 22 percentage points below the acceding countries average (41%). Respondents in Poland and Spain also have very low rates of usage of the national press to get informed, with both 28%. Q 3 . Y o u pe rs o na lly, t hro ugh whic h m e a ns wo uld yo u lik e t o be inf o rm e d t he m o s t a bo ut t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n? "T hro ugh t he na t io na l writ t e n pre s s " 43% 44% 4 1% TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) CZ I SK L IRL LT LV DK FIN UK EE HU B A NL SI EL MT D P S F E PL CY 70% 67% 60% 56% 56% 5 1% 50% 50% 49% 49% 48% 48% 45% 44% 44% 44% 4 1% 37% 34% 34% 34% 32% 28% 28% 19 % When crossing these two items of question 3, we can note that in the enlarged European Union of 25 member states, those who indicate that they would like to be informed about the future European Constitution through the national press are 72% to indicate that they would also like to be informed through the national television channels or radio stations. We can therefore suppose that informing oneself on the future of the European Constitution is in general a passive reasoning. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 9 66% Female 66% 65% 65% 25-39 40-54 55&+ 65% 64% 16-20 21&+ 66% 65% Employee Manual worker Currently not working 62% 68% 64% Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural LOCALITY TYPE 62% 67% Self-employed OCCUPATION 69% 15& - EDUCATION 63% 15-24 AGE 64% 69% 62% 65% 65% 67% 62% 64% 65% 69% 64% 66% 66% 64% 66% 64% 64% SEX Male 63% 64% 67% 63% 69% 66% 62% 64% 64% 69% 69% 63% 65% 57% 65% 64% 64% 41% 46% 43% 40% 41% 48% 49% 51% 42% 39% 43% 46% 45% 38% 41% 46% 43% 65% 65% 41% 47% 42% 41% 41% 48% 50% 50% 43% 40% 43% 46% 45% 39% 41% 47% 44% 37% 41% 52% 37% 43% 51% 45% 53% 39% 34% 40% 45% 42% 37% 41% 42% 41% AC10 TOTAL EU15 TOT 25 EU15 TOT 25 AC10 Through the national written press Through national television channels or radio stations 31% 29% 24% 31% 32% 24% 27% 20% 29% 39% 32% 28% 26% 26% 32% 25% 29% TOT 25 35% 32% 26% 34% 35% 25% 30% 21% 32% 41% 35% 30% 29% 29% 35% 27% 31% EU15 17% 16% 12% 16% 17% 14% 16% 12% 16% 21% 16% 17% 15% 15% 17% 15% 16% AC10 Through regional or local television channels or radio stations 30% 28% 26% 26% 30% 31% 30% 26% 30% 27% 30% 31% 28% 20% 29% 27% 28% TOT 25 32% 30% 27% 27% 31% 32% 31% 27% 32% 28% 31% 32% 29% 21% 31% 28% 30% EU15 22% 22% 13% 18% 27% 21% 22% 17% 21% 21% 20% 25% 22% 13% 22% 19% 20% AC10 Through the regional or local written press 25% 27% 32% 25% 27% 33% 29% 34% 28% 21% 24% 29% 33% 27% 29% 27% 28% TOT 25 25% 28% 33% 25% 28% 33% 30% 34% 29% 21% 24% 29% 34% 28% 29% 28% 28% EU15 24% 25% 28% 24% 24% 29% 23% 29% 26% 18% 22% 26% 28% 24% 27% 23% 25% AC10 19% 24% 25% 18% 22% 30% 25% 28% 26% 11% 9% 22% 27% 44% 19% 27% 23% TOT 25 20% 24% 25% 18% 24% 30% 26% 28% 27% 11% 10% 23% 28% 45% 19% 27% 23% EU15 15% 22% 28% 19% 10% 31% 18% 30% 20% 9% 4% 15% 26% 44% 19% 23% 20% AC10 Through informational documents or Through the Internet brochures Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? EOS Gallup Europe 16% 13% 10% 15% 12% 11% 14% 11% 13% 14% 13% 13% 12% 15% 14% 12% 13% TOT 25 15% 12% 10% 14% 11% 11% 13% 11% 12% 14% 13% 13% 11% 14% 13% 12% 12% EU15 21% 17% 8% 18% 16% 14% 20% 12% 19% 14% 15% 17% 18% 21% 18% 16% 17% AC10 Through an organised meeting in your town EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 10 Breakdown by socio-demographic characteristics The results by social and demographic categories reveal certain disparities among the categories and between the two sub-totals concerning the preferred means of information. Among genders, men (47%) seem to prefer the national press somewhat more than women (41%) in the current EU member states, since 6 percentage points separate these categories. In the acceding countries rates among genders are almost identical. On the other hand, women (35%) are far keener than men (27%) on getting informed through local television channels or radio stations in the current EU, with a difference of 8 percentage points. Once again, this discrepancy is almost inexistent in the acceding countries. Finally, Internet seems to be significantly more preferred as an information source by men (27%) than women (19%) in the EU, with 8 percentage points separating these categories. In the acceding countries, only 4 percent separate men from women. The age categories show that, while rates are identical in the EU member states when it comes to being informed through national television channels or radio stations, the eldest populations (69%) in the acceding countries rely much more on this source of information than do the youngest populations (57%). 12 percentage points separate these two categories. Information through Internet is far more preferred by the youngest populations, and rates clearly decrease with age. This is the case in both sub-totals, although it is more accentuated in the acceding countries, where 40 percentage points separate the rate of those aged 15 to 24 (44%) with those aged 55 years and older (4%). The education level reveals that there are important disparities between populations with the highest education level and those with the lowest. This concerns the national written press (10 percentage points of difference in the EU, 19 points in the acceding countries), informational documents/brochures and the Internet, which are far more preferred by populations with the highest level of education. On the other hand, regional or local television channels or radio stations seem to be more preferred by those with the lowest level of education. This is especially the case in the EU member states where 20 percentage points separate these two categories. This is also, to some extent, the case for national television channels or radio stations: 5 percentage points separate the rate of those with the lowest level of education from the most educated populations. Rates are identical in both sub-totals. EOS Gallup Europe 2. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 11 Detailed knowledge of key issues contained in the draft of the European Constitution In this second chapter, we will test the public’s knowledge on some key aspects of the future European Constitution by analysing if respondents are able to distinguish whether the statements, which are supposedly planned in the draft of the future European Constitution, are true or false. 2.1. Will the position of a minister of foreign affairs of the EU be created? - EU citizens somewhat more aware than those in acceding countries that the position of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister will be created Q 4 . It is pla nne d in t he dra f t o f t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n e la bo ra t e d by t he C o nv e nt io n o n t he f ut ure o f E uro pe t ha t … a ) t he po s it io n o f a M inis t e r o f F o re ign A f f a irs o f t he E uro pe a n Unio n will be c re a t e d True False [DK/NA ] 63% EU (15) 64% 15 % 2 1% 27% 15 % 59% A C (10) 17 % 20% TOTA L (25) 73% CY 73% EL 73% L 72% A 64% 64% F B 60% FIN 59% HU 58% CZ 54% DK 54% MT 53% 24% 16 % 12 % 18 % 25% 28% 17 % 35% 11% 18 % 28% 38% 9% 26% 23% 23% 35% 17 % 49% 44% 8% 48% 32% 22% 46% 4 1% 14 % 45% 20% 20% 16 % 32% 27% 0% 18 % 23% 10 % 5 1% SK 22% 29% 50% P 19 % 17 % S LV 23% 14 % NL EE 8% 22% 12 % 56% E 13 % 15 % 57% UK 10 % 18 % 62% 6 1% PL 19 % 8% 65% SI 13 % 14 % 70% D LT 5% 19 % 76% I IRL 40% 60% 80% 100% A solid majority of Europeans throughout the 25 future member states of the enlarged European Union indicate the correct answer to the statement that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU will be created: 63% of respondents throughout the 25 countries answer ‘True’. We can however note that there are slight differences between the rates of the two sub-totals, where correct answers are somewhat lower in the acceding countries (59%) than in the current EU member states (64%). We can also note that the rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is significantly higher in the acceding countries (27%), with a difference of 12 percentage points compared to the average of the EU member states (15%). EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 12 Country results show us that Italy has the highest rate of correct responses, with 76% of respondents indicating that the position of a EU Foreign Affairs Minister will indeed be created. This rate is 12 percentage points above the European Union average (64%).This could be explained by the Italian presidency during the last 6 months of 2003. Ireland and Greece follow with 73%. Among the acceding countries, we can note that Cyprus has the highest rate, with 73%. This rate is 14 percentage points above the acceding countries average (59%). Lithuania follows, but with a significantly lower rate, at 65%. On the opposite side of the graph, we can note that Slovakia has the lowest rate of correct answers (45%). Its rate is 14 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Portugal (46%), Latvia (48%) and Estonia (49%) also have low rates of correct answers. In these four countries less than half of the population is aware that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created if the future European Constitution is adopted. We must however take into count the high levels of respondents in these countries who did not know or who refused to answer. In Latvia, this rate reaches 44%, which is another indication of the poor level of information about this issue in this country. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… a) the position of a Minister of Foreign A ffairs of the European Union will be created % "True" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 63% 64% 59 % TOTAL SEX 66% 6 7% 59 % 6 1% 6 1% 59 % Male Female AGE 6 7% 66% 69% 6 5% 6 7% 59 % 6 1% 62% 57% 6 1% 62% 53 % 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ EDUCATION 6 1% 62% 53 % 6 5% 66% 6 1% 64% 6 5% 56 % 15& 16-20 21&+ OCCUPATION 6 5% 66% 57% 63% 6 5% 55% 6 1% 6 1% 58 % 63% 64% 6 1% Self-employed Employee Manual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE 63% 64% 55% 64% 6 5% 58 % 62% 63% 6 1% Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 13 Among genders, we can note that men seem more aware than women of the correct response in the current EU member states, with respectively 67% against 61%. This is not the case in the acceding countries, where we can observe identical rates of 59%. The age categories reveal that younger populations have higher rates of correct answers than older populations. This is especially the case in the acceding countries where 69% of populations aged 15 to 24 give the correct answer compared to only 53% among those aged 55 and over. 2.2. Can one million citizens of the EU invite the European Commission to submit a proposal? - Close to a half of all citizens in the enlarged European Union indicate the correct answer – Q 4 . It is pla nne d in t he dra f t o f t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n e la bo ra t e d by t he C o nv e nt io n o n t he f ut ure o f E uro pe t ha t … b) a t le a s t o ne m illio n c it ize ns o f t he E uro pe a n Unio n c a n inv it e t he E uro pe a n C o m m is s io n t o s ubm it a pro po s a l True False TOTA L (25) 42% EU (15) A C (10) 43% 38% [DK/NA ] 35% 23% 36% 20% 28% 34% 60% LT A 20% 55% CY 54% D I 54% EL 53% 47% S EE 47% 46% IRL 45% B 44% UK L 37% NL 32% 32% 3 1% 0% 27% 19 % 25% 33% 35% 28% 34% 27% 4 1% 23% 32% 36% 34% 30% 42% 26% 50% 38% 3 1% 18 % 5 1% 48% 25% 22% SK 20% 3 1% 39% 27% DK CZ 25% 36% 18 % 3 1% LV 16 % 37% 30% 34% 34% MT SI 13 % 16 % 16 % 39% P E 12 % 35% 37% 37% F 30% 35% 40% 39% HU 25% 16 % 42% 4 1% PL FIN 19 % 20% 25% 23% 26% 20% 40% 53% 52% 60% 80% 100% Results show that 42% of the population of the 25 European countries indicate the correct answer for this statement answering that it is “True” that at least one million citizens of the EU can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal. Once again, we can note that respondents in the 15 EU member states (43%) have a higher rate of correct answers than the 10 acceding countries (38%). We must also take note of the significant levels of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer, namely in the accession country average where this rate reaches one third of the population (34%). We can therefore suppose that EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 14 there is a certain lack of information concerning European issues and more precisely about the future European Constitution in the acceding countries. Results by country show us that Lithuania has the highest rate of correct answers, with 60% of its population indicating that this statement is “True”. Austria (55%), Cyprus (54%), Germany (54%) and Italy (53%) also have high rates. In all of these countries, over half of respondents indicate the correct answer. Among the lowest rates of correct answers, we find Slovakia (22%), the Czech Republic (25%) and Denmark (27%). While results in Slovakia and the Czech Republic can be explained by the very high rates of non-responses (respectively 52% and 53%), The poor result in Denmark is due to a very high response rate of incorrect answers, since 48% of Danish respondents answered that the statement is “False”. Other high rates of non-responses can be observed in Latvia and Malta, where respectively 51% and 50% of the population does not know if this statement is true or false. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 15 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Among the different age categories, we can note that while in the EU members states there seem to be no significant differences, the category of populations aged 25 to 39 in the acceding countries has a far lower rate of correct answers (32%) than the other categories. This rate is 6 percentage points below the acceding countries average (38%). Another remark can be made for the occupation category, where employees in the acceding countries have a significantly lower rate of correct answers (33%) than the other categories of occupation. Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal % "True" TOTA L (25) TOTAL EU (15) A C (10) 42% 43% 38% SEX Male Female 43% 43% 39% 42% 43% 36% AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ 32% 4 5% 46% 42% 42% 44% 4 1% 42% 38% 42% 43% 40% EDUCATION 15& 16-20 21&+ 44% 4 5% 36% 43% 4 5% 38% 40% 40% 38% OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking 4 1% 42% 39% 40% 42% 33% 46% 4 7% 39% 43% 44% 40% LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 0% 42% 42% 3 7% 44% 4 5% 3 7% 4 1% 42% 39% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe 2.3. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 16 Will the president of the European Council be elected by direct universal suffrage? - Knowledge considerably lower in the acceding countries than in the member states on whether the President of the European Council is elected or not by direct universal suffrage Q 4 . It is pla nne d in t he dra f t o f t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n e la bo ra t e d by t he C o nv e nt io n o n t he f ut ure o f E uro pe t ha t … c ) t he P re s ide nt o f t he E uro pe a n C o unc il is e le c t e d by dire c t univ e rs a l s uf f ra ge False True [DK/NA ] 4 1% TOTA L (25) 40% 44% EU (15) 29% A C (10) 18 % 40% 17 % 45% 26% 63% FIN 27% 6 1% S 57% 55% DK I D 35% PL 35% P 35% L 34% SI 34% EL 33% E 33% A 27% SK EE 27% 24% LV 2 1% 20% 0% 19 % 36% 29% 46% 20% 42% 25% 53% 14 % 4 1% 26% 47% 26% 28% 45% 43% 33% 39% 37% 67% 10 % 52% 26% 43% 36% 33% 12 % CY 10 % 47% 22% CZ 16 % 56% 23% LT HU 2 1% 47% 23% MT 27% 40% 37% B 19 % 32% 39% IRL 7% 15 % 40% 40% UK 15 % 33% 42% NL 11% 29% 38% 52% F 10 % 29% 48% 69% 20% 40% 19 % 60% 80% 100% Europeans in the 25 countries participating in this survey seem divided on whether this statement is “True” or “False”. Indeed, the correct answer to the statement whether or not the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage is given by only 41% of the European public who claim that this statement is “False”. When observing results for the averages of the two sub-totals, we can note that respondents in the current European Union have a significantly higher rate of correct answers than those in the acceding countries, at respectively 44% against 29%. The rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is also somewhat higher in the acceding countries (26%), with a difference of 9 percentage points compared to the EU average (17%). Country results show us that Finland has the highest rate of correct answers, with 63% of respondents answering that the statement is “False”. This rate is 19 percentage points above the European Union average (44%). The two Scandinavian neighbouring countries, Sweden and Denmark, follow with respectively 61% and 57% of correct answers. Italy (55%) and France (52%) EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 17 also have high correct answer rates, which represent a majority of their populations. The country with the lowest rate of correct answers is Cyprus, with a rate of only 12%. This result is mainly due to the high rate of incorrect answers, which represents 69% of all respondents in that country. The Czech Republic follows with 20% of correct answers. Here, the result is due to a very high rate of non-responses, equalling 48% of respondents. This is also the case in Slovakia (45%). Among the EU countries, Austria seems to have the lowest rate of correct answers, at 27%. This rate is 17 percentage points below the EU average (44%). Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Men have somewhat higher rates of correct answers than women for this statement. This difference is however slightly more accentuated in the European Union than in the acceding countries. The age categories show us that the eldest populations aged 55 and over are somewhat less aware of the correct answer than the younger populations. This is the case in both sub-totals. Results by education level show us that the rate of correct answers to this statement increases with the rise in the level of education. This phenomenon can be observed in both sub-totals. Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… c) the P resident of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage % "FALSE" TOTA L (25) TOTAL 29% EU (15) A C (10) 4 1% 44% SEX Male Female 44% 4 7% 3 1% 39% 4 1% 2 7% AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ 29% 44% 48% 4 7% 49% 34% 42% 4 5% 3 1% 3 5% 38% 24% EDUCATION 15& - 2 1% 16-20 36% 38% 28% 21&+ 40% 43% 40% 50 % 51% OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking 43% 44% 36% 4 7% 49% 3 5% 4 1% 43% 28% 38% 4 1% 26% LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 0% 29% 44% 4 5% 43% 46% 30% 38% 40% 2 7% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe 2.4. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 18 Will a European army be created? - The confusion seems particularly high Q 4 . It is pla nne d in t he dra f t o f t he f ut ure E uro pe a n C o ns t it ut io n e la bo ra t e d by t he C o nv e nt io n o n t he f ut ure o f E uro pe t ha t … d) a E uro pe a n a rm y is go ing t o be c re a t e d False True TOTA L (25) 44% EU (15) 44% [DK/NA ] 43% 43% A C (10) 13 % 45% 11% 34% 24% 56% FIN 36% 53% S NL 5 1% D 5 1% UK 5 1% PL 49% IRL 48% I 42% F 4 1% 40% 35% E 35% EE 33% P 33% CZ 33% 25% 53% 27% EL 26% 0% 8% 52% 10 % 47% 16 % 5 1% 14 % 4 1% 24% 37% 30% 43% 24% 27% 40% 56% 12 % 36% 39% 34% 66% 42% 2 1% CY 11% 52% 33% 23% LV 19 % 48% 3 1% MT 4% 40% 32% L SK 9% 3 1% 37% A LT 17 % 42% 38% DK 7% 14 % 33% 43% B 15 % 36% 42% SI 8% 34% 44% HU 9% 39% 8% 35% 64% 20% 40% 15 % 60% 80% 100% Here again, the European public seems divided as to whether a European army is going to be created or not. Among the total of the 25 countries, 44% of respondents give the correct answer, namely that this statement is “False”, but equally, 43% are sure of the contrary. The rates of correct answers between the two sub-totals are practically identical, with 44% and 43%. However, we can note once again that the rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is twice as high in the acceding countries (24%) compared to the European Union average (11%). Results by country show us that, yet again, we find the two Nordic countries, Finland and Sweden, at the top of the graph with the highest rates of correct answers (respectively 56% and 53%) to the statement whether or not a European army is going to be created. Finland’s result (56%) is 12 percentage points above the European Union average (44%). Results in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom follow with 51% in each country. Out of the 25 European countries participating in this survey, a majority of respondents indicating the correct answers can only be found in these five countries. Among the acceding countries, Poland has the highest rate with 49% of correct answers. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 19 Once again, respondents in Cyprus have the lowest rate of correct answers, at 21%. This rate is 22 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Latvia follows with 23%. Greece has the lowest rate of correct answers among the current European Union member states, with 26%. This rate is 17 percentage points below the EU average. Greece can also be distinguished for its rate of incorrect answers (66%), which is the highest among all 25 countries. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories A significant difference in results between the two sub-totals can be observed for the category of genders: while in the EU countries women (49%) have a significantly higher rate of correct answers than men (39%), it is quite the opposite in the acceding countries where men (45%) have a somewhat higher rate of correct answers than women (40%). The age categories show us that in the EU countries, the youngest aged populations (54%) are far more aware of the correct answer to this statement than the eldest populations (39%). The rate of those aged 15 to 24 is 10 percentage points above the EU average. This difference is not as accentuated in the acceding countries, where we can note however, that the eldest populations have the lowest rate of correct answers (35%). Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… d) a European army is going to be created % "FALSE" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 44% 44% 43% TOTAL SEX 40% 39% 4 5% 48% 49% 40% Male Female AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ 52 % 54 % 4 5% 46% 46% 46% 44% 44% 46% 39% 39% 3 5% EDUCATION 15& - 29% 16-20 21&+ 38% 39% 4 7% 4 7% 44% 4 5% 4 5% 48% OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking 43% 42% 4 7% 48% 48% 48% 43% 43% 43% 42% 43% 39% LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 0% 44% 44% 4 7% 44% 4 5% 44% 43% 44% 39% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 20 Cross-tabulating: When crossing two questions, we will try to see whether there is a correlation between the fact of declaring oneself well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution and the fact of having a detailed knowledge on issues concerning this document, as seen above for the four different statements. Q4a: the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total EU 25 Total ‘well informed’ Total ‘badly informed’ True* 63% 67% 62% False 20% 20% 20% DK/NA 17% 13% 18% Q4b: at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total EU 25 Total ‘well informed’ Total ‘badly informed’ True* 42% 48% 41% False 35% 34% 36% DK/NA 23% 18% 23% Q4c: the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total EU 25 Total ‘well informed’ Total ‘badly informed’ True 40% 47% 38% False* 41% 39% 43% DK/NA 18% 14% 19% Q4d: a European army is going to be created EU 25 Total EU 25 Total ‘well informed’ Total ‘badly informed’ True 43% 45% 43% False* 44% 43% 45% DK/NA 13% 11% 13% *correct answers in bold characters Results show us that there are only slight differences in the rates of correct answers concerning the detailed knowledge on the European Constitution between respondents who declare themselves being well informed about the draft of future European Constitution and those who declare themselves badly informed about it. We can therefore suppose that citizens who believe they are well informed in general about the future European Constitution, still lack detailed knowledge of this important text. Question 1: “Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution?” crossed with Question 4a,b,c,d: “For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false…” EOS Gallup Europe 3. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 21 Adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution In this third chapter, we will analyse how the European public positions itself towards issues concerning the future European Constitution. 3.1. Should the European Union adopt a Constitution? - A clear majority of European citizens believes the European Union must adopt a Constitution Q 2 . a ) T he E uro pe a n Unio n m us t a do pt a C o ns t it ut io n Rather agree Rather disagree TOTA L (25) 77% EU (15) 78% [DK/NA ] 15 % 73% A C (10) 8% 15 % 7% 15 % 12 % 92% I 7 % 1% 89% EL 9% 2% 87% 5% 8% SI 86% 5% 8% L 86% B 85% HU 11% 85% E 5% 7% 83% D 3% 10 % 8% 14 % 3% LT 8 1% 9% 10 % P 8 1% 10 % 10 % F 8 1% IRL 80% CY 14 % 80% 75% NL PL 68% FIN 68% LV 6 1% EE 60% DK 60% UK 11% 20% 9% 12 % 23% 17 % 19 % 15 % 24% 10 % 30% 29% 11% 26% 5 1% 0% 18 % 20% 58% S 5% 10 % 23% 66% MT 9% 13 % 64% CZ 11% 18 % 70% A 8% 20% 72% SK 6% 11% 16 % 30% 40% 60% 19 % 80% 100% When asked whether or not respondents agree that the European Union must adopt a Constitution, results show that respondents in both the current EU member states (78%) and in the acceding countries (73%) are an overwhelming majority to rather agree with this statement. Only 5 percentage points separate the two sub-totals. However, we can also note that the rate of non-responses is slightly higher in the acceding countries (12%) than in the EU countries (7%). Country results reveal that Italy has the highest rate of respondents supporting the necessity of adopting a Constitution for the European Union, with 92%. This rate is 14 percentage points above the European Union average (78%). The rate in Greece follows with 89% of its population rather agreeing with this statement. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 22 Hungary has the highest rate of agreement among the acceding countries, at 87%, which is 14 percentage points above the acceding countries average (73%). Slovenia follows with 86%. The EU average hides nevertheless big discrepancies between current Member States. At the bottom of the graph we find the United Kingdom (51%), Sweden (58%) and Denmark (60%), which are often the more sceptical member states towards the EU, as past events may have shown. The United Kingdom’s rate is 27 percentage points below the EU average. It is also interesting to note that the rate of respondents in this country disagreeing with the adoption of a Constitution represents a rate of 30%, meaning the double of that of the EU average (15%). However low these rates may be, the results show, nevertheless, that a majority of the population in these countries agrees that a Constitution must be adopted for the European Union. Estonia (60%) has the lowest rate of agreement among the acceding countries. This result can be explained by the high rate of non-responses, reaching 30% in this country. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 23 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution % "Rather agree" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 77% 78 % 73 % TOTAL SEX 79 % 80% 75% 76 % 76 % 72 % Male Female AGE 78 % 79 % 76 % 78 % 79 % 73 % 78 % 79 % 73 % 76 % 76 % 73 % 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ EDUCATION 74 % 75% 15& - 66% 77% 77% 74 % 83% 83% 76 % 16-20 21&+ OCCUPATION Self-employed 69% 78 % 80% 79 % 80% 75% 74 % 74 % 73 % 77% 78 % 73 % Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE 79 % 80% 74 % 78 % 78 % 76 % 74 % 76 % 69% Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The only significant discrepancies can be observed among the education levels. For both sub-totals, we can note that the rate of agreement with the necessity of adopting a Constitution for the EU rises with the level of education. This rise is significantly sharp in the acceding countries: while 66% of those with the lowest level of education rather agree with this statement, those with the highest level of education have a 76% rate of agreement. In the categories of occupation we can note that while in the EU the selfemployed are, along with employees, the most to agree with the statement, the self-employed in the acceding countries are the ones to agree the least (69%). Finally, we can note that persons living in rural areas agree somewhat less with this statement than those living in other locality types. This is particularly the case in the acceding countries. EOS Gallup Europe 3.2. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 24 Is a Constitution vital to the functioning of the EU institutions? - A majority of the European public agrees that a Constitution is vital to the functioning of the EU institutions Q 2 . b) Wit ho ut a C o ns t it ut io n, t he E uro pe a n Unio n m a y we ll e xpe rie nc e a blo c k o f it s ins t it ut io ns Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA ] 67% TOTA L (25) EU (15) 20% 69% 6 1% A C (10) 12 % 2 1% 11% 19 % 20% 84% HU CY 80% I 79% 5% 74% F 73% LT 73% B 72% 2 1% D 7 1% 23% EL 7 1% IRL 7 1% 62% S 6 1% P 58% PL 56% EE 55% CZ 55% 20% 8% 14 % 22% 13 % 20% 16 % 11% 27% 20% 18 % 25% 17 % 24% 12 % 19 % 33% 20% 25% 30% 17 % 25% 25% 2 1% 45% 0% 3% 13 % 24% 48% SK MT 6% 22% 5 1% UK 7% 16 % 53% DK 16 % 26% 65% LV 9% 12 % 64% E 15 % 18 % 65% A 8% 11% 69% NL 3% 18 % SI FIN 10 % 18 % 74% L 11% 10 % 2 1% 40% 3 1% 34% 60% 80% 100% A majority of Europeans in the 25 countries, namely 67%, agrees that without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions. When comparing the two sub-totals, we can note that respondents in the EU countries (69%) are somewhat more to agree with this statement than those in the acceding countries (61%), with a difference of 8 percentage points. Here again, we can see that the rate of non-responses is considerably higher in the acceding countries than in the EU member states. When observing the results by country, we can note that Hungary has the highest rate of agreement. Indeed, 84% of the Hungarian population rather agrees that a Constitution is vital for the functioning of the EU institutions. The result in Cyprus follows, with 80%. The highest rate among the EU member states is found in Italy, where 79% of the population rather agrees with the statement. The lowest rates of agreement can be found in Malta and in Slovakia, where respectively only 45% and 48% of the population rather agree with the statement. These are the only two countries among the 25 surveyed where a majority of the population does not express its agreement with this statement. The particularly high rate of non-responses in these countries is an explanation for this. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 25 Among EU countries, the United Kingdom (51%) and Denmark (53%) have the lowest rates of agreement. The United Kingdom’s result is 18 percentage points below the EU average. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions % "Rather agree" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 67% 69% 61% TOTAL SEX 70% 71% 64% 65% 66% 59% Male Female AGE 66% 66% 66% 68% 69% 63% 70% 72% 61% 66% 67% 56% 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ EDUCATION 15& - 52% 16-20 21&+ 61% 62% 68% 70% 61% 73% 74% 67% OCCUPATION 70% 70% 67% 71% 72% 66% 65% 66% 58% 65% 67% 59% Self-employed Employee Manual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE 69% 70% 64% 69% 70% 63% 64% 66% 57% Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Among genders we can see that men tend to agree more than women with the fact that, without a Constitution, the EU may well experience a block of its institutions. This can be observed in both sub-totals. The age categories show certain discrepancies between the results of the two sub-totals: while in the EU countries, the youngest population has the lowest rate of agreement, it is the contrary in the acceding countries, where those aged 15 to 24 (66%) have a rate of agreement 10 percentage points higher than populations aged 55 and over (56%). The category of education reveals, in both sub-totals, that the rate of agreement rises with the level of education. In the acceding countries, 15 percentage points separate those having studied up to the age of 15 or less from those having studied until the age of 21 and over. Results for the locality type show us that populations living in rural areas agree less with the statement than those living in other locality types. This is somewhat more the case in the acceding countries than in the EU countries. EOS Gallup Europe 3.3. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 26 Acceptance of concessions - Citizens in the EU member states are more ready to see their country make concessions than citizens in the acceding countries Q 2 . c ) O ur c o unt ry m us t be re a dy t o m a k e c o nc e s s io ns in o rde r no t t o pre v e nt t he a do pt io n o f a ne w C o ns t it ut io n f o r t he E uro pe a n Unio n Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA ] 13 % 32% 55% A C (10) 9% 27% 64% EU (15) 10 % 28% 62% TOTA L (25) I 7 1% 70% D 66% E 65% 63% P 62% 10 % 13 % 17 % 6% 28% 15 % 20% 8% 27% 65% F NL 5% 24% 20% 70% HU 6% 20% 73% IRL 4% 20% 76% L B 5% 32% 15 % 23% A 59% 3 1% 10 % DK 59% 30% 11% PL 56% LT 54% S 52% EL 5 1% FIN LV 47% 46% SI 20% 11% 4 1% 30% 23% 22% 3 1% 18 % 36% 13 % 46% 25% 36% 38% 0% 4% 16 % 35% 4 1% EE 16 % 44% 49% CZ 16 % 30% 33% 47% MT 13 % 32% 49% SK 10 % 34% 54% UK 14 % 27% 59% CY 40% 60% 80% 100% The result for the total of the 25 European countries shows us that 62% of all respondents rather agree with the statement that their country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the EU. However, when observing results of the two sub-totals, we can note that there is a significant difference in results: in the EU member states 64% of the population rather agrees with the statement. In the acceding countries, the majority is somewhat weaker since only 55% of the population indicates that their country is ready to make concessions. Country results show us that Luxembourg has the highest rate of agreement with 76% of its population rather agreeing with this statement. Belgium and Italy follow, with respectively 73% and 71%. Among the acceding countries, Hungary has by far the highest rate of agreement with 70%. This rate is 15 percentage points higher than the acceding countries average. Cyprus follows with a significantly lower rate (59%). At the bottom of the graph we find Estonia, with a rate of 38% rather agreeing. This rate is 17 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Slovenia and the Czech Republic follow, with respectively 41% and 46%. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 27 Finland has the lowest rate of agreement among the EU countries, with 49% of its population agreeing. Finland is the only EU member state to have less than 50% of its population rather agreeing that their country should be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of the Constitution. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories The only major discrepancies can be observed among the age categories. In both sub-totals, the youngest populations aged 15 to 24 have the highest rates of agreement with the statement that their country is ready to make concessions. The rate of agreement decreases with age. This is especially the case in the acceding countries where there is a difference of 17 percentage points in the rates of agreement between the youngest (67%) and the oldest populations (50%). The education category shows us that populations having studied up to the age of 15 or less have lower agreement rates with the statement, and this in both sub-totals. Q2. c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union % "Rather agree" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 62% 64% 55% TOTAL SEX 63% 64% 55% 62% 63% 55% Male Female AGE 6 7% 6 7% 6 7% 64% 66% 56 % 62% 64% 49% 58 % 60% 50 % 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ EDUCATION 15& - 50 % 59 % 6 1% 62% 64% 56 % 6 5% 6 7% 55% 16-20 21&+ OCCUPATION Self-employed 52 % 62% 64% 6 5% 66% 53 % 6 1% 62% 53 % 6 1% 62% 56 % Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan 54 % 63% 64% 57% 60% 62% 53 % Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 0% 63% 64% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe 3.4. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 28 Is a “two-speed Europe” acceptable in the opinion of the public? - EU citizens less keen than citizens in the acceding countries on seeing a two speed Europe emerge Q 2 . e ) M e m be r S t a t e s t ha t wis h t o do s o , s ho uld ha v e t he po s s ibilit y o f s t re ngt he ning t he ir m ut ua l c o o pe ra t io n wit ho ut ha v ing t o wa it f o r t he o t he r M e m be r S t a t e s Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA ] 32% 60% TOTA L (25) 7% 19 % 68% A C (10) 8% 35% 58% EU (15) 14 % 79% SI 11% PL 72% CY 7 1% LV 65% E 65% L 64% 13 % 2 1% 7% 9% 20% 69% HU 10 % 14 % 73% LT 19 % 12 % 22% 12 % 13 % 22% 4% 32% B 62% EE 62% 13 % SK 6 1% 15 % EL 6 1% IRL 60% 4% 34% 25% 24% 4% 36% 7% 33% FIN 59% 33% F 59% 35% P 58% 30% 13 % UK 57% 30% 13 % D 57% 38% I 56% 40% S 56% A 54% DK 54% 0% 20% 5% 10 % 24% 8% 38% 6% 40% 3% 46% 4 1% MT 5% 2 1% 5 1% NL 6% 35% 55% CZ 8% 33% 27% 40% 60% 80% 100% When looking at the result for the 25 country average, we can note that 60% of Europeans rather agree with the statement that Member States wishing to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States. In other words, it seems that a majority of the public accepts the fact of seeing a “two-speed Europe” emerge in the future construction of Europe, as has been the case for the European Monetary Union up until today. Nevertheless, there seems to be a very significant difference of perception between the EU member states and the acceding countries on this issue. Indeed, while only 58% of respondents in the EU member states rather agree with this statement, they are 68% to do so in the acceding countries. Among the statements analysed up until now, this is the only one where the accession country average has a higher agreement rate than the European Union average. Results by country show us that Slovenia has the highest rate of agreement with this statement, at 79%. This rate is 11 percentage points above the acceding countries average. Lithuania follows with 73%. Spain has the highest rate of agreement among the EU member states, with 65% of its population agreeing with the statement. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 29 On the opposite side of the graph, we can note that Malta has by far the lowest rate of agreement with this issue, at 41%. This is the only country where a minority of respondents show their agreement with this statement. Nevertheless, the result is more probably due to a lack of information, as shows the rate of non-responses (33%), than to a fierce disagreement with the statement. The rate in the Netherlands follows with 51% of its population agreeing with the possibility of Member States strengthening their mutual cooperation without waiting for other Member States. In the case of the Netherlands, we can suppose that this low result is due to the significant rate of disagreement (46%), which is the highest among all 25 countries. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories When observing results by social and demographic variables, the main discrepancies can be observed among the age categories. While results for the EU member states remain practically identical, we can note that there is a decrease in agreement with the age of respondents in the acceding countries. As the results show, there is a difference in the rate of agreement of 8 percentage points between those aged 15 to 24 (72%) and those aged 55 and over (64%). In the education category we can note a disparity between the two sub-totals as well. Once again, while the rates among the different age categories remain almost identical in the EU member states, we can observe in the acceding countries a rise in the agreement rate depending on the level of education. Q2. e) M ember States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other M ember States % "Rather agree" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 60% 58 % 68% TOTA L SEX 62% 60% 69% M ale 58 % 56 % Female 68% A GE 15-24 59 % 56 % 25-39 59 % 57% 72 % 69% 6 1% 59 % 69% 59 % 59 % 64% 40-54 55&+ EDUCA TION 58 % 58 % 63% 60% 58 % 69% 60% 59 % 70 % 15& 16-20 21&+ OCCUP A TION 63% 62% 69% 58 % 57% 6 7% 62% 60% 70 % 59 % 57% 68% Self-emplo yed Emplo yee M anual wo rker Currently no t wo rking LOCA LITY TYP E 59 % 59 % 63% 59 % 57% 70 % 60% 58 % 6 7% M etro po litan Other To wn/ Urban Rural 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% EOS Gallup Europe 3.5. Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 30 Adherence to the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister - Stronger support in the EU member states than in the acceding countries for the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister Q 2 . d) T he po s it io n o f a M inis t e r o f F o re ign A f f a irs o f t he E uro pe a n Unio n m us t be c re a t e d Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA ] 7 1% TOTA L (25) 2 1% 72% EU (15) 66% A C (10) 8% 2 1% 7% 18 % EL 85% SI 84% 17 % 14 % 7% 83% I 14 % 80% IRL CY 80% 72% B 72% P 72% A 67% 67% 22% 25% LV 25% 26% 29% 49% EE 48% 28% 3 1% 2 1% 28% 39% 20% 47% CZ 7% 13 % 11% 11% 5 1% S 7% 2 1% 25% 6 1% SK 4% 17 % 13 % 58% MT 4% 12 % 15 % 62% UK 5% 10 % 17 % 64% NL 12 % 18 % 68% HU 4% 13 % 7 1% D LT 9% 17 % 74% F PL 7% 10 % 75% E 3% 13 % 79% L 1% 10 % 12 % 32% 26% 26% DK 44% 47% 9% FIN 44% 47% 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The result for the total average of all 25 countries indicates that 71% of the public rather agrees with the statement that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created. Results for both sub-totals reveal, however, that respondents in the EU member states (72%) show somewhat more agreement with this statement than those in the acceding countries (66%), with a difference of 6 percentage points. We can also note that the non-response rate is somewhat higher in the acceding countries (17%) than in the EU member states (7%). Country results show us that that Greece has the highest rate of agreement, with 85% of Greek respondents indicating that they rather agree with the creation of the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union. Greece is followed by Slovenia and Italy, with respectively 84% and 83%. The lowest rates of agreement with this statement can be observed in Finland and in Denmark, where only 44% of the population agrees with the necessity of creating such a position. In fact, in these two countries, the rate of disagreement represents a relative majority, with 47% of respondents. This disagreement rate is 26 percentage points above the EU average. Among the acceding countries, the lowest rates of agreement are found in the Czech Republic and Estonia, with respectively 47% and 48%. EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 31 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. d) The position of a M inister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created % "Rather agree" TOTA L (25) EU (15) A C (10) 71% 72 % 66% TOTA L SEX 70 % 72 % 64% 71% 72 % 6 7% M ale Female A GE 73 % 73 % 74 % 72 % 74 % 66% 70 % 71% 6 5% 69% 70 % 6 1% 15-24 25-39 40-54 55&+ EDUCA TION 15& - 6 1% 71% 72 % 71% 72 % 6 7% 70 % 71% 6 5% 16-20 21&+ OCCUP A TION 75% 78 % 64% 70 % 71% 63% 69% 69% 68% 71% 72 % 6 7% Self-emplo yed Emplo yee M anual wo rker Currently no t wo rking LOCA LITY TYP E 71% 72 % 64% 72 % 74 % 6 5% 69% 70 % 66% M etro po litan Other To wn/ Urban Rural 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The results by social and demographic variables show only few discrepancies. Among the age categories we can note that in the acceding countries, populations aged 15 to 24 have a much higher agreement rate (74%) than older populations, especially those aged 55 years and over (61%). 13 percentage points separate these two categories. In the EU member states, on the other hand, results between these categories are almost identical. Among the occupation categories, we can note that the self-employed (78%) have the highest rate of agreement in the EU member states and the manual workers the lowest rate (69%). In the acceding countries however, manual workers (68%) have the highest rate of agreement while employees and selfemployed have the lowest rates (63% and 64%). EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 32 Cross tabulating: When crossing two questions, we can note that a majority (72%) of those who rather agree with the position of an EU Foreign Minister also know that the creation of a such a position is planned in the future European Constitution. Those who disagree with the creation of this position are nevertheless a relative majority (46%) to be aware that this position is going to be created if the future European Constitution is adopted. However this is not the case in the acceding countries: the rate of those respondents who disagree with this statement and who know that the position of the EU foreign affairs minister will be created (36%) is practically identical to those same respondents who do not know that this position will be created (37%). In other words, one can say that the more one agrees with the creation of the position of an EU Foreign Minister, the more one is aware of its creation. Both dimensions, agreement on the one hand and knowledge on the other hand are thus linked. Question 2d: “For the following statement, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree: The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created.” crossed with Question 4a: “For the following statement, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false: It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created.” EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 « Future European Constitution » p. 33 CONCLUSION Results show that a large majority of the European public still feels badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. More interestingly, citizens in the EU member states are somewhat more numerous to express this lack of information than those in the acceding countries. Concerning the most favoured means of being informed about the future European Constitution, citizens in both the EU member states and in the acceding countries largely prefer national television channels or radio stations as well as the national written press. Organised meetings in towns are on the contrary, the least preferred source of information, suggesting that citizens favour a passive reasoning, and are less willing to actively participate in order to get informed. Although a majority of citizens is aware that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU will be created, it seems that for all other tested dimensions, citizens in the 25 countries still lack of awareness as to the detailed contents of the draft. This is namely the case in the acceding countries, where less than a fourth of citizens know that the President of the European Council will not be elected by direct universal suffrage. Finally, we have analysed the level of the European citizens’ agreement with issues concerning the future European Constitution. Results show that a majority of the public supports the idea of a Constitution for the EU: a clear majority of citizens throughout all 25 countries are of the opinion that the European Union must adopt a Constitution and that it is necessary for the well-functioning of its institutions. Moreover, citizens also indicate that their country must be prepared to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new EU Constitution, showing clearly that the public wishes to see a final agreement reached on the draft text of the future Constitution and a successful outcome to the constitutional process. The fact that 60% of Europeans in the 25 countries are not opposed to a twospeed Europe, where certain countries have the possibility of moving forward in the European integration process without waiting for others is equally interesting. Finally, a strong majority of citizens also supports the creation of the position of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister, thus accepting the idea of having a common foreign policy for the European Union. This is another sign that Europeans are willing to engage into further European integration by accepting a more political union. ANNEXES Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne ? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Plutôt Plutôt mal Très bien bien informé / informé / informé / Total Rather Very well Rather badly informed well informed informed UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Très mal Bien Mal informé / [NSP/SR] informé / informé / Very badly / [DK/NA] Well Badly informed informed informed 25073 15018 10055 4% 4% 3% 22% 21% 28% 46% 46% 45% 26% 27% 19% 3% 3% 5% 25% 24% 31% 71% 73% 64% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 2% 6% 4% 3% 2% 3% 4% 1% 4% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 9% 25% 24% 23% 19% 18% 23% 24% 23% 31% 23% 31% 15% 12% 19% 16% 41% 43% 54% 40% 39% 42% 41% 55% 45% 46% 50% 43% 50% 46% 39% 26% 24% 18% 37% 36% 29% 30% 21% 19% 28% 15% 37% 37% 33% 32% 5% 2% 3% 1% 5% 3% 1% 0% 1% 3% 1% 4% 1% 2% 5% 27% 31% 26% 22% 20% 26% 28% 24% 35% 24% 34% 17% 13% 19% 24% 68% 67% 72% 77% 74% 71% 71% 76% 64% 73% 65% 80% 87% 79% 71% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 3% 3% 1% 4% 2% 3% 4% 4% 2% 2% 40% 23% 22% 30% 21% 29% 33% 29% 21% 45% 29% 46% 47% 46% 35% 39% 41% 47% 43% 39% 26% 24% 27% 18% 40% 27% 15% 15% 27% 12% 2% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% 7% 7% 6% 1% 43% 26% 23% 34% 23% 33% 37% 32% 23% 48% 55% 70% 74% 64% 74% 66% 56% 61% 70% 51% -1- Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne ? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt mal Très mal Très bien bien Bien Mal informé / informé / [NSP/SR] informé / informé / informé / informé / Rather Very / Very well Rather Well Badly badly badly [DK/NA] informed informed informed well informed informed informed 25073 4% 22% 46% 26% 3% 25% 71% 11981 13092 4% 3% 25% 20% 45% 46% 24% 27% 3% 4% 29% 23% 69% 74% 3948 6666 6487 7948 4% 3% 2% 5% 21% 18% 20% 27% 47% 50% 48% 41% 25% 27% 27% 23% 2% 3% 2% 5% 25% 21% 22% 32% 73% 77% 75% 64% 4920 12689 6721 4% 3% 3% 22% 22% 22% 43% 47% 48% 27% 25% 25% 5% 3% 2% 25% 25% 26% 70% 72% 72% 2123 7388 3404 12069 4% 2% 3% 4% 21% 20% 19% 24% 47% 50% 46% 43% 26% 26% 29% 25% 2% 3% 3% 4% 25% 22% 22% 28% 73% 75% 75% 68% 5738 10947 8388 4% 4% 3% 20% 23% 22% 46% 47% 45% 28% 24% 26% 3% 3% 4% 24% 27% 25% 73% 70% 71% -2- Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne ? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt mal Très mal Très bien bien Bien Mal informé / informé / [NSP/SR] informé / informé / informé / informé / Rather Very / Very well Rather Well Badly badly badly [DK/NA] informed informed informed well informed informed informed 15018 4% 21% 46% 27% 3% 24% 73% 7213 7805 4% 3% 24% 18% 46% 47% 25% 29% 2% 4% 28% 21% 70% 75% 2156 4114 3855 4875 4% 3% 2% 5% 19% 16% 19% 27% 47% 50% 48% 41% 28% 29% 29% 23% 3% 2% 2% 4% 23% 19% 22% 31% 75% 79% 77% 65% 3118 6734 4806 4% 3% 3% 21% 21% 21% 43% 47% 48% 28% 26% 26% 4% 3% 2% 25% 24% 24% 71% 73% 74% 1434 4641 2043 6848 5% 2% 3% 4% 19% 19% 18% 23% 47% 50% 46% 43% 28% 27% 30% 26% 1% 3% 3% 3% 24% 21% 22% 28% 75% 77% 76% 69% 3971 5936 5111 4% 4% 3% 20% 21% 21% 46% 47% 45% 28% 26% 27% 3% 3% 3% 23% 25% 25% 74% 72% 72% -3- Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne ? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt mal Très mal Très bien bien Bien Mal informé / informé / [NSP/SR] informé / informé / informé / informé / Rather Very / Very well Rather Well Badly badly badly [DK/NA] informed informed informed well informed informed informed 10055 3% 28% 45% 19% 5% 31% 64% 4768 5287 4% 3% 30% 27% 44% 46% 19% 19% 4% 6% 33% 29% 62% 65% 1792 2552 2632 3073 3% 3% 2% 5% 30% 28% 25% 29% 48% 45% 50% 38% 17% 20% 18% 20% 2% 4% 4% 9% 33% 31% 27% 34% 65% 66% 68% 58% 1802 5955 1915 3% 3% 4% 27% 27% 34% 38% 47% 44% 22% 19% 15% 10% 4% 3% 29% 30% 38% 61% 66% 59% 689 2747 1361 5221 3% 3% 2% 4% 28% 30% 22% 29% 48% 47% 47% 43% 18% 18% 24% 19% 4% 2% 6% 6% 31% 33% 24% 32% 65% 65% 71% 62% 1767 5011 3277 3% 3% 4% 25% 31% 26% 44% 45% 44% 24% 16% 21% 5% 5% 6% 28% 34% 29% 67% 62% 65% -4- Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… a) L’Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 15018 10055 77% 78% 73% 15% 15% 15% 8% 7% 12% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 85% 60% 83% 89% 85% 81% 80% 92% 86% 75% 68% 81% 68% 58% 51% 10% 29% 14% 9% 7% 14% 11% 7% 11% 20% 23% 10% 20% 26% 30% 5% 11% 3% 2% 8% 6% 8% 1% 3% 5% 9% 10% 12% 16% 19% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 80% 64% 60% 87% 66% 81% 61% 72% 70% 86% 11% 17% 10% 5% 11% 9% 15% 18% 13% 5% 9% 19% 30% 8% 23% 10% 24% 10% 18% 8% -5- Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… a) L’Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total UE 25 25073 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men 11981 Femmes / Women 13092 AGE 15-24 3948 25-39 6666 40-54 6487 55 & + 7948 EDUCATION 15 & 4920 16-20 12689 21 & + 6721 PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. 2123 Employé / Employee 7388 Ouvrier / Manual worker 3404 Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. 12069 HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles 5738 Villes / Towns 10947 Zones rurales / Rural zones 8388 -6- Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 77% 15% 8% 79% 76% 15% 14% 6% 10% 78% 78% 78% 76% 15% 15% 15% 15% 7% 7% 7% 10% 74% 77% 83% 16% 15% 13% 11% 8% 5% 78% 79% 74% 77% 15% 15% 17% 14% 6% 6% 9% 9% 79% 78% 74% 14% 14% 16% 6% 8% 9% Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… a) L’Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 15018 78% 15% 7% 7213 7805 80% 76% 15% 14% 5% 9% 2156 4114 3855 4875 79% 79% 79% 76% 15% 15% 15% 15% 6% 7% 6% 9% 3118 6734 4806 75% 77% 83% 16% 16% 13% 10% 7% 4% 1434 4641 2043 6848 80% 80% 74% 78% 15% 15% 18% 14% 5% 5% 8% 8% 3971 5936 5111 80% 78% 76% 14% 14% 16% 6% 7% 9% -7- Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… a) L’Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 10055 73% 15% 12% 4768 5287 75% 72% 16% 13% 9% 15% 1792 2552 2632 3073 76% 73% 73% 73% 16% 17% 15% 12% 9% 11% 12% 16% 1802 5955 1915 66% 74% 76% 14% 15% 15% 20% 11% 8% 689 2747 1361 5221 69% 75% 73% 73% 19% 15% 14% 14% 12% 10% 13% 13% 1767 5011 3277 74% 76% 69% 13% 13% 17% 13% 11% 14% -8- Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… b) Sans Constitution, l’Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions b) Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 15018 10055 67% 69% 61% 20% 21% 19% 12% 11% 20% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 72% 53% 71% 71% 64% 73% 71% 79% 74% 69% 65% 58% 65% 61% 51% 21% 30% 23% 26% 20% 18% 16% 18% 18% 24% 22% 25% 22% 20% 25% 7% 17% 6% 3% 16% 9% 13% 3% 8% 8% 13% 17% 14% 18% 25% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 80% 55% 55% 84% 62% 73% 45% 56% 48% 74% 10% 20% 12% 5% 11% 12% 21% 24% 21% 11% 10% 25% 33% 11% 27% 16% 34% 19% 31% 15% -9- Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… b) Sans Constitution, l’Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions b) Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 67% 20% 12% 11981 13092 70% 65% 21% 20% 9% 15% 3948 6666 6487 7948 66% 68% 70% 66% 25% 21% 19% 19% 9% 11% 11% 16% 4920 12689 6721 61% 68% 73% 22% 21% 18% 17% 12% 8% 2123 7388 3404 12069 70% 71% 65% 65% 21% 19% 23% 20% 9% 10% 12% 14% 5738 10947 8388 69% 69% 64% 21% 19% 21% 10% 12% 15% - 10 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… b) Sans Constitution, l’Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions b) Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 15018 69% 21% 11% 7213 7805 71% 66% 20% 21% 8% 13% 2156 4114 3855 4875 66% 69% 72% 67% 27% 21% 19% 19% 7% 10% 10% 14% 3118 6734 4806 62% 70% 74% 23% 21% 18% 15% 10% 8% 1434 4641 2043 6848 70% 72% 66% 67% 21% 19% 24% 21% 8% 9% 10% 13% 3971 5936 5111 70% 70% 66% 21% 19% 21% 9% 11% 13% - 11 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… b) Sans Constitution, l’Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions b) Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 10055 61% 19% 20% 4768 5287 64% 59% 22% 17% 15% 25% 1792 2552 2632 3073 66% 63% 61% 56% 20% 19% 19% 19% 14% 18% 20% 25% 1802 5955 1915 52% 61% 67% 18% 20% 18% 30% 19% 15% 689 2747 1361 5221 67% 66% 58% 59% 21% 18% 20% 19% 12% 16% 23% 22% 1767 5011 3277 64% 63% 57% 19% 17% 22% 18% 20% 21% - 12 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l’adoption d’une nouvelle Constitution pour l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 15018 10055 62% 64% 55% 28% 27% 32% 10% 9% 13% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 73% 59% 66% 51% 65% 65% 70% 71% 76% 63% 59% 62% 49% 54% 52% 20% 30% 28% 44% 20% 27% 20% 24% 20% 32% 31% 23% 41% 30% 33% 6% 11% 6% 4% 15% 8% 10% 5% 4% 5% 10% 15% 11% 16% 16% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 59% 46% 38% 70% 47% 54% 47% 56% 49% 41% 27% 36% 36% 17% 31% 32% 23% 34% 35% 46% 14% 18% 25% 13% 22% 13% 30% 10% 16% 13% - 13 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l’adoption d’une nouvelle Constitution pour l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 62% 28% 10% 11981 13092 63% 62% 31% 26% 7% 13% 3948 6666 6487 7948 67% 64% 62% 58% 27% 28% 28% 29% 6% 8% 10% 13% 4920 12689 6721 59% 62% 65% 27% 29% 28% 14% 9% 7% 2123 7388 3404 12069 62% 65% 61% 61% 31% 28% 31% 27% 7% 8% 8% 12% 5738 10947 8388 63% 63% 60% 28% 28% 29% 9% 10% 11% - 14 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l’adoption d’une nouvelle Constitution pour l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 15018 64% 27% 9% 7213 7805 64% 63% 30% 25% 6% 12% 2156 4114 3855 4875 67% 66% 64% 60% 27% 27% 27% 28% 6% 7% 9% 12% 3118 6734 4806 61% 64% 67% 27% 28% 27% 13% 8% 7% 1434 4641 2043 6848 64% 66% 62% 62% 29% 27% 30% 27% 7% 7% 8% 11% 3971 5936 5111 64% 64% 62% 27% 27% 28% 9% 9% 10% - 15 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l’adoption d’une nouvelle Constitution pour l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 10055 55% 32% 13% 4768 5287 55% 55% 35% 30% 10% 16% 1792 2552 2632 3073 67% 56% 49% 50% 26% 32% 37% 33% 7% 11% 14% 17% 1802 5955 1915 50% 56% 55% 31% 32% 34% 19% 12% 11% 689 2747 1361 5221 52% 53% 53% 56% 42% 33% 35% 29% 6% 13% 13% 14% 1767 5011 3277 54% 57% 53% 33% 30% 34% 13% 13% 13% - 16 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 15018 10055 71% 72% 66% 21% 21% 18% 8% 7% 17% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 72% 44% 71% 85% 75% 74% 80% 83% 79% 64% 67% 72% 44% 49% 62% 25% 47% 25% 14% 13% 22% 13% 14% 17% 29% 26% 17% 47% 39% 25% 4% 9% 4% 1% 12% 5% 7% 3% 4% 7% 7% 12% 9% 12% 13% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 80% 47% 48% 67% 61% 68% 58% 72% 51% 84% 10% 26% 20% 13% 11% 15% 11% 18% 21% 7% 9% 26% 32% 21% 28% 17% 31% 10% 28% 10% - 17 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 71% 21% 8% 11981 13092 70% 71% 24% 18% 6% 10% 3948 6666 6487 7948 73% 72% 70% 69% 21% 21% 22% 20% 6% 7% 8% 11% 4920 12689 6721 71% 71% 70% 18% 21% 23% 11% 8% 7% 2123 7388 3404 12069 75% 70% 69% 71% 19% 23% 25% 19% 6% 7% 7% 10% 5738 10947 8388 71% 72% 69% 22% 19% 22% 7% 9% 9% - 18 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 15018 72% 21% 7% 7213 7805 72% 72% 24% 19% 5% 9% 2156 4114 3855 4875 73% 74% 71% 70% 22% 21% 22% 21% 5% 5% 6% 9% 3118 6734 4806 72% 72% 71% 18% 22% 24% 9% 6% 5% 1434 4641 2043 6848 78% 71% 69% 72% 18% 23% 26% 20% 5% 6% 5% 8% 3971 5936 5111 72% 74% 70% 23% 20% 23% 6% 7% 8% - 19 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 10055 66% 18% 17% 4768 5287 64% 67% 22% 14% 14% 19% 1792 2552 2632 3073 74% 66% 65% 61% 15% 20% 20% 17% 12% 15% 16% 22% 1802 5955 1915 61% 67% 65% 15% 18% 20% 24% 15% 15% 689 2747 1361 5221 64% 63% 68% 67% 22% 21% 17% 16% 14% 16% 15% 17% 1767 5011 3277 64% 65% 66% 17% 18% 18% 19% 17% 16% - 20 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 15018 10055 60% 58% 68% 32% 35% 19% 8% 7% 14% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 62% 54% 57% 61% 65% 59% 60% 56% 64% 51% 54% 58% 59% 56% 57% 34% 40% 38% 36% 22% 35% 33% 40% 32% 46% 38% 30% 33% 35% 30% 4% 6% 5% 4% 13% 6% 7% 5% 4% 3% 8% 13% 8% 10% 13% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 71% 55% 62% 69% 65% 73% 41% 72% 61% 79% 20% 21% 13% 12% 12% 14% 27% 21% 15% 11% 9% 24% 25% 19% 22% 13% 33% 7% 24% 10% - 21 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 25073 60% 32% 8% 11981 13092 62% 58% 32% 32% 6% 10% 3948 6666 6487 7948 59% 59% 61% 59% 36% 35% 31% 29% 5% 6% 8% 12% 4920 12689 6721 58% 60% 60% 29% 33% 35% 12% 7% 5% 2123 7388 3404 12069 63% 58% 62% 59% 30% 36% 31% 31% 7% 6% 7% 10% 5738 10947 8388 59% 59% 60% 34% 33% 30% 7% 8% 10% - 22 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 15018 58% 35% 7% 7213 7805 60% 56% 35% 35% 5% 9% 2156 4114 3855 4875 56% 57% 59% 59% 40% 38% 34% 31% 4% 5% 7% 11% 3118 6734 4806 58% 58% 59% 31% 37% 36% 11% 6% 5% 1434 4641 2043 6848 62% 57% 60% 57% 32% 38% 34% 34% 6% 5% 6% 9% 3971 5936 5111 59% 57% 58% 35% 36% 34% 7% 7% 8% - 23 - Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Plutôt Plutôt pas [NSP/SR] d'accord / d'accord / / Rather Rather [DK/NA] agree disagree 10055 68% 19% 14% 4768 5287 69% 68% 21% 17% 11% 16% 1792 2552 2632 3073 72% 69% 69% 64% 20% 20% 18% 17% 9% 11% 13% 20% 1802 5955 1915 63% 69% 70% 16% 19% 21% 21% 13% 9% 689 2747 1361 5221 69% 67% 70% 68% 22% 19% 18% 18% 10% 13% 13% 15% 1767 5011 3277 63% 70% 67% 24% 18% 17% 13% 12% 16% - 24 - Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne ? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 Par la Par la Par les presse presse télé. ou écrite écrite les radios rég. ou nat. / nat. / locale / through through through the nat. tele. the reg. national channels or local written or radio written press stations press Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une [NE rencontre SOUHAITE org. dans Par des doc. Par PAS votre ou brochures Internet RECEVOIR [AUTRE – [NSP/SR] ville / D’INFO.] / PRECISER] d’info. / / / through through info. through [DOES NOT / [OTHER [DK/NA] an org. doc. or the WISH TO - SPECIFY] meeting brochures Internet RECEIVE in your ANY town INFO.] 25073 15018 10055 43% 44% 41% 28% 30% 20% 65% 65% 64% 29% 31% 16% 13% 12% 17% 28% 28% 25% 23% 23% 20% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 45% 50% 34% 41% 28% 32% 56% 67% 56% 44% 44% 34% 49% 34% 19% 14% 51% 17% 15% 30% 32% 21% 12% 24% 25% 11% 26% 25% 63% 78% 56% 64% 52% 56% 76% 87% 60% 67% 54% 75% 70% 54% 31% 20% 39% 26% 19% 25% 26% 39% 14% 13% 28% 20% 13% 23% 11% 12% 10% 23% 7% 15% 21% 15% 15% 6% 4% 23% 8% 8% 37% 23% 26% 30% 23% 39% 46% 20% 46% 31% 14% 24% 19% 30% 31% 21% 34% 19% 8% 16% 23% 21% 25% 30% 18% 16% 20% 24% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 25% 0% 4% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 0% 4% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 3% 0% 1% 1000 49% 31% 70% 47% 16% 32% 28% 1% 1% 2% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 19% 13% 62% 44% 16% 25% 20% 1% 1% 1% 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 70% 48% 48% 50% 51% 37% 28% 60% 44% 26% 16% 27% 17% 31% 7% 18% 18% 13% 80% 60% 76% 70% 80% 63% 53% 72% 73% 16% 16% 15% 12% 17% 11% 16% 15% 22% 10% 6% 9% 5% 13% 12% 24% 12% 7% 33% 17% 20% 30% 28% 39% 22% 38% 19% 26% 30% 22% 18% 23% 20% 19% 18% 24% 4% 7% 1% 5% 2% 5% 1% 5% 5% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% - 25 - Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne ? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total UE 25 25073 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men 11981 Femmes / Women 13092 AGE 15-24 3948 25-39 6666 40-54 6487 55 & + 7948 EDUCATION 15 & 4920 16-20 12689 21 & + 6721 PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. 2123 Employé / Employee 7388 Ouvrier / Manual 3404 worker Ss act.prof. / Without 12069 prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles 5738 Villes / Towns 10947 Zones rurales / Rural 8388 zones Par la Par la presse presse écrite écrite rég. ou nat. / locale / through through the the reg. national or local written written press press Par les télé. ou Par les les télé. ou radios les rég. ou radios locales / nat. / through through reg. or nat. tele. local channels tele. or radio channels stations or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town [NE Par des SOUHAITE doc. ou Par PAS [AUTRE – broch. Internet RECEVOIR PRECISER [NSP/SR d’info. / / D’INFO.] / ]/ ]/ through through [DOES NOT [OTHER - [DK/NA] info. the WISH TO SPECIFY] doc. or Internet RECEIVE ANY broch. INFO.] 43% 28% 65% 29% 13% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% 46% 41% 27% 29% 64% 66% 25% 32% 12% 14% 27% 29% 27% 19% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 38% 45% 46% 43% 20% 28% 31% 30% 63% 66% 65% 65% 26% 26% 28% 32% 15% 12% 13% 13% 27% 33% 29% 24% 44% 27% 22% 9% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 39% 42% 51% 27% 30% 26% 69% 65% 64% 39% 29% 20% 14% 13% 11% 21% 28% 34% 11% 26% 28% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 49% 48% 30% 31% 62% 67% 27% 24% 14% 11% 29% 33% 25% 30% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 41% 30% 66% 32% 12% 27% 22% 1% 1% 1% 40% 26% 65% 31% 15% 25% 18% 1% 1% 1% 43% 46% 26% 28% 62% 68% 24% 29% 10% 13% 32% 27% 25% 24% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 41% 30% 64% 31% 16% 25% 19% 1% 1% 1% - 26 - Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne ? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total EU 15 15018 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men 7213 Femmes / Women 7805 AGE 15-24 2156 25-39 4114 40-54 3855 55 & + 4875 EDUCATION 15 & 3118 16-20 6734 21 & + 4806 PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. 1434 Employé / Employee 4641 Ouvrier / Manual 2043 worker Ss act.prof. / Without 6848 prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles 3971 Villes / Towns 5936 Zones rurales / Rural 5111 zones Par la Par la presse presse écrite écrite rég. ou nat. / locale / through through the the reg. national or local written written press press Par les télé. ou les radios nat. / through nat. tele. channels or radio stations Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town [NE Par des SOUHAITE Par doc. ou PAS Internet broch. RECEVOIR / d’info. / D’INFO.] / through [DOES NOT through the info. doc. WISH TO Internet or broch. RECEIVE ANY INFO.] [AUTRE – [NSP/SR] PRECISER] / / [OTHER [DK/NA] SPECIFY] 44% 30% 65% 31% 12% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% 47% 41% 28% 31% 64% 66% 27% 35% 12% 13% 28% 29% 27% 19% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 39% 45% 46% 43% 21% 29% 32% 31% 64% 66% 66% 64% 29% 29% 30% 35% 14% 11% 13% 13% 28% 34% 29% 24% 45% 28% 23% 10% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 40% 43% 50% 28% 32% 27% 69% 65% 64% 41% 32% 21% 14% 12% 11% 21% 29% 34% 11% 27% 28% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 50% 48% 31% 32% 62% 67% 30% 25% 13% 11% 30% 33% 26% 30% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 41% 31% 65% 35% 11% 28% 24% 1% 1% 1% 41% 27% 65% 34% 14% 25% 18% 1% 1% 1% 42% 47% 27% 30% 62% 69% 26% 32% 10% 12% 33% 28% 25% 24% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 41% 32% 64% 35% 15% 25% 20% 1% 1% 1% - 27 - Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne ? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total AC 10 10055 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men 4768 Femmes / Women 5287 AGE 15-24 1792 25-39 2552 40-54 2632 55 & + 3073 EDUCATION 15 & 1802 16-20 5955 21 & + 1915 PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. 689 Employé / Employee 2747 Ouvrier / Manual 1361 worker Ss act.prof. / Without 5221 prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles 1767 Villes / Towns 5011 Zones rurales / Rural 3277 zones Par la Par la presse presse écrite écrite rég. ou nat. / locale / through through the the reg. national or local written written press press Par les télé. ou Par les les télé. ou Par une radios les rég. ou rencontre org. radios locales / dans votre nat. / through ville / through reg. or through an nat. tele. org. meeting local channels tele. in your town or radio channels stations or radio stations [NE Par des SOUHAITE doc. ou Par PAS broch. Internet RECEVOIR d’info. / / D’INFO.] / through through [DOES NOT info. the WISH TO doc. or Internet RECEIVE ANY broch. INFO.] [AUTRE – PRECISER [NSP/SR] ]/ / [DK/NA] [OTHER SPECIFY] 41% 20% 64% 16% 17% 25% 20% 2% 0% 1% 42% 41% 19% 22% 64% 65% 15% 17% 16% 18% 23% 27% 23% 19% 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 37% 42% 45% 40% 13% 22% 25% 20% 57% 65% 63% 69% 15% 15% 17% 16% 21% 18% 17% 15% 24% 28% 26% 22% 44% 26% 15% 4% 1% 1% 1% 4% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 34% 39% 53% 21% 21% 17% 69% 64% 64% 21% 16% 12% 14% 19% 12% 18% 26% 29% 9% 20% 30% 4% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 3% 1% 0% 45% 51% 22% 21% 62% 66% 16% 14% 20% 14% 23% 29% 18% 31% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 43% 27% 69% 17% 16% 24% 10% 2% 0% 1% 37% 18% 63% 16% 18% 24% 19% 3% 1% 1% 52% 41% 13% 22% 67% 64% 12% 16% 8% 17% 28% 25% 28% 22% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 37% 22% 63% 17% 21% 24% 15% 3% 0% 1% - 28 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… a) l’on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 15018 10055 63% 64% 59% 20% 21% 15% 17% 15% 27% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 60% 54% 70% 73% 56% 61% 73% 76% 72% 51% 64% 46% 59% 50% 57% 24% 28% 22% 18% 17% 23% 14% 19% 15% 26% 17% 22% 29% 27% 25% 16% 18% 8% 10% 28% 16% 13% 5% 13% 23% 19% 32% 12% 23% 18% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 73% 54% 49% 58% 48% 65% 53% 62% 45% 64% 8% 11% 17% 10% 8% 12% 9% 18% 14% 14% 19% 35% 35% 32% 44% 23% 38% 20% 41% 22% UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 - 29 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… a) l’on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 63% 20% 17% 11981 13092 66% 61% 21% 19% 13% 20% 3948 6666 6487 7948 67% 65% 61% 61% 21% 19% 21% 20% 13% 16% 18% 19% 4920 12689 6721 61% 65% 64% 21% 20% 20% 18% 16% 16% 2123 7388 3404 12069 65% 63% 61% 63% 19% 20% 24% 19% 17% 17% 15% 17% 5738 10947 8388 63% 64% 62% 20% 20% 20% 17% 16% 18% - 30 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… a) l’on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 15018 64% 21% 15% 7213 7805 67% 61% 22% 20% 11% 18% 2156 4114 3855 4875 66% 67% 62% 62% 23% 19% 22% 21% 11% 14% 16% 17% 3118 6734 4806 62% 66% 65% 22% 21% 20% 17% 14% 15% 1434 4641 2043 6848 66% 65% 61% 64% 18% 20% 25% 21% 15% 15% 13% 15% 3971 5936 5111 64% 65% 63% 21% 21% 21% 16% 14% 16% - 31 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… a) l’on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 10055 59% 15% 27% 4768 5287 59% 59% 18% 11% 23% 30% 1792 2552 2632 3073 69% 59% 57% 53% 13% 14% 16% 15% 18% 27% 27% 32% 1802 5955 1915 53% 61% 56% 12% 15% 17% 35% 24% 28% 689 2747 1361 5221 57% 55% 58% 61% 20% 16% 16% 12% 23% 29% 25% 27% 1767 5011 3277 55% 58% 61% 15% 15% 14% 30% 27% 25% - 32 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… b) au moins un million de citoyens de l’Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 15018 10055 42% 43% 38% 35% 36% 28% 23% 20% 34% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 44% 27% 54% 47% 34% 37% 45% 53% 39% 32% 55% 34% 41% 47% 39% 36% 48% 35% 37% 36% 41% 30% 35% 34% 42% 20% 32% 39% 37% 33% 20% 25% 12% 16% 30% 23% 25% 13% 27% 26% 25% 34% 19% 16% 28% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 54% 25% 46% 40% 31% 60% 32% 42% 22% 31% 16% 23% 16% 25% 18% 20% 18% 31% 26% 38% 30% 53% 37% 35% 51% 19% 50% 27% 52% 31% UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 - 33 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… b) au moins un million de citoyens de l’Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 42% 35% 23% 11981 13092 43% 42% 37% 33% 21% 25% 3948 6666 6487 7948 45% 42% 41% 42% 41% 36% 34% 32% 15% 22% 24% 26% 4920 12689 6721 44% 43% 40% 33% 35% 37% 23% 22% 23% 2123 7388 3404 12069 41% 40% 46% 43% 34% 37% 34% 34% 24% 23% 21% 23% 5738 10947 8388 42% 44% 41% 36% 35% 34% 22% 22% 25% - 34 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… b) au moins un million de citoyens de l’Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 15018 43% 36% 20% 7213 7805 43% 43% 38% 35% 19% 22% 2156 4114 3855 4875 46% 44% 42% 43% 43% 37% 36% 34% 12% 19% 23% 24% 3118 6734 4806 45% 45% 40% 34% 37% 38% 21% 19% 22% 1434 4641 2043 6848 42% 42% 47% 44% 34% 38% 35% 36% 24% 21% 18% 20% 3971 5936 5111 42% 45% 42% 37% 36% 35% 20% 19% 23% - 35 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… b) au moins un million de citoyens de l’Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 10055 38% 28% 34% 4768 5287 39% 36% 30% 25% 30% 38% 1792 2552 2632 3073 42% 32% 38% 40% 32% 31% 27% 23% 26% 37% 35% 38% 1802 5955 1915 36% 38% 38% 22% 29% 28% 42% 33% 34% 689 2747 1361 5221 39% 33% 39% 40% 34% 28% 24% 27% 27% 39% 37% 33% 1767 5011 3277 37% 37% 39% 27% 28% 28% 36% 35% 33% - 36 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 15018 10055 40% 40% 45% 41% 44% 29% 18% 17% 26% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 47% 29% 56% 53% 41% 33% 40% 38% 46% 40% 47% 36% 27% 29% 32% 37% 57% 35% 33% 33% 52% 39% 55% 34% 42% 27% 35% 63% 61% 40% 16% 15% 10% 14% 26% 15% 21% 7% 20% 19% 26% 29% 10% 11% 27% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 69% 33% 43% 52% 43% 67% 39% 47% 28% 42% 12% 20% 24% 22% 21% 23% 23% 35% 27% 34% 19% 48% 33% 26% 36% 10% 37% 19% 45% 25% UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 - 37 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 40% 41% 18% 11981 13092 42% 40% 44% 39% 14% 22% 3948 6666 6487 7948 44% 35% 38% 45% 44% 47% 42% 35% 12% 18% 20% 19% 4920 12689 6721 45% 42% 34% 36% 40% 50% 20% 18% 16% 2123 7388 3404 12069 38% 35% 41% 44% 43% 47% 41% 38% 19% 18% 18% 18% 5738 10947 8388 40% 40% 42% 44% 43% 38% 17% 17% 21% - 38 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 15018 40% 44% 17% 7213 7805 40% 39% 47% 41% 13% 20% 2156 4114 3855 4875 42% 35% 37% 45% 48% 49% 45% 38% 11% 16% 19% 18% 3118 6734 4806 44% 41% 34% 38% 43% 51% 18% 16% 15% 1434 4641 2043 6848 37% 34% 41% 43% 44% 49% 43% 41% 19% 16% 16% 17% 3971 5936 5111 39% 39% 41% 45% 46% 40% 16% 16% 19% - 39 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 10055 45% 29% 26% 4768 5287 47% 43% 31% 27% 22% 30% 1792 2552 2632 3073 54% 38% 42% 48% 29% 34% 31% 24% 17% 28% 28% 29% 1802 5955 1915 45% 47% 36% 21% 28% 40% 34% 25% 25% 689 2747 1361 5221 41% 36% 42% 50% 36% 35% 28% 26% 23% 29% 30% 24% 1767 5011 3277 41% 45% 47% 29% 30% 27% 30% 25% 26% - 40 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… d) l’on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… d) a European army is going to be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 15018 10055 43% 45% 34% 44% 44% 43% 13% 11% 24% BELGIQUE DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA FRANCE IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH PORTUGAL FINLAND SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM 1002 1000 1003 1000 1004 1007 1000 1002 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 52% 52% 42% 66% 41% 48% 42% 53% 56% 34% 47% 43% 36% 39% 36% 40% 38% 51% 26% 35% 41% 48% 43% 32% 51% 37% 33% 56% 53% 51% 8% 10% 7% 8% 24% 11% 9% 4% 12% 15% 16% 24% 9% 8% 14% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA HUNGARY LATVIA LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA 1000 973 1006 1005 1000 1019 1000 1000 1052 1000 64% 27% 37% 31% 42% 51% 39% 33% 33% 40% 21% 33% 33% 44% 23% 35% 27% 49% 31% 42% 15% 40% 30% 25% 35% 14% 34% 17% 36% 19% UE 25 EU 15 AC 10 - 41 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… d) l’on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… d) a European army is going to be created UE 25 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 25073 43% 44% 13% 11981 13092 51% 35% 40% 48% 9% 17% 3948 6666 6487 7948 39% 42% 43% 46% 52% 46% 44% 39% 9% 12% 13% 16% 4920 12689 6721 47% 41% 44% 38% 47% 45% 15% 13% 11% 2123 7388 3404 12069 45% 40% 45% 44% 43% 48% 43% 42% 12% 12% 12% 14% 5738 10947 8388 43% 44% 42% 44% 44% 43% 13% 12% 15% - 42 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… d) l’on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… d) a European army is going to be created EU 15 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 15018 45% 44% 11% 7213 7805 54% 36% 39% 49% 7% 15% 2156 4114 3855 4875 39% 44% 45% 48% 54% 46% 44% 39% 7% 11% 12% 13% 3118 6734 4806 48% 43% 45% 39% 47% 45% 13% 10% 10% 1434 4641 2043 6848 47% 42% 47% 45% 42% 48% 43% 43% 11% 11% 9% 12% 3971 5936 5111 44% 46% 43% 44% 45% 44% 12% 10% 13% - 43 - Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… d) l’on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… d) a European army is going to be created AC 10 SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men Femmes / Women AGE 15-24 25-39 40-54 55 & + EDUCATION 15 & 16-20 21 & + PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl. Employé / Employee Ouvrier / Manual worker Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act. HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles Villes / Towns Zones rurales / Rural zones Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] 10055 34% 43% 24% 4768 5287 38% 31% 45% 40% 17% 30% 1792 2552 2632 3073 37% 33% 32% 35% 45% 46% 46% 35% 18% 22% 22% 30% 1802 5955 1915 38% 34% 32% 29% 44% 48% 33% 22% 19% 689 2747 1361 5221 36% 30% 32% 36% 47% 48% 43% 39% 17% 23% 25% 25% 1767 5011 3277 30% 34% 36% 47% 44% 39% 24% 23% 25% - 44 - TECHNICAL NOTE Détails de sondage Survey details Ce sondage FLASH EUROBAROMETRE 159 sur la « future Constitution européenne » a été réalisé pour le Secrétariat Général de la Commission européenne. Des interviews téléphoniques ont été réalisées dans chaque pays à l’exception de la République Tchèque, la Lettonie, la Lituanie et la Slovaquie où des interviews en face-à-face ont été menées à cause du taux de pénétration téléphonique trop faible dans ces pays. This FLASH EUROBAROMETRE 159 survey “Future European Constitution” was conducted for the Secretariat General of European Commission. Telephone interviews were conducted in each country with the exception of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia where face-to-face interviews were conducted due to low telephone penetration rates. Il s'agit d'un FLASH EUROBAROMETRE GRAND PUBLIC, organisé et géré par la Direction Générale PRESS, Unité B/1 . It is a GENERAL PUBLIC FLASH EUROBAROMETER SURVEY, organized and managed by the PRESS General Directorate, Unit B/1. Les interviews ont été réalisées du 14/01/2004 au 23/01/2004 par les vingt-cinq Instituts EOS GALLUP EUROPE dont la liste suit : The interviews were conducted between the 14/01/2004 and the 23/01/2004 by these twenty five EOS GALLUP EUROPE Institutes: Belgique Danemark Allemagne Grèce Espagne France Irlande Italie Luxembourg Pays-Bas Autriche B DK D EL E F IRL I L NL A Portugal Finlande Suède P FIN S Royaume Uni Chypre République Tchèque Estonie Hongrie Lettonie Lithuanie Malte Pologne Slovaquie Slovenie UK CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL SK SI TNS DIMARSO - BRUXELLES TNS GALLUP - KOBENHAVN TNS EMNID - BIELEFELD TNS ICAP - ATHENS TNS DEMOSCOPIA - MADRID TNS SOFRES - MONTROUGE IRISH MKTG SURVEYS - DUBLIN DOXA - MILANO TNS ILReS - LUXEMBOURG TNS NIPO - AMSTERDAM ÖSTERREICHISCHES GALLUP-VIENNA TNS EUROTESTE - LISBOA TNS SUOMEN GALLUP - ESPOO TNS SVENSKA GALLUP STOCKHOLM ICM - LONDON SYNOVATE TNS FACTUM TNS EMOR TNS HUNGARY TNS LATVIA TNS GALLUP MISCO TNS OBOP TNS FACTUM RM PLUS TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : 15/01/2004 – 23/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 20/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 20/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 21/01/2004) 16/01/2004 – 21/01/2004) 16/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 22/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 24/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 20/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 21/01/2004) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Austria (Interviews : 16/01/2004 – 23/01/2004) (Interviews : 15/01/2004 – 20/01/2004) (Interviews : 15/01/2004 – 22/01/2004) Portugal Finland Sweden (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : (Interviews : 15/01/2004 – 22/01/2004) 14/01/2004 – 21/01/2004) 14/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 14/01/2004 – 18/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 18/01/2004) 14/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 16/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 19/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 17/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 22/01/2004) 15/01/2004 – 18/01/2004) United Kingdom Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia Slovenia FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) Représentativité des résultats Representativeness of the results Chaque échantillon national est représentatif de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus. Each national sample is representative of the population of 15 y.o. and more. Tailles des échantillons Sizes of the sample Les tailles d'échantillon sont d’environ 1000 répondants par pays. The sample sizes amount to approximately 1000 respondents in each country. Une pondération a été appliquée aux résultats nationaux pour calculer un total marginal où chaque pays contribue au résultat de l'Union Européenne en proportion du nombre de ses habitants. A weighting factor has been applied on the national results in order to compute a marginal total where each country contributes to the European Union result in proportion of its population. A la page suivante sont présentés côte à côte les nombres d'interviews: In the following page we have presented, side by side, the number of interviews: (1) effectivement réalisées dans chaque pays (2) découlant de la pondération selon les populations de chaque pays qui participent à la construction de l’Union Européenne actuelle (15 pays). (3) découlant de la pondération selon les populations de chaque pays qui participent à la construction de l’Union Européenne élargie (25 pays). (1) actually conducted in each country TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe (2) derived from the weighting in proportion of the population of each country participating in the construction of the current European Union (15 countries). (3) derived from the weighting in proportion of the population of each country participating in the construction of the enlarged European Union (25 countries). FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) (1) Réalisées Conducted Total 15018 (15) TOTAL INTERVIEWS (2) (2) (3) Pondérées % du total Pondérées (Pondéré UE15) Weighted % on Total Weighted (Weighted EU15) 15018 (15) 100.0% 25073 (25) (3) % du total (Pondéré UE25) % on Total (Weighted EU25) 100.0% B 1002 404 2.7% 565 2.3% DK 1000 209 1.4% 292 1.2% D 1003 3312 22.1% 4631 18.5% EL 1000 428 2.9% 599 2.4% E 1004 1603 10.7% 2241 8.9% F 1007 2308 15.4% 3227 12.9% IRL 1000 158 1.1% 214 0.9% I 1002 2369 15.8% 3311 13.2% L 1000 18 0.1% 25 0.1% NL 1000 622 4.1% 870 3.5% A 1000 323 2.2% 451 1.8% P 1000 399 2.7% 558 2.2% FIN 1000 203 1.3% 283 1.1% S 1000 346 2.3% 484 1.9% UK 1000 2316 15.4% 3237 12.9% Total 10055 (10) CY 1000 39 0.2% CZ 973 573 2.3% EE 1006 75 0.3% HU 1005 556 2.2% LV 1000 130 0.5% LT 1019 198 0.8% MT 1000 27 0.1% PL 1000 2087 8.3% SK 1052 290 1.2% SL 1000 112 0.4% TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) Questionnaires Questionnaires 1. Le questionnaire établi pour ce sondage est reproduit à la fin de ce volume de résultats, en Français et en Anglais (Voir ci-après). 1. The questionnaire prepared for this survey is reproduced at the end of this results volume, in French and in English (see hereafter). 2. Les traductions ont été réalisées dans chaque langue d’interview par les Instituts nationaux cités cidessus. 2. The translations have been realized in each national language by the Institutes listed above. 3. Un exemplaire de chaque questionnaire national est joint à ces volumes de Tableaux de résultats. 3. One copy of each national questionnaire is annexed to these Data Tables results Volumes. Tableaux des résultats Tables of results * VOLUME A : PAYS PAR PAYS * VOLUME A : COUNTRY BY COUNTRY Le VOLUME A1 présente les résultats de l'Union Européenne pays par pays. Le VOLUME A2 présente les résultats pour les pays adhérents, pays par pays. The VOLUME A1 presents the European Union results country by country. The VOLUME A2 presents the adherent countries results, country by country. * VOLUME B : DEMOGRAPHIQUES DES REPONDANTS * VOLUME B : RESPONDENTS’ DEMOGRAPHICS Le VOLUME B présente les résultats ventilés selon quelques caractéristiques socio-démographiques des répondants : The VOLUME B presents the results with thes following personal characteristics of respondents as breakdowns : Sexe (Homme, Femme) Age (15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55 +) Education (15&-, 16-20, 21&+) Profession Habitat Le VOLUME B 25 présente les résultats pour les 25 pays de l’Union Européenne élargie. Le VOLUME B 15 présente les résultats pour les 15 pays de l’Union Européenne actuelle. Le VOLUME B 10 présente les résultats pour les 10 pays adhérents à l’Union Européenne TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe Sex (Men, Women) Age (15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55 +) Education (15&-, 16-20, 21&+) Occupation Locality type The VOLUME B 25 presents the results for the 25 countries of the enlarged European Union. The VOLUME B 15 presents the results for the 15 countries of the current European Union. The VOLUME B 10 presents the results for the 10 countries of the adhering European Union. FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) * VOLUME(S) C : CHAQUE PAYS * VOLUME(S) C : EACH COUNTRY Le(s) VOLUME(S) C présente(nt) la même analyse que celle du VOLUME B, mais pour chaque pays individuellement. The VOLUME(S) C present(s) the same analysis as in VOLUME B, but for each individual country. Valeurs statistiques des résultats Statistical significance of the results Les résultats d'un sondage ne sont jamais valables que dans les limites d'une marge statistique d'échantillonnage. Cette marge est plus ou moins grande, et dépend de trois choses : The results in a survey are valid only between the limits of a statistical margin caused by the sampling process. This margin varies with three factors : 1. La taille de l'échantillon (ou de la partie d'échantillon que l'on analyse) : plus le nombre de répondants est grand, plus la marge statistique est petite ; 2. Le résultat lui-même : plus le résultat est proche de 50%, plus la marge statistique est grande ; 3. Le degré de certitude que l'on exige : plus on est sévère, plus la marge statistique est grande. 1. The sample size (or the size of the analysed part in the sample) : the greater the number of respondents is, the smaller the statistical margin will be; 2. The result in itself : the closer the result approachs 50%, the wider the statistical margin will be ; 3. The desired degree of confidence : the more "strict" we are, the wider the statistical margin will be. A titre d'exemple, prenons un cas imaginaire : As an example, examine this illustrative case : 1. 500 personnes ont répondu à une question ; 2. Le résultat analysé est de 50 % environ ; 3. On choisit un degré de certitude de 95 % (c'est le niveau le plus utilisé par les statisticiens, et c'est celui adopté pour la table ci-après) ; 1. One question has been answered by 500 people ; 2. The analysed result is around 50% ; 3. We choose a significance level of 95 % (it is the level most often used by the statisticians, and it is the one chosen for the Table hereafter); In this illustrative case the statistical margin is : (+/- 4.4%) around the observed 50%. And as a conclusion : the result for the whole population lies between 45.6% and 54.4 %. Dans ce cas illustratif la marge statistique est de : (+/- 4.4%) autour des 50% observés. Et en conclusion : le résultat pour la population totale se situe entre 45.6% et 54.4%. Nous reproduisons à la page suivante les marges statistiques calculées pour différents échantillons et différents résultats observés, au degré de certitude de 95%. TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe In the next page we’ve reproduced the statistical margins computed for various observed results, on various sample sizes, at the 95% significance level. FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) MARGES STATISTIQUES D’ECHANTILLONAGE (AU NIVEAU DE CONFIANCE DE 95 %) STATISTICAL MARGINS DUE TO THE SAMPLING PROCESS (AT THE 95 % LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE) Différentes tailles d'échantillon sont en lignes ; Différents résultats observés sont en colonnes : Various sample sizes are in rows ; Various observed results are in columns : 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% N=50 6.0 8.3 9.9 11.1 12.0 12.7 13.2 13.6 13.8 13.9 N=500 N=500 1.9 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 N=1000 N=1000 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 N=1000 N=1500 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 N=1500 N=2000 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 N=2000 N=3000 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 N=3000 N=4000 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 N=4000 N=5000 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 N=5000 N=6000 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 N=6000 N=7000 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 N=7000 N=7500 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 N=7500 N=8000 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 N=8000 N=9000 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 N=9000 N=10000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 N=10000 N=11000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 N=11000 N=12000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 N=12000 N=13000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 N=13000 N=14000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 N=14000 N=15000 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 N=15000 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% TNS Sofres SA – Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004) QUESTIONNAIRE D4. Age de fin d’études : [_][_] [00] [01] [99] - Ouvrier Æ c’est-à-dire : - Employé Æ c’est-à-dire : - Indépendant Æ c’est-à-dire : - agent de maîtrise (chef d’équipe) ...................................................31 - ouvrier qualifié .................................................................................32 - ouvrier non qualifié ..........................................................................33 - autre (PRECISER).........................................................................34 - de profession libérale (médecin, avocat, comptable, architecte,…)21 - cadre supérieur/dirigeant d’entreprise .............................................22 - cadre moyen ....................................................................................23 - fonctionnaire ....................................................................................24 - employé de bureau ..........................................................................25 - autre employé (vendeur, infirmier, etc…) ........................................26 - autre (PRECISER)..........................................................................27 - exploitant agricole, forestier, pêcheur..............................................11 - commerçant, artisan ........................................................................12 - de profession libérale (avocat, médecin, comptable, architecte,…) 13 - chef d’entreprise ..............................................................................14 - autre (PRECISER).........................................................................15 Sur le plan professionnel, peut-on dire qu’actuellement vous êtes indépendant, employé, ouvrier ou êtes-vous sans activité professionnelle ? [LIRE ITEMS A GAUCHE - ENSUITE FAIRE PRECISER (« c’est-àdire ») - UNE SEULE REPONSE] [AGE EXACT EN 2 CHIFFRES] ans [REFUS/ SR] [JAMAIS ETE A L'ECOLE PLEIN TEMPS] [ENCORE A L'ECOLE PLEIN TEMPS] Years old [REFUSAL/NO ANSWER] Male Female Flash EB 159 ‘Future European Constitution’ Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 – Page 1 - Employee Æ i.e. : - supervisor / foreman (team manager, etc …)................................. 31 - manual worker ........................................................................... 32 - unskilled manual worker .................................................................. 33 - other (SPECIFY) ........................................................................... 34 - professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect)........ 21 - general management, director or top management ........................ 22 - middle management, ....................................................................... 23 - civil servant...................................................................................... 24 - office clerk ....................................................................................... 25 - other employee (salesman, nurse, etc…)........................................ 26 - other (SPECIFY).............................................................................. 27 - Self-employed Æ i.e. : - farmer, forester, fisherman .............................................................. 11 - owner of a shop, craftsman ............................................................. 12 - professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect,…)13 - manager of a company.................................................................... 14 - other (SPECIFY)............................................................................. 15 As far as your current occupation is concerned, would you say you are self-employed, an employee, a manual worker or would you say that you are without a professional activity ? [READ OUT LEFT ITEMS - THEN ASK TO SPECIFY (“that is to say”) - ONLY ONE ANSWER] Age when finished full time education : [EXACT AGE IN 2 DIGITS] [_][_] years old [ 0 0 ] [REFUSAL/ NO ANSWER] [ 0 1 ] [NEVER BEEN IN FULL TIME EDUCATION] [ 9 9 ] [STILL IN FULL TIME EDUCATION] Exact Age: [_][_] [00] - Manual worker Æ i.e. : D4. D3. D2. D3. Ans [REFUS/SANS REPONSE] Age Exact: [_][_] [00] [ 1] [2] D2. Sex D1. Homme Femme Sexe D1. [1] [2] Socio Demographics CONFIDENTIAL Ref : 5031LVTLBA Socio Demographiques Flash EB 159 ‘La future Constitution européenne’ Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 – Page 1 D6. D5. - zone métropolitaine...........................................................................1 autre ville/centre urbain.....................................................................2 zone rurale.........................................................................................3 Type de localité? Région = "European Administrative Regional Unit" (N.U.T.S. 1) [2 CHIFFRES] Flash EB 159 ‘Future European Constitution’ Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 – Page 2 metropolitan zone ............................................................................. 1 other town/urban centre ................................................................... 2 rural zone ......................................................................................... 3 Type of Locality? D6. - Region = "European Administrative Regional Unit" (N.U.T.S. 1) [2 DIGITS] D5. - Without a professional activity Æ i.e. : - looking after the home ..................................................................... 41 - student (full time) ............................................................................. 42 - retired ............................................................................................. 43 - seeking a job ................................................................................... 44 - other (SPECIFY).............................................................................. 45 - (Refusal) ..................................................................................................................... 99 CONFIDENTIAL Ref : 5031LVTLBA - Sans activité professionnelle Æ c’est-à-dire : - vous occupant de votre ménage .....................................................41 - étudiant (à temps plein) ...................................................................42 - retraité..............................................................................................43 - à la recherche d’un emploi ..............................................................44 - autre (PRECISER).........................................................................45 - (Refus) ................................................................................................................ 99 Flash EB 159 ‘La future Constitution européenne’ Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 – Page 2 Q2. a) L’Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution ....................... 1 2 3 b) Sans Constitution, l’Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions ......................................................... 1 2 3 c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l’adoption d’une nouvelle Constitution pour l’Union européenne .. 1 2 3 d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne ..................................................................................... 1 2 3 e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres .... 1 2 3 [LIRE – UNE REPONSE PAR ITEM] - Plutôt d’accord ........................................................................1 - Plutôt pas d’accord..................................................................2 - [NSP/SR] .................................................................................3 Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d’accord ou plutôt pas d’accord… Very well informed.............................................................................. 1 Rather well informed .......................................................................... 2 Rather badly informed........................................................................ 3 Very badly informed ........................................................................... 4 [DK/ NA] ............................................................................................. 5 Rather agree ...................................................................................... 1 Rather disagree.................................................................................. 2 [DK/NA] .............................................................................................. 3 e) d) c) a) b) The European Union must adopt a Constitution ..............................1 2 3 Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions .......................................................................1 2 3 Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union ............1 2 3 The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created ...............................................................................1 2 3 Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States..................................................................................1 2 3 (READ OUT – ONE ANSWER PER ITEM] - Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree… - [READ OUT – ONE ANSWER ONLY] [LIRE – UNE SEULE REPONSE POSSIBLE] - Très bien informé ........................................................... 1 - Plutôt bien informé ......................................................... 2 - Plutôt mal informé .......................................................... 3 - Très mal informé ............................................................ 4 - [NSP/SR] ....................................................................... 5 Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne ? Q1. Flash EB 159 ‘Future European Constitution’ Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 – Page 3 Questionnaire: CONFIDENTIAL Ref : 5031LVTLBA Questionnaire: Flash EB 159 ‘La future Constitution européenne’ Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 – Page 3 Q4. Q3. a) l’on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne .................................................... 1 2 3 b) au moins un million de citoyens de l’Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition ................................................................ 1 2 3 c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct................................................................. 1 2 3 d) l’on crée une armée européenne.................................... 1 2 3 Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l’avenir de l’Europe que… - Vrai ..........................................................................................1 - Faux ........................................................................................2 - [NSP/SR] .................................................................................3 Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. [LIRE – ROTATION - UNE SEULE REPONSE PAR LIGNE] - Par la presse écrite nationale......................................... 1 - Par la presse écrite régionale ou locale......................... 2 - Par les télévisions ou les radios nationales ................... 3 - Par les télévisions ou les radios régionales ou locales ....................................................................... 4 - Par une rencontre organisée dans votre ville ................ 5 - Par des documents ou brochures d’information ............ 6 - Par Internet..................................................................... 7 - [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D’INFORMATION] .. 8 - [AUTRE – PRECISER] .................................................. 9 - [NSP/SR] ....................................................................... 10 [LIRE – ROTATION - TROIS REPONSES POSSIBLES] Flash EB 159 ‘Future European Constitution’ Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 – Page 4 through the national written press...................................................... 1 through the regional or local written press......................................... 2 through national television channels or radio stations ....................... 3 through regional or local television channels or radio stations .......... 4 through an organised meeting in your town....................................... 5 through informational documents or brochures ................................. 6 through the Internet............................................................................ 7 [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION] .................. 8 [OTHER - SPECIFY] .......................................................................... 9 [DK/NA] ............................................................................................ 10 True .................................................................................................... 1 False .................................................................................................. 2 [DK/NA] .............................................................................................. 3 the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created ..................................................................................... 1 2 3 b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal ......................... 1 2 3 c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage ................................................................ 1 2 3 d) a European army is going to be created ........................................ 1 2 3 a) It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that… - Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. [READ OUT – ROTATION – ONE ANSWER ONLY PER STATEMENT] - [READ OUT – ROTATION – THREE ANSWERS POSSIBLE] Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? CONFIDENTIAL Ref : 5031LVTLBA Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne ? Flash EB 159 ‘La future Constitution européenne’ Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 – Page 4