The Romanians, among the most optimistic Europeans
The confidence Romanians have in their Government has been on the rise since last autumn and equals the rate reported in the spring of 2012.
Articol de Radio România Internaţional, 24 Iulie 2013, 14:18
A member of the European Union since 2007, Romania remains one of the most optimistic countries with respect to the future of the Community.
A Eurobarometer report made public early this week indicates that 62% of the Romanians have optimistic views, ranking sixth in the EU in this respect, after Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland.
At the opposite pole, the highest pessimism rates are reported, quite unsurprisingly, in those countries that benefited from international assistance plans, like Greece, Cyprus and Portugal, given that these plans were accompanied by austerity measures.
Conducted 10 months ahead of the European Parliament elections, the Eurobarometer reveals that Romania ranks fourth in the EU in terms of the improved information on the procedures to elect MEPs.
As it turned out, the number of Romanians who know how this process unfolds has grown by 5%.
The economic and monetary union is also more popular in Romania than in Eurozone countries like Spain, Portugal and Cyprus, and is viewed with a friendlier eye than in non-EU countries.
The poll also indicates that over two-thirds of the Europeans believe their voice makes no difference in the European Union. This is the highest level since the autumn of 2004, when this question was first asked.
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