Poll results

A Year of Turmoil Breeds Pessimism and Fear

Citizens of the largest E.U. countries are generally pessimistic about the future of the 28-nation bloc and fearful the world may be hurtling towards global conflict, according to a new survey by online polling firm YouGov in conjunction with Handelsblatt Global.

After a year of political surprises and populist gains across the western world, a majority of citizens in Britain, France, Germany and four Scandinavian countries are either “fairly” or “very” pessimistic about the future of the European Union, according to the survey. Those polled in Britain, France, Germany and the United States also think a “global war” is more likely than not.