In most cases, Europeans have become substantially happier about admitting those countries that joined in the 2004 and later enlargements

Conservative and Leave voters tend to believe the UK and EU would suffer equally

The role of NATO is likewise seen as more important than it was, and in many nations people think they have been underinvesting in their armed forces

In a recent YouGov poll conducted with the European University Institute for the 2022 State of the Union conference in Florence, our research found that an overwhelming majority of the citizens of EU countries attribute responsibility for the situation in Ukraine to Russia.

According to our ‘final call’ for the second round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron is set to see off far-right challenger Marine Le Pen

New YouGov EuroTrack polling across seven European countries suggests that there is significant public appetite for substantial policy changes that would see a much greener energy market, something that climate change activists have been pushing for a long time.

People in Spain most likely to say the EU should set climate change direction

The theme for Earth Day in 2022 is ‘Invest in our Planet’, but the latest YouGov Eurotrack data suggests that while there is significant public support across seven European countries for economic action on climate change, this support is limited to policies that would have small personal impacts rather than the substantial policy changes needed to tackle climate change.

Germans are the least likely to think mankind is responsible for the changing climate

Britons are equally likely to think a Macron presidency would be best for Britain or that it makes no difference who wins

Latest figures suggest incumbent president Emmanuel Macron has moved slightly ahead of his rival in second round voting intention

Easter is still seen as true to its roots across the West, although Britons and French people in particular are cynical

In YouGov surveys conducted from 9-21 March, we asked the public in Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Italy what think about how their country should aid Ukrainian refugees

The YouGov France ‘final call’ of the first round of the French presidential election gives Macron a slender lead, with Le Pen to join him in a second round to be held in little over a fortnight

54% said they would back Macron in a potential run off against Marine Le Pen

Attitudes have swung in favour of membership in France and Germany since 2018

With millions of Ukrainians fleeing the destruction in their country, a political row has developed in Great Britain over the government’s failure to offer sanctuary to many refugees.

Britons think they will hurt everyday Russians far more than those in positions of power

Support for membership has risen, as has the belief that NATO would beat Russia in a potential conflict

Counties across Europe are feeling the pinch, but Britons are most pessimistic about the cost of living over the next year