The State of the European Union. The European Parliament faces its most important elections yet

MORE JUST. MORE SOCIAL. LESS UNEQUAL. WHAT GERMANS EXPECT FROM EUROPE 27 Chart 1. Evaluation of Germany‘s membership in the EU 40% 28% 28% 7% 25% The advantages and the disadvantages are outbalanced The disadvantages prevail Don‘t know The advantages prevail Thinking of Germany’s membership in the EU, do you think that the advantages or the disadvanages prevail or that the advantages and the disadvantages are balanced? Basic population: eligible voters in Germany, sample size: n = 2010 Source: YouGov 2018. Chart 2. Evaluation of the EU by perception of differences regarding living conditions and living standards Don‘t know Not at all different, Not very different, Fairly different Different Very different 30% 40% 24% 6% 26% 40% 29% 5% 15% 28% 49% 7% Area 0 10% 40% 50% 20% 30% Living conditions and living standards are different 32% 23% 23% Living conditions and living standards are very different 38% 18% Living conditions and living standards are not at all, not very, fairly different 28% Thinking of the EU member states, to what extent are the EU member different regarding the following areas? - Living conditions and living standards Thinking of Germany’s membership in the EU, do you think that advantages or the disadvantages prevail or that the advantages and the disadvantages are balanced? Economic Living conditions and Culture performance linvig standards Advantages prevaile Disadvantages prevaile Evaluation of the EU Basic population: eligible voters in Germany, sample size: n = 2010 Source: YouGov 2018.