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A Eurobarometer poll found 90% of EU citizens support stronger unity and a bigger security role amid worries about military threats and climate instability.
- An official Eurobarometer poll found EU citizens across the 27-nation bloc want stronger, more unified leadership, with 69% supporting expanded security and 87% favoring a more assertive Brussels.
- Worries about conflicts and climate risks drove EU citizens to prioritize defence, which topped the agenda in 18 of the 27 EU nations amid fears of cyberwarfare and climate change-fueled disasters.
- More than 2,600 respondents were interviewed in November by the Eurobarometer poll, which carried a margin of error of 2 percentage points and omitted questions on Washington, NATO or China.
- Findings may accelerate Brussels' push for stronger trade and defence, aligning with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's call for consolidated EU power and unified security action.
- Pollsters noted resilience against foreign and domestic division attempts as respondents suggested Russian, U.S. and far-right influences have so far not succeeded; the survey was reported before a U.S. military operation involving Greenland.
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Citizens of the European Union are increasingly concerned about security due to heightened geopolitical tensions and want the Union to act unitedly and ambitiously, according to a Eurobarometer survey published today.
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