After voter turnout in European elections fell below 50 percent from 1999 onwards, there was a turnaround in 2019 when 61 percent of eligible voters cast their vote. An astonishing leap upwards, raising the question what to expect in the upcoming election 2024.
The mood around six months before the European elections is interested and cautiously positive.
• The fundamentally positive assessment of the EU is stable. Just under half of Germans trust the EU. A similarly large proportion have a fundamentally positive image of the EU. In contrast, less than a quarter have a negative image of the EU.
• Approval of Germany's membership in the EU is stable at a high level. 70 percent believe that Germany's EU membership is a good thing. Approval has been at this level for a long time.
• Over 70 percent are also happy to see Europe growing together within the EU. 18 percent are not confident in their judgment of the EU because they lack sufficient information. However, a remarkable third believes that the EU does not primarily pursue the interests of its citizens.
Please note, the study is currently only available in German.
