Wednesday, February 03, 2010

European Commission Report on Social Trends in Europe

Social climate in Europe – European Commission survey delivers mixed results
"Europeans quite happy with their personal situation, but less satisfied with economic and social climate in their country.

Despite hard economic times, Europeans are generally satisfied with their lives and optimistic about their short-term prospects, an EU survey published today suggests.

Nearly 27 000 people were polled across 30 countries – the 27 EU countries and Croatia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.

The survey was conducted over three weeks in May and June, when Europe was struggling to pull itself out of the deepest recession in decades. The results form part of the commission’s 2009 report on social trends in Europe."