The War and the Vote

Political leaders gearing up for elections to the European Parliament in June face an EU electorate that is showing some signs of fatigue with efforts to help Ukraine after two years of war with Russia. But a new poll by eupinions, supported by the King Baudouin Foundation, reveals that divisions on the issue cut across party lines and political affiliations throughout the bloc, creating challenges – and opportunities – for efforts to build consensus policy responses.

The findings are part of the latest quarterly EU-wide survey by eupinions, the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s European opinion research tool supported by KBF. Conducted during December among some 13,000 EU citizens across the bloc, including 1,112 in Belgium, this update sampled respondents’ political preferences along a left-right spectrum and correlated these to views on Ukraine. 

The EU survey as well as the Belgium-specific survey are available for download in the provided publications.