Our new polling shows: the steps taken at EU level since the #RussianInvasionOfUkraine seem to be the minimum the European public expects. Europeans are calling for deeper long-term cooperation on #security matters at EU level. | A thread👇 (1/9) ecfr.eu/publication/a-…
Europeans are disillusioned with how the global system of international cooperation is handling today’s challenges. 71% believe that the system is not working on #climatechange. (2/9) #ECFRdata 
Confidence in national political systems is at a low ebb across Europe, with a majority of Europeans (58%) holding the view that ordinary voters have almost “no impact” on today’s politics. 🇪🇺 But support for EU institutions, however, remains high! (3/9) #ECFRdata
Europeans see #France – where voters go to the polls next month (#presidentielle2022) - as a “reliable partner” within the EU. They “trust” France to defend their interests – especially in #SecDef security and defence, and in standing up for democracy and #humanrights. (4/9)
Already in the weeks leading up to #Russia’s #InvasionofUkraine, an @ecfr poll showed a plurality of respondents thought there was a need for European cooperation to guarantee #security at their borders and to tackle future #pandemics. (5/9)
Europeans are comfortable with the idea of #French leadership on such cooperation efforts. #presidentielle2022 (6/9)
Therefore, the next #FrenchPresident should pursue a strong European #foreignpolicy agenda to protect Europeans against the threats they are most concerned about, driving the EU to engage geopolitically with Russian & Chinese efforts to reshape the international order. (7/9)
.@sd270 and @Tara_Varma believe that there is an opportunity for the next French president to recast #France’s role within the #EU27 – and show the “importance of European power” in an increasingly uncertain and competitive world. #presidentielle2022 (8/9)
Read more about #France’s leadership role and find all the results of our latest #opinionpolling here @sd270 @tara_varma (9/9) ecfr.eu/publication/a-…
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