A recent poll intended to gauge the opinions of Europeans regarding transatlantic relationships and security matters revealed that people from Romania and Poland exhibit the highest levels of worry concerning potential military conflicts in the near future. Despite this concern, they still hold fairly favorable attitudes towards both Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Approximately 74% of Romanians and 71% of Poles think that a war could occur within European Union territory soon, as per the survey conducted for Le Grand Continent and Group 17 and carried out with over 10,000 participants from March 11 through March 14.
The identical poll, carried out across the European Union’s eight biggest member states along with Denmark, reveals that over half—precisely 51%—of Europeans consider U.S. President Donald Trump as an adversary of Europe. Approximately 63% feel his victory has made the globe less secure, whereas merely 13% think he upholds democratic values. About 39% view him as behaving akin to a dictator, compared to 43% who see him exhibiting dictatorial leanings.
In contrast to this opinion, 23% of Romanians and 20% of Poles hold a favorable view of Donald Trump, representing the highest rates in Europe.
The same survey evaluated how Europeans perceive billionaire presidential advisor Elon Musk. Nearly eight out of ten individuals believe they cannot trust him, and roughly half of those surveyed in Belgium, Denmark, and France advocate for a boycott against Tesla vehicles.
Approximately 14% of Romanians hold a favorable opinion of Elon Musk, which stands in sharp contrast to the prevailing sentiment within most European Union nations; for instance, only 10% of Poles share this positive view. Additionally, just 36% of Romanian respondents think President Volodymyr Zelensky upholds democratic values, significantly lower than the 48% average among the nine surveyed EU countries.
Just one-tenth of participants believe that the European Union can depend on Trump-led America for safeguarding its security and defense, whereas 70% assert that the union should exclusively count on its internal military capabilities for protection. In this regard, Romania diverges from other member states, with merely 57% agreeing with this viewpoint.
There is less agreement on whether this should be achieved through national armies or a shared European force, yet a majority in most nations would endorse a unified EU army. The lowest levels of backing come from Romania at 46% and Poland at 37%.
radu@romania-insider.com
(Photo source: Hyotographics | Dreamstime.com )
0 Comments