Special Eurobarometer 308: The Europeans in 2009

This wave of the Eurobarometer was carried out from 16 January to 22 February 2009. In terms of European public opinion, the Eurobarometer has captured the transition from the economic "feel-good" situation prior to the economic crisis to an economic "feel-bad" situation that initially may have seemed a bit premature but which by autumn 2008 permeated all aspects of life. In terms of European public opinion, the Eurobarometer has captured the transition from the economic ‘feel-good’ situation prior to the economic crisis to an economic ‘feel-bad’ situation that initially may have seemed a bit premature but which by autumn 2008 permeated all aspects of life. This report is divided into two main parts. In the first part we present the context into which public opinion about the European Union should be interpreted. It examines life in the European Union as perceived by its citizens both in terms of personal aspects and economic aspects; it looks at expectations for the future and the main concerns of Europeans. This part of the report furthermore presents an analysis of the perception of Europeans with regards to the economic situation, employment and other aspects of social reality which influence quality of life. Finally, this part of the report analyses what role citizens believe the European Union can play in improving the economic situation and preventing a crisis of this scope from happening again. The second part of the report presents the trend indicators that measure perceptions and opinions about the European Union and its institutions. #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)