Flash Eurobarometer 514 (EU’s Response to the Energy Challenges)

EU´s response to energy challenges.<br>Topics: frequency of the following activities: follow news related to the war in Ukraine, discuss the war in Ukraine with friends and relatives; satisfaction with the reaction to the war in Ukraine of selected actors: national authorities, European Union, NATO, citizens in the own country; approval of the following EU measures to respond to the war in Ukraine: economic sanctions against Russia, financial support to Ukraine, financing purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine, providing humanitarian support to the people affected by the war, banning state-owned Russian media from broadcasting in the EU, welcoming in the European Union people fleeing the war; preferred statement with regard to the the impact of the war in Ukraine on the unity of the European Union on the global stage: war strengthened the unity, war weakened the unity, no effect on the unity; assessment of the current situation in the following areas: national economy, European economy, personal standard of living; attitude towards the following statements: EU should continue to take actions to reduce its dependency on Russian gas and oil as soon as possible, rising energy prices have significant impact on personal purchasing power, recent price increases in the own country are mainly due to Russia’s aggressive behaviour; attitude towards the following statements: war in Ukraine makes it more urgent for EU Member States to invest in renewable energy, war in Ukraine makes it more urgent for EU Member States to invest in nuclear energy, price of electricity should not depend on the price of gas, it is crucial for the EU to protect critical infrastructures such as pipelines and internet cables, need for all to make effort to reduce energy consumption during peak hours; expected impact of measures taken to improve the overall economic situation by: national government, EU; willingness to take the following measures in order to cut down personal energy consumption: unplug electronic appliances when not in use, use alternatives to car or motorbike, opt for renewable forms of energy at home, install equipment at home to control and reduce energy consumption, add better insulation at home, buy energy efficient equipment, reduce room temperature, take the train rather than the plane for journeys, turn off lights when leaving a room, other, none; attitude towards the following statements: there is solidarity among the member states in the EU, democracy is under threat in the EU, democracy is under threat in the own country.

Demography: age; sex; nationality; ownership of main residence; financial difficulties during the last year; expected development of prices in general; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; household composition and household size.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; device used for interview; region; nation group; weighting factor.