MAIN SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THE EU

Source: Analysis of the Perception of the EU and EU's Policy Abroad (2015)

1. Brazil

  1. TV Channels: 26%
  2. Online Media: 20%
  3. Social Media: 15%
  4. Print Media: 14%

2. Canada

  1. TV Channels: 26%
  2. Online Media: 22%
  3. Print Media: 13%
  4. Social Media: 12%

3. China

  1. Online Media: 23%
  2. TV Channels: 22%
  3. Social Media: 16%
  4. Print Media: 11%

4. India

PROGRAMME FILLON POUR L'EUROPE

  1. S'assurer de la mise en place et de l'efficacité des contrôles systématiques aux frontières extérieures et doter Frontex d'un budget permanent permettant au corps européen de garde-frontières d'être opérationnel au plus vite.
  2. Réformer en profondeur les accords de Schengen: expulser systématiquement de l'espace Schengen tout étranger reconnu coupable d'un crime ou d'un délit et en interdire l'accès à tout étranger condamné pénalement ou ayant participé à une entreprise terroriste.

PROPOSITIONS MACRON POUR L’EUROPE

  1. Lancer dans toute l’Union européenne des conventions démocratiques dès la fin de 2017. (Pendant six à dix mois, dans chaque Etat, selon des modalités laissant la place au choix des gouvernements et des collectivités, un débat européen sera organisé sur le contenu de l’action de l’Union, sur les priorités qu’elle doit avoir. En se nourrissant de ces débats, les gouvernements européens élaboreront une feuille de route brève, avec quelques défis communs et des actions précises, traçant les priorités d’action de l’Union et leur calendrier de mise en œuvre pour les cinq ans à venir).

DUTCH ELECTION RESULTS

Results

  1. VVD (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) 21.3% (33 seats)
  2. PVV (Party for Freedom) 13.1% (20 seats)
  3. CDA (Christian Democratic Appeal) 12.4% (19 seats)
  4. D66 (Democrats 66) 12.1% (19 seats)
  5. SP (Socialist Party) 9.1% (15 seats)
  6. GL (Green Left) 9.0% (14 seats)
  7. PvdA (Labour Party 5.7% (9 seats)
  8. CU (Christian Union 3.4% (5 seats)

Possible Four Party Coalitions

APPOINTMENT OF U.S. AMBASSADORS

2017 EC WORK PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATION

Total: € 81 269 000

NEWS COVERAGE OF THE EU

Information about Europe is very complicated, with a very complex institutional organization. It is not perceived as exciting news. Therefore, journalists use certain types of headlines to attract readers. Indeed, the differing coverage of the EU can be explained in part by the newspapers’ perception of their readers’ interests. News on the EU does not interest as many readers. Newspapers must respond to the context of their respective societies, and they must face the constraints and requirements of the market.

QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Source: NUMBEO

The Quality of Life Index (higher is better) is an estimation of overall quality of life by using empirical formula which takes into account purchasing power index (higher is better), pollution index (lower is better), house price to income ratio (lower is better), cost of living index (lower is better), safety index (higher is better), health care index (higher is better), traffic commute time index (lower is better) and climate index (higher is better).

Quality of Life Index

THE EUROPEAN UNION: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT

Author: Marian L. Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Liberty and Prosperity (June 22, 2016)

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IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA FOR EU PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRACTITIONERS

Source: ComRes/Burson-Marsteller 2016- EUMedia Poll

Weekly or more frequent readers of newspapers & online news sites

  1. Politico: 52%
  2. BBC: 51%
  3. Euractiv: 42%
  4. FT: 39%
  5. The Economist: 30%
  6. EU Observer: 22%
  7. NY Times: 17%
  8. The Parliament: 15%
  9. WSJ: 14%
  10. New Europe: 10%
  11. Agence Europe: 10%
  12. euReporter: 8%
  13. Google: 5%

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