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1 Flash Eurobarometer European Commission The Future European Constitution Fieldwork : January 2004 Publication : February 2004 Flash Eurobarometer TNS Sofres / EOS Gallup Europe This survey was requested by the Secretariat General and coordinated by Directorate General Press and Communication This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors.

2 FLASH EUROBAROMETER 159 The future European Constitution Conducted by EOS Gallup Europe upon the request of the European Commission (Secretariat General) Survey organised and managed by Directorate-General Press and Communication (Opinion Polls, Press Reviews, Europe Direct) This document does not reflect the views of the European Commission. Any interpretations or opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors alone. SURVEY: January 2004 ANALYTICAL REPORT: February 2004

3 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 1 PRESENTATION Information on the draft of the future European Constitution Level of information related to the future European Constitution Means of accessing information Detailed knowledge of key issues contained in the draft of the European Constitution Will the position of a minister of foreign affairs of the EU be created? Can one million citizens of the EU invite the European Commission to submit a proposal? Will the president of the European Council be elected by direct universal suffrage? Will a European army be created? Adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution Should the European Union adopt a Constitution? Is a Constitution vital to the functioning of the EU institutions? Acceptance of concessions Is a two-speed Europe acceptable in the opinion of the public? Adherence to the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister CONCLUSION...33 ANNEXES TECHNICAL NOTE QUESTIONNAIRE

4 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 2 PRESENTATION The draft of the future European Constitution, drawn up by the Convention on the future of Europe, was submitted for final approval to the intergovernmental conference of Rome that opened in October During the summit of heads of states and governments, on the 12 th and 13 th of December 2003, it was however concluded that it was not possible for the intergovernmental conference to reach an overall agreement on the draft constitutional treaty at this stage. Due to disagreements on specific issues of the draft, the constitutional process has, until this day, not been able to draw to a close, and a final agreement has not been reached among leaders of the EU member states. Furthermore, with just 4 months to go before the enlargement of the European Union to 10 new member states, the European Union finds itself in need of reaching a compromise in order to put into place the much needed reforms which will allow the European institutions to function with 25 member states. In this context, the Secretariat General was interested in knowing how the European public opinion positions itself on this issue. What do Europeans think about a possible European Constitution, and how well informed are they on key issues this text represents? From the 14 th to the 23 rd of January 2004 (four weeks after the failure of the intergovernmental conference to reach an agreement) the EOS Gallup Europe network conducted a survey among over 25,000 citizens aged 15 years and over throughout the 15 current EU member states and the 10 acceding countries. Hence, the citizens of the 25 future members of the enlarged European Union had the opportunity to express their opinion on this highly important European issue. The main objective of this study is to analyse the awareness and the level of information of European citizens concerning the future European Constitution, and whether they accept to see a Constitution put into place for the European Union. The following points will be analysed in this report: - the level of information related to the future European Constitution - the knowledge of issues contained in the constitutional text - the adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution The main results will be analysed in the following pages. We will present the results for each separate country, the average of the future European Union of 25 Member States as well as the averages of two sub-totals, namely, the current European Union comprising 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries. Furthermore, results by socio-demographic characteristics, consisting of gender, age, level of education, occupation and locality type will also be presented in this report. The sample sizes amount to approximately 1000 respondents in each country. The methodology used for the current 15 Member States is that of Flash Eurobarometer. In the acceding countries, telephone interviews were conducted with the exception of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, where face-to-face interviews were conducted due to low telephone penetration rates. A technical note indicating the manner in which the 25 EOS Gallup Europe institutes conducted interviews can be found at the end of this analysis. It provides further details on interviewing methods as well as statistical margins of error.

5 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Information on the draft of the future European Constitution In this first chapter, we will analyse the level of information citizens consider having received concerning the future European Constitution. First, we will see how well European citizens consider themselves informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Then, in a second part, we will see which sources of information citizens prefer in order to be informed about the future European Constitution Level of information related to the future European Constitution - Only one fourth of citizens in the enlarged European Union consider themselves well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution - The results for the average of the 25 countries participating in this survey, which represents the enlarged European Union of May 2004, clearly indicates that the public feels it lacks information on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Indeed, only 25% of all respondents indicate being well informed on this issue. When comparing the averages of the 15 current EU member states and that of the 10 acceding countries, we can note that the rate of persons considering themselves well informed is significantly higher in the acceding countries than in the EU member states, at respectively 31% against 24%. Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total 'Well informed' Total 'Badly informed' [DK/ NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 25% 24% 31% 71% 73 % 64% 3% 3% 5% SI CY MT L HU A LT PL DK IRL B F D CZ UK I NL SK LV EE EL E S P FIN 48% 43% 37% 35% 34% 34% 33% 32% 31% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 22% 20% 19 % 17% 13 % 51% 55% 56% 64% 64% 65% 66% 61% 67% 71% 68% 71% 72% 70% 71% 76 % 73 % 70 % 74 % 74 % 77% 74 % 79% 80% 87% 7% 7% 5% 4% 5% 6% 5% 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Results by country show us that Slovenians feel the best informed with a rate of 48% (They nevertheless still represent a minority in this country). This rate is 17

6 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 4 percentage points above the acceding countries average (31%) and 23 percentage points above the enlarged European Union s average (25%). The rates in Cyprus and Malta follow, with respectively 43% and 37%. Among the current EU member states, we can observe that Luxembourg (35%) has the highest rate of respondents feeling well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. Austria (34%) and Denmark (31%) follow with slightly lower rates. On the opposite side of the graph we can observe that Finland has the lowest rate of respondents feeling well informed on questions relating to this draft, with a rate of 13%. This result is 11 percentage points below the current EU average (24%). Portugal (17%), Sweden (19%) and Spain (20%) follow with slightly better rates of information, but still remain very deficient. Among the acceding countries, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia seem to have the lowest rates of respondents who indicate being well informed on this draft, with identical rates of 23%. Breakdown by socio-demographic characteristics

7 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 5 When observing results by socio-demographic categories, we can clearly distinguish disparities between results for populations in the European Union and those in the acceding countries. Among genders, men seem better informed than women in both sub-totals. However, this difference is more accentuated in the EU member states, where 7 percentage points separate these two categories, compared to 4 points in the acceding countries. In the age category, the eldest populations seem somewhat more informed than the rest of the population. This is somewhat more the case in the EU member states, where over 8 percentage points separate this category from the others. The education level shows us that, while in the EU member states there are no discrepancies as to the information on the draft of the future European Constitution, results in the acceding countries clearly show that those with the highest level of education have a significantly higher rate than the populations with the lowest education. Over 8 percentage points separate these categories. Furthermore, the rate of the highest educated is 7 percentage points above the acceding countries average. In the occupation category, while employees seem to be the least well informed in the current EU (21%), they have, on the contrary, the highest rate in the acceding countries (33%). Finally, the locality type shows us that there are no significant discrepancies between categories in the current EU, while as in the acceding countries, those living in urban areas indicate being somewhat better informed than in the other two categories, with a difference of over 5 percentage points. Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? %Total"Well Informed" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL 25% 24% 31% SEX Male Female 29% 28% 33% 23% 21% 29% AGE % 23% 33% 21% 19 % 31% 22% 22% 27% 32% 55&+ 31% 34% EDUCATION 25% 15& - 25% 29% &+ 25% 24% 30% 26% 24% 38% OCCUPATION Self-employed 25% 24% 31% 22% Employee 21% 33% M anual worker 22% 22% 24% 28% Currently not working 28% 32% LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 24% 23% 28% 27% 25% 34% 25% 25% 29% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

8 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Means of accessing information - National television channels or radio stations are the most preferred means of getting informed about the future European Constitution - Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) Through national television channels or radio stations Through the national written press Through regional or local television channels or radio stations Through the regional or local written press Through informational documents or brochures Through the Internet Through an organised meeting in your town [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFORM ATION] [OTHER] 43% 44% 41% 29% 31% 16 % 28% 30% 20% 28% 28% 25% 23% 23% 20% 13 % 12 % 17 % 1% 2% 1% 65% 65% 64% [DK/NA] 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% When asked through which means they would like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution, both citizens in the EU member states (65%) and those in the acceding countries (64%) are a majority to indicate national television channels or radio stations as their most preferred information source. The national written press follows with almost identical rates in both sub-totals, 44% in the EU and 41% in the acceding countries. Disparities between the two sub-totals can be observed concerning the regional information sources: while 31% of respondents in the current EU indicate the regional or local television channels or radio stations, only 16% of respondents in the acceding countries do the same. Furthermore, 10 percentage points separate the rate in the current EU (30%) from that of the acceding countries (20%) when it comes to the regional or local written press. The Internet and informational documents/brochures also have lower rates of preference. It is interesting to note that concerning Internet, there are no major disparities between the two sub-totals. Only 3 percentage points separate the EU average (23%) from the acceding countries average (20%). The means of accessing information that are the least preferred are organised meetings in respondents towns. The rate for this information source seems to be 5 percentage points lower in the current EU member states (12%) than in the acceding countries (17%).

9 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 7 In other words, this low rate of preference for getting information through organised meetings in peoples towns, shows that citizens seem more ready to receive information than to try to get this information in partaking in such meetings for example. And yet we know from other studies that personal involvement can be of great help to understand the issues related to such topics. Country results for the two main means of information show significant discrepancies: Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? "Through national television channels or radio stations" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) I LT CZ DK HU IRL P SI SK UK LV FIN NL EL MT B CY L EE F D S A PL E 65% 65% 64% 87% 80% 80% 78% 76% 76% 75% 73% 72% 70% 70% 70% 67% 64% 63% 63% 62% 60% 60% 56% 56% 54% 54% 53% 52% Italy has the highest rate when it comes to getting information on the future European Constitution through national television channels or radio stations, with a rate of 87%. This rate is 22 percentage points above the EU member states average. The Czech Republic and Lithuania follow with both 80%. The lowest rate can be found in Spain with 52% of Spanish respondents indicating that they use this means of information. Poland has the lowest rate among the acceding countries, with 53%.

10 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 8 As for the national written press, respondents in the Czech Republic indicate the highest rate for using this means as a source of information on the European Constitution, with 70%. This rate is 29 percentage points above the acceding countries average. Italy follows with 67%. On the other side of the graph, we can note that Cyprus has by far the lowest rates of preference for this means of information. Only 19% of Cypriots indicate the national written press, a rate that is 22 percentage points below the acceding countries average (41%). Respondents in Poland and Spain also have very low rates of usage of the national press to get informed, with both 28%. TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) CZ I SK L IRL LT LV DK FIN UK EE HU B A NL SI EL MT D P S F E PL CY Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? "Through the national written press" 43% 44% 41% 70% 67% 60% 56% 56% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 48% 48% 45% 44% 44% 44% 41% 37% 34% 34% 34% 32% 28% 28% 19 % When crossing these two items of question 3, we can note that in the enlarged European Union of 25 member states, those who indicate that they would like to be informed about the future European Constitution through the national press are 72% to indicate that they would also like to be informed through the national television channels or radio stations. We can therefore suppose that informing oneself on the future of the European Constitution is in general a passive reasoning.

11 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 9 Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Through national television channels or radio stations Through the national written press Through regional or local television channels or radio stations Through the regional or local written press Through informational documents or brochures Through the Internet Through an organised meeting in your town TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOT 25 EU15 AC10 TOTAL 65% 65% 64% 43% 44% 41% 29% 31% 16% 28% 30% 20% 28% 28% 25% 23% 23% 20% 13% 12% 17% SEX Male 64% 64% 64% 46% 47% 42% 25% 27% 15% 27% 28% 19% 27% 28% 23% 27% 27% 23% 12% 12% 16% Female 66% 66% 65% 41% 41% 41% 32% 35% 17% 29% 31% 22% 29% 29% 27% 19% 19% 19% 14% 13% 18% AGE % 64% 57% 38% 39% 37% 26% 29% 15% 20% 21% 13% 27% 28% 24% 44% 45% 44% 15% 14% 21% % 66% 65% 45% 45% 42% 26% 29% 15% 28% 29% 22% 33% 34% 28% 27% 28% 26% 12% 11% 18% % 66% 63% 46% 46% 45% 28% 30% 17% 31% 32% 25% 29% 29% 26% 22% 23% 15% 13% 13% 17% 55&+ 65% 64% 69% 43% 43% 40% 32% 35% 16% 30% 31% 20% 24% 24% 22% 9% 10% 4% 13% 13% 15% EDUCATION 15& - 69% 69% 69% 39% 40% 34% 39% 41% 21% 27% 28% 21% 21% 21% 18% 11% 11% 9% 14% 14% 14% % 65% 64% 42% 43% 39% 29% 32% 16% 30% 32% 21% 28% 29% 26% 26% 27% 20% 13% 12% 19% 21&+ 64% 64% 64% 51% 50% 53% 20% 21% 12% 26% 27% 17% 34% 34% 29% 28% 28% 30% 11% 11% 12% OCCUPATION Self-employed 62% 62% 62% 49% 50% 45% 27% 30% 16% 30% 31% 22% 29% 30% 23% 25% 26% 18% 14% 13% 20% Employee 67% 67% 66% 48% 48% 51% 24% 25% 14% 31% 32% 21% 33% 33% 29% 30% 30% 31% 11% 11% 14% Manual worker 66% 65% 69% 41% 41% 43% 32% 35% 17% 30% 31% 27% 27% 28% 24% 22% 24% 10% 12% 11% 16% Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE 65% 65% 63% 40% 41% 37% 31% 34% 16% 26% 27% 18% 25% 25% 24% 18% 18% 19% 15% 14% 18% Metropolitan 62% 62% 67% 43% 42% 52% 24% 26% 12% 26% 27% 13% 32% 33% 28% 25% 25% 28% 10% 10% 8% Other Town/ Urban 68% 69% 64% 46% 47% 41% 29% 32% 16% 28% 30% 22% 27% 28% 25% 24% 24% 22% 13% 12% 17% Rural 64% 64% 63% 41% 41% 37% 31% 35% 17% 30% 32% 22% 25% 25% 24% 19% 20% 15% 16% 15% 21%

12 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 10 Breakdown by socio-demographic characteristics The results by social and demographic categories reveal certain disparities among the categories and between the two sub-totals concerning the preferred means of information. Among genders, men (47%) seem to prefer the national press somewhat more than women (41%) in the current EU member states, since 6 percentage points separate these categories. In the acceding countries rates among genders are almost identical. On the other hand, women (35%) are far keener than men (27%) on getting informed through local television channels or radio stations in the current EU, with a difference of 8 percentage points. Once again, this discrepancy is almost inexistent in the acceding countries. Finally, Internet seems to be significantly more preferred as an information source by men (27%) than women (19%) in the EU, with 8 percentage points separating these categories. In the acceding countries, only 4 percent separate men from women. The age categories show that, while rates are identical in the EU member states when it comes to being informed through national television channels or radio stations, the eldest populations (69%) in the acceding countries rely much more on this source of information than do the youngest populations (57%). 12 percentage points separate these two categories. Information through Internet is far more preferred by the youngest populations, and rates clearly decrease with age. This is the case in both sub-totals, although it is more accentuated in the acceding countries, where 40 percentage points separate the rate of those aged 15 to 24 (44%) with those aged 55 years and older (4%). The education level reveals that there are important disparities between populations with the highest education level and those with the lowest. This concerns the national written press (10 percentage points of difference in the EU, 19 points in the acceding countries), informational documents/brochures and the Internet, which are far more preferred by populations with the highest level of education. On the other hand, regional or local television channels or radio stations seem to be more preferred by those with the lowest level of education. This is especially the case in the EU member states where 20 percentage points separate these two categories. This is also, to some extent, the case for national television channels or radio stations: 5 percentage points separate the rate of those with the lowest level of education from the most educated populations. Rates are identical in both sub-totals.

13 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Detailed knowledge of key issues contained in the draft of the European Constitution In this second chapter, we will test the public s knowledge on some key aspects of the future European Constitution by analysing if respondents are able to distinguish whether the statements, which are supposedly planned in the draft of the future European Constitution, are true or false Will the position of a minister of foreign affairs of the EU be created? - EU citizens somewhat more aware than those in acceding countries that the position of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister will be created - Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a M inister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created True False [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 63% 64% 59% 15 % 20% 21% 17 % 15 % 27% I IRL CY EL L D LT A SI PL F B FIN HU UK E CZ DK MT NL S EE LV P SK 76% 73% 73% 73% 72% 70% 65% 64% 64% 62% 61% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 54% 54% 53% 51% 50% 49% 48% 46% 45% 19 % 5% 14 % 13 % 8% 19 % 18 % 10 % 15 % 13 % 22% 8% 12 % 23% 17 % 19 % 14 % 22% 18 % 20% 23% 16 % 24% 16 % 29% 12 % 10 % 32% 25% 18 % 17 % 28% 11% 35% 28% 18 % 9% 38% 26% 23% 27% 23% 17 % 35% 8% 44% 22% 32% 14 % 41% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% A solid majority of Europeans throughout the 25 future member states of the enlarged European Union indicate the correct answer to the statement that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU will be created: 63% of respondents throughout the 25 countries answer True. We can however note that there are slight differences between the rates of the two sub-totals, where correct answers are somewhat lower in the acceding countries (59%) than in the current EU member states (64%). We can also note that the rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is significantly higher in the acceding countries (27%), with a difference of 12 percentage points compared to the average of the EU member states (15%).

14 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 12 Country results show us that Italy has the highest rate of correct responses, with 76% of respondents indicating that the position of a EU Foreign Affairs Minister will indeed be created. This rate is 12 percentage points above the European Union average (64%).This could be explained by the Italian presidency during the last 6 months of Ireland and Greece follow with 73%. Among the acceding countries, we can note that Cyprus has the highest rate, with 73%. This rate is 14 percentage points above the acceding countries average (59%). Lithuania follows, but with a significantly lower rate, at 65%. On the opposite side of the graph, we can note that Slovakia has the lowest rate of correct answers (45%). Its rate is 14 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Portugal (46%), Latvia (48%) and Estonia (49%) also have low rates of correct answers. In these four countries less than half of the population is aware that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created if the future European Constitution is adopted. We must however take into count the high levels of respondents in these countries who did not know or who refused to answer. In Latvia, this rate reaches 44%, which is another indication of the poor level of information about this issue in this country. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created % "True" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 63% 64% 59 % 66% 67% 59% 61% 61% 59 % 67% 66% 69% 65% 67% 59% 61% 62% 57% 61% 62% 53% 61% 62% 53% 65% 66% 61% 64% 65% 56 % 65% 66% 57% 63% 65% 55% 61% 61% 58% 63% 64% 61% 63% 64% 55% 64% 65% 58% 62% 63% 61% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

15 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 13 Among genders, we can note that men seem more aware than women of the correct response in the current EU member states, with respectively 67% against 61%. This is not the case in the acceding countries, where we can observe identical rates of 59%. The age categories reveal that younger populations have higher rates of correct answers than older populations. This is especially the case in the acceding countries where 69% of populations aged 15 to 24 give the correct answer compared to only 53% among those aged 55 and over Can one million citizens of the EU invite the European Commission to submit a proposal? - Close to a half of all citizens in the enlarged European Union indicate the correct answer Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal True False [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 42% 43% 38% 28% 35% 36% 23% 20% 34% LT A CY D I EL S EE IRL B PL FIN HU UK L F P E NL MT SI LV DK CZ SK 60% 55% 54% 54% 53% 47% 47% 46% 45% 44% 42% 41% 40% 39% 39% 37% 34% 34% 32% 32% 31% 31% 27% 25% 22% 23% 26% 18 % 18 % 20% 20% 16 % 35% 35% 37% 37% 16 % 30% 36% 31% 39% 25% 33% 34% 41% 32% 36% 42% 50% 38% 51% 48% 53% 52% 19 % 25% 30% 12 % 13 % 16 % 16 % 37% 25% 20% 27% 19 % 35% 28% 27% 23% 34% 30% 26% 31% 25% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Results show that 42% of the population of the 25 European countries indicate the correct answer for this statement answering that it is True that at least one million citizens of the EU can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal. Once again, we can note that respondents in the 15 EU member states (43%) have a higher rate of correct answers than the 10 acceding countries (38%). We must also take note of the significant levels of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer, namely in the accession country average where this rate reaches one third of the population (34%). We can therefore suppose that

16 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 14 there is a certain lack of information concerning European issues and more precisely about the future European Constitution in the acceding countries. Results by country show us that Lithuania has the highest rate of correct answers, with 60% of its population indicating that this statement is True. Austria (55%), Cyprus (54%), Germany (54%) and Italy (53%) also have high rates. In all of these countries, over half of respondents indicate the correct answer. Among the lowest rates of correct answers, we find Slovakia (22%), the Czech Republic (25%) and Denmark (27%). While results in Slovakia and the Czech Republic can be explained by the very high rates of non-responses (respectively 52% and 53%), The poor result in Denmark is due to a very high response rate of incorrect answers, since 48% of Danish respondents answered that the statement is False. Other high rates of non-responses can be observed in Latvia and Malta, where respectively 51% and 50% of the population does not know if this statement is true or false.

17 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 15 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Among the different age categories, we can note that while in the EU members states there seem to be no significant differences, the category of populations aged 25 to 39 in the acceding countries has a far lower rate of correct answers (32%) than the other categories. This rate is 6 percentage points below the acceding countries average (38%). Another remark can be made for the occupation category, where employees in the acceding countries have a significantly lower rate of correct answers (33%) than the other categories of occupation. Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal % "T rue" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 42% 43% 38% 43% 43% 39% 42% 43% 36% 45% 46% 42% 42% 44% 32% 41% 42% 38% 42% 43% 40% 44% 45% 36% 43% 45% 38% 40% 40% 38% 41% 42% 39% 40% 42% 33% 46% 47% 39% 43% 44% 40% 42% 42% 37% 44% 45% 37% 41% 42% 39% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

18 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Will the president of the European Council be elected by direct universal suffrage? - Knowledge considerably lower in the acceding countries than in the member states on whether the President of the European Council is elected or not by direct universal suffrage - Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage False True [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 29% 41% 44% 45% 40% 40% 18 % 17 % 26% FIN S DK I F NL UK IRL B D PL P L SI EL E A SK EE MT LT HU LV CZ CY 63% 61% 57% 55% 52% 27% 29% 29% 38% 33% 10 % 11% 15 % 7% 15 % 42% 40% 19 % 40% 39% 37% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 27% 32% 40% 47% 56% 47% 36% 46% 42% 53% 41% 47% 27% 21% 16 % 10 % 19 % 29% 20% 25% 14 % 26% 26% 27% 28% 45% 24% 23% 43% 39% 33% 37% 23% 67% 10 % 22% 52% 26% 21% 43% 36% 20% 33% 48% 12 % 69% 19 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Europeans in the 25 countries participating in this survey seem divided on whether this statement is True or False. Indeed, the correct answer to the statement whether or not the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage is given by only 41% of the European public who claim that this statement is False. When observing results for the averages of the two sub-totals, we can note that respondents in the current European Union have a significantly higher rate of correct answers than those in the acceding countries, at respectively 44% against 29%. The rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is also somewhat higher in the acceding countries (26%), with a difference of 9 percentage points compared to the EU average (17%). Country results show us that Finland has the highest rate of correct answers, with 63% of respondents answering that the statement is False. This rate is 19 percentage points above the European Union average (44%). The two Scandinavian neighbouring countries, Sweden and Denmark, follow with respectively 61% and 57% of correct answers. Italy (55%) and France (52%)

19 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 17 also have high correct answer rates, which represent a majority of their populations. The country with the lowest rate of correct answers is Cyprus, with a rate of only 12%. This result is mainly due to the high rate of incorrect answers, which represents 69% of all respondents in that country. The Czech Republic follows with 20% of correct answers. Here, the result is due to a very high rate of non-responses, equalling 48% of respondents. This is also the case in Slovakia (45%). Among the EU countries, Austria seems to have the lowest rate of correct answers, at 27%. This rate is 17 percentage points below the EU average (44%). Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Men have somewhat higher rates of correct answers than women for this statement. This difference is however slightly more accentuated in the European Union than in the acceding countries. The age categories show us that the eldest populations aged 55 and over are somewhat less aware of the correct answer than the younger populations. This is the case in both sub-totals. Results by education level show us that the rate of correct answers to this statement increases with the rise in the level of education. This phenomenon can be observed in both sub-totals. Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage % "F A LSE" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 29% 41% 44% 44% 47% 31% 39% 41% 27% 44% 48% 29% 47% 49% 34% 42% 45% 31% 35% 38% 24% 36% 38% 21% 40% 43% 28% 50% 51% 40% 43% 44% 36% 47% 49% 35% 41% 43% 28% 38% 41% 26% 44% 45% 29% 43% 46% 30% 38% 40% 27% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

20 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Will a European army be created? - The confusion seems particularly high - Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created False True [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 44% 44% 43% 34% 43% 45% 13 % 11% 24% FIN 56% 36% 9% S NL D UK PL IRL HU I SI F B DK A LT E EE P CZ L SK MT EL LV CY 53% 51% 51% 51% 49% 48% 44% 43% 42% 41% 40% 38% 37% 35% 35% 33% 33% 33% 32% 31% 27% 26% 23% 21% 39% 34% 42% 36% 33% 42% 31% 53% 40% 48% 52% 52% 47% 51% 41% 37% 43% 27% 56% 33% 39% 66% 42% 64% 8% 15 % 7% 14 % 17 % 9% 25% 4% 19 % 11% 8% 10 % 16 % 14 % 24% 30% 24% 40% 12 % 36% 34% 8% 35% 15 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Here again, the European public seems divided as to whether a European army is going to be created or not. Among the total of the 25 countries, 44% of respondents give the correct answer, namely that this statement is False, but equally, 43% are sure of the contrary. The rates of correct answers between the two sub-totals are practically identical, with 44% and 43%. However, we can note once again that the rate of respondents who did not know or who refused to answer is twice as high in the acceding countries (24%) compared to the European Union average (11%). Results by country show us that, yet again, we find the two Nordic countries, Finland and Sweden, at the top of the graph with the highest rates of correct answers (respectively 56% and 53%) to the statement whether or not a European army is going to be created. Finland s result (56%) is 12 percentage points above the European Union average (44%). Results in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom follow with 51% in each country. Out of the 25 European countries participating in this survey, a majority of respondents indicating the correct answers can only be found in these five countries. Among the acceding countries, Poland has the highest rate with 49% of correct answers.

21 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 19 Once again, respondents in Cyprus have the lowest rate of correct answers, at 21%. This rate is 22 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Latvia follows with 23%. Greece has the lowest rate of correct answers among the current European Union member states, with 26%. This rate is 17 percentage points below the EU average. Greece can also be distinguished for its rate of incorrect answers (66%), which is the highest among all 25 countries. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories A significant difference in results between the two sub-totals can be observed for the category of genders: while in the EU countries women (49%) have a significantly higher rate of correct answers than men (39%), it is quite the opposite in the acceding countries where men (45%) have a somewhat higher rate of correct answers than women (40%). The age categories show us that in the EU countries, the youngest aged populations (54%) are far more aware of the correct answer to this statement than the eldest populations (39%). The rate of those aged 15 to 24 is 10 percentage points above the EU average. This difference is not as accentuated in the acceding countries, where we can note however, that the eldest populations have the lowest rate of correct answers (35%). Q4. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created % "FALSE" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 44% 44% 43% 40% 39% 45% 48% 49% 40% 52 % 54 % 45% 46% 46% 46% 44% 44% 46% 39% 39% 35% 38% 39% 29% 47% 47% 44% 45% 45% 48% 43% 42% 47% 48% 48% 48% 43% 43% 43% 42% 43% 39% 44% 44% 47% 44% 45% 44% 43% 44% 39% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

22 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 20 Cross-tabulating: When crossing two questions, we will try to see whether there is a correlation between the fact of declaring oneself well informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution and the fact of having a detailed knowledge on issues concerning this document, as seen above for the four different statements. Q4a: the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created True* False DK/NA Total EU 25 63% 20% 17% Total well informed 67% 20% 13% Total badly informed 62% 20% 18% Q4b: at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal True* False DK/NA Total EU 25 42% 35% 23% Total well informed 48% 34% 18% Total badly informed 41% 36% 23% Q4c: the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage True False* DK/NA Total EU 25 40% 41% 18% Total well informed 47% 39% 14% Total badly informed 38% 43% 19% Q4d: a European army is going to be created EU 25 True False* DK/NA Total EU 25 43% 44% 13% Total well informed 45% 43% 11% Total badly informed 43% 45% 13% *correct answers in bold characters Results show us that there are only slight differences in the rates of correct answers concerning the detailed knowledge on the European Constitution between respondents who declare themselves being well informed about the draft of future European Constitution and those who declare themselves badly informed about it. We can therefore suppose that citizens who believe they are well informed in general about the future European Constitution, still lack detailed knowledge of this important text. Question 1: Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? crossed with Question 4a,b,c,d: For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false

23 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Adherence to the adoption of a European Constitution In this third chapter, we will analyse how the European public positions itself towards issues concerning the future European Constitution Should the European Union adopt a Constitution? - A clear majority of European citizens believes the European Union must adopt a Constitution - Q2. a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) 77% 15 % 8% EU (15) AC (10) 78% 73% 15 % 15 % 7% 12 % I EL HU SI L B E D LT P F IRL CY NL PL SK A FIN LV CZ MT EE DK S UK 92% 89% 87% 86% 86% 85% 85% 83% 81% 81% 81% 80% 80% 75% 72% 70% 68% 68% 66% 64% 61% 60% 60% 58% 51% 7% 1% 9% 2% 5% 8% 5% 8% 11% 3% 10 % 5% 7% 8% 14 % 3% 9% 10 % 10 % 10 % 14 % 6% 11% 8% 11% 9% 20% 5% 18 % 10 % 13 % 18 % 23% 9% 20% 12 % 11% 23% 17 % 19 % 15 % 24% 10 % 30% 29% 11% 26% 16 % 30% 19 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% When asked whether or not respondents agree that the European Union must adopt a Constitution, results show that respondents in both the current EU member states (78%) and in the acceding countries (73%) are an overwhelming majority to rather agree with this statement. Only 5 percentage points separate the two sub-totals. However, we can also note that the rate of non-responses is slightly higher in the acceding countries (12%) than in the EU countries (7%). Country results reveal that Italy has the highest rate of respondents supporting the necessity of adopting a Constitution for the European Union, with 92%. This rate is 14 percentage points above the European Union average (78%). The rate in Greece follows with 89% of its population rather agreeing with this statement.

24 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 22 Hungary has the highest rate of agreement among the acceding countries, at 87%, which is 14 percentage points above the acceding countries average (73%). Slovenia follows with 86%. The EU average hides nevertheless big discrepancies between current Member States. At the bottom of the graph we find the United Kingdom (51%), Sweden (58%) and Denmark (60%), which are often the more sceptical member states towards the EU, as past events may have shown. The United Kingdom s rate is 27 percentage points below the EU average. It is also interesting to note that the rate of respondents in this country disagreeing with the adoption of a Constitution represents a rate of 30%, meaning the double of that of the EU average (15%). However low these rates may be, the results show, nevertheless, that a majority of the population in these countries agrees that a Constitution must be adopted for the European Union. Estonia (60%) has the lowest rate of agreement among the acceding countries. This result can be explained by the high rate of non-responses, reaching 30% in this country.

25 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 23 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution % "Rather agree" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 77% 78 % 73% 79 % 80% 75% 76 % 76 % 72% 78 % 79% 76 % 78% 79% 73% 78 % 79 % 73% 76% 76 % 73 % 74 % 75% 66% 77% 77% 74% 83% 83% 76 % 78 % 80% 69% 79 % 80% 75% 74% 74% 73% 77% 78% 73 % 79% 80% 74 % 78% 78 % 76 % 74 % 76 % 69% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The only significant discrepancies can be observed among the education levels. For both sub-totals, we can note that the rate of agreement with the necessity of adopting a Constitution for the EU rises with the level of education. This rise is significantly sharp in the acceding countries: while 66% of those with the lowest level of education rather agree with this statement, those with the highest level of education have a 76% rate of agreement. In the categories of occupation we can note that while in the EU the selfemployed are, along with employees, the most to agree with the statement, the self-employed in the acceding countries are the ones to agree the least (69%). Finally, we can note that persons living in rural areas agree somewhat less with this statement than those living in other locality types. This is particularly the case in the acceding countries.

26 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Is a Constitution vital to the functioning of the EU institutions? - A majority of the European public agrees that a Constitution is vital to the functioning of the EU institutions - Q2. b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 67% 69% 61% 19 % 20% 21% 12 % 11% 20% HU CY I L SI F LT B D EL IRL NL FIN A E LV S P PL EE CZ DK UK SK MT 84% 80% 79% 74% 74% 73% 73% 72% 71% 71% 71% 69% 65% 65% 64% 62% 61% 58% 56% 55% 55% 53% 51% 48% 45% 5% 11% 10 % 10 % 18 % 3% 18 % 8% 11% 15 % 18 % 9% 12 % 16 % 21% 7% 23% 6% 26% 3% 16 % 13 % 24% 8% 22% 14 % 22% 13 % 20% 16 % 11% 27% 20% 18 % 25% 17 % 24% 19 % 12 % 33% 20% 25% 30% 17 % 25% 25% 21% 31% 21% 34% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% A majority of Europeans in the 25 countries, namely 67%, agrees that without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions. When comparing the two sub-totals, we can note that respondents in the EU countries (69%) are somewhat more to agree with this statement than those in the acceding countries (61%), with a difference of 8 percentage points. Here again, we can see that the rate of non-responses is considerably higher in the acceding countries than in the EU member states. When observing the results by country, we can note that Hungary has the highest rate of agreement. Indeed, 84% of the Hungarian population rather agrees that a Constitution is vital for the functioning of the EU institutions. The result in Cyprus follows, with 80%. The highest rate among the EU member states is found in Italy, where 79% of the population rather agrees with the statement. The lowest rates of agreement can be found in Malta and in Slovakia, where respectively only 45% and 48% of the population rather agree with the statement. These are the only two countries among the 25 surveyed where a majority of the population does not express its agreement with this statement. The particularly high rate of non-responses in these countries is an explanation for this.

27 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 25 Among EU countries, the United Kingdom (51%) and Denmark (53%) have the lowest rates of agreement. The United Kingdom s result is 18 percentage points below the EU average. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions % "Rather agree" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 67% 69% 61% 70% 71% 64% 65% 66% 59% 66% 66% 66% 68% 69% 63% 70% 72% 61% 66% 67% 56% 61% 62% 52% 68% 70% 61% 73% 74% 67% 70% 70% 67% 71% 72% 66% 65% 66% 58% 65% 67% 59% 69% 70% 64% 69% 70% 63% 64% 66% 57% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Among genders we can see that men tend to agree more than women with the fact that, without a Constitution, the EU may well experience a block of its institutions. This can be observed in both sub-totals. The age categories show certain discrepancies between the results of the two sub-totals: while in the EU countries, the youngest population has the lowest rate of agreement, it is the contrary in the acceding countries, where those aged 15 to 24 (66%) have a rate of agreement 10 percentage points higher than populations aged 55 and over (56%). The category of education reveals, in both sub-totals, that the rate of agreement rises with the level of education. In the acceding countries, 15 percentage points separate those having studied up to the age of 15 or less from those having studied until the age of 21 and over. Results for the locality type show us that populations living in rural areas agree less with the statement than those living in other locality types. This is somewhat more the case in the acceding countries than in the EU countries.

28 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Acceptance of concessions - Citizens in the EU member states are more ready to see their country make concessions than citizens in the acceding countries - Q2. c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 62% 64% 55% 28% 27% 32% 10 % 9% 13 % L B I IRL HU D E F NL P A DK CY PL LT S UK EL SK FIN MT LV CZ SI EE 76% 73% 71% 70% 70% 66% 65% 65% 63% 62% 59% 59% 59% 56% 54% 54% 52% 51% 49% 49% 47% 47% 46% 41% 38% 20% 4% 20% 6% 24% 5% 20% 10 % 17 % 13 % 28% 6% 20% 15 % 27% 8% 32% 5% 23% 15 % 31% 10 % 30% 11% 27% 14 % 34% 10 % 32% 13 % 30% 16 % 33% 16 % 44% 4% 35% 16 % 41% 11% 23% 30% 31% 22% 36% 18 % 46% 13 % 36% 25% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The result for the total of the 25 European countries shows us that 62% of all respondents rather agree with the statement that their country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the EU. However, when observing results of the two sub-totals, we can note that there is a significant difference in results: in the EU member states 64% of the population rather agrees with the statement. In the acceding countries, the majority is somewhat weaker since only 55% of the population indicates that their country is ready to make concessions. Country results show us that Luxembourg has the highest rate of agreement with 76% of its population rather agreeing with this statement. Belgium and Italy follow, with respectively 73% and 71%. Among the acceding countries, Hungary has by far the highest rate of agreement with 70%. This rate is 15 percentage points higher than the acceding countries average. Cyprus follows with a significantly lower rate (59%). At the bottom of the graph we find Estonia, with a rate of 38% rather agreeing. This rate is 17 percentage points below the acceding countries average. Slovenia and the Czech Republic follow, with respectively 41% and 46%.

29 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 27 Finland has the lowest rate of agreement among the EU countries, with 49% of its population agreeing. Finland is the only EU member state to have less than 50% of its population rather agreeing that their country should be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of the Constitution. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories The only major discrepancies can be observed among the age categories. In both sub-totals, the youngest populations aged 15 to 24 have the highest rates of agreement with the statement that their country is ready to make concessions. The rate of agreement decreases with age. This is especially the case in the acceding countries where there is a difference of 17 percentage points in the rates of agreement between the youngest (67%) and the oldest populations (50%). The education category shows us that populations having studied up to the age of 15 or less have lower agreement rates with the statement, and this in both sub-totals. Q2. c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union % "Rather agree" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee Manual w orker Currently not w orking LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Tow n/ Urban Rural 62% 64% 55% 63% 64% 55% 62% 63% 55% 67% 67% 67% 64% 66% 56 % 62% 64% 49% 58 % 60% 50 % 59 % 61% 50% 62% 64% 56 % 65% 67% 55% 62% 64% 52% 65% 66% 53% 61% 62% 53% 61% 62% 56% 63% 64% 54 % 63% 64% 57% 60% 62% 53 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

30 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Is a two-speed Europe acceptable in the opinion of the public? - EU citizens less keen than citizens in the acceding countries on seeing a two speed Europe emerge - Q2. e) M ember States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other M ember States Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 60% 58% 68% 32% 35% 19 % 8% 7% 14 % SI LT PL CY HU LV E L B EE SK EL IRL FIN F P UK D I S CZ A DK NL MT 79% 73% 72% 71% 69% 65% 65% 64% 62% 62% 61% 61% 60% 59% 59% 58% 57% 57% 56% 56% 55% 54% 54% 51% 41% 27% 11% 10 % 14 % 13 % 21% 7% 20% 9% 12 % 19 % 12 % 22% 22% 13 % 32% 4% 34% 4% 13 % 25% 15 % 24% 36% 4% 33% 7% 33% 8% 35% 6% 30% 13 % 30% 13 % 38% 5% 40% 5% 35% 10 % 21% 24% 38% 8% 40% 6% 46% 3% 33% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% When looking at the result for the 25 country average, we can note that 60% of Europeans rather agree with the statement that Member States wishing to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States. In other words, it seems that a majority of the public accepts the fact of seeing a two-speed Europe emerge in the future construction of Europe, as has been the case for the European Monetary Union up until today. Nevertheless, there seems to be a very significant difference of perception between the EU member states and the acceding countries on this issue. Indeed, while only 58% of respondents in the EU member states rather agree with this statement, they are 68% to do so in the acceding countries. Among the statements analysed up until now, this is the only one where the accession country average has a higher agreement rate than the European Union average. Results by country show us that Slovenia has the highest rate of agreement with this statement, at 79%. This rate is 11 percentage points above the acceding countries average. Lithuania follows with 73%. Spain has the highest rate of agreement among the EU member states, with 65% of its population agreeing with the statement.

31 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 29 On the opposite side of the graph, we can note that Malta has by far the lowest rate of agreement with this issue, at 41%. This is the only country where a minority of respondents show their agreement with this statement. Nevertheless, the result is more probably due to a lack of information, as shows the rate of non-responses (33%), than to a fierce disagreement with the statement. The rate in the Netherlands follows with 51% of its population agreeing with the possibility of Member States strengthening their mutual cooperation without waiting for other Member States. In the case of the Netherlands, we can suppose that this low result is due to the significant rate of disagreement (46%), which is the highest among all 25 countries. Breakdown by socio-demographic categories When observing results by social and demographic variables, the main discrepancies can be observed among the age categories. While results for the EU member states remain practically identical, we can note that there is a decrease in agreement with the age of respondents in the acceding countries. As the results show, there is a difference in the rate of agreement of 8 percentage points between those aged 15 to 24 (72%) and those aged 55 and over (64%). In the education category we can note a disparity between the two sub-totals as well. Once again, while the rates among the different age categories remain almost identical in the EU member states, we can observe in the acceding countries a rise in the agreement rate depending on the level of education. Q2. e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States % "Rather agree" TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee M anual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE M etropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) 60% 58% 68% 62% 60% 69% 58 % 56 % 68% 59% 56 % 72 % 59% 57% 69% 61% 59 % 69% 59 % 59 % 64% 58 % 58% 63% 60% 58 % 69% 60% 59% 70% 63% 62% 69% 58 % 57% 67% 62% 60% 70 % 59% 57% 68% 59% 59% 63% 59 % 57% 70% 60% 58 % 67% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

32 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p Adherence to the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister - Stronger support in the EU member states than in the acceding countries for the creation of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister - Q2. d) The position of a M inister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA] TOTAL (25) 71% 21% 8% EU (15) 72% 21% 7% AC (10) 66% 18 % 17 % EL SI I IRL CY L E F PL B P D LT A HU NL UK LV MT SK S EE CZ DK FIN 85% 84% 83% 80% 80% 79% 75% 74% 72% 72% 72% 71% 68% 67% 67% 64% 62% 61% 58% 51% 49% 48% 47% 44% 44% 14 % 1% 7% 10 % 14 % 3% 13 % 7% 10 % 9% 17 % 4% 13 % 12 % 22% 5% 18 % 10 % 25% 4% 17 % 12 % 25% 4% 15 % 17 % 26% 7% 13 % 21% 29% 7% 25% 13 % 11% 28% 11% 31% 21% 28% 39% 12 % 20% 32% 26% 26% 47% 9% 47% 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The result for the total average of all 25 countries indicates that 71% of the public rather agrees with the statement that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created. Results for both sub-totals reveal, however, that respondents in the EU member states (72%) show somewhat more agreement with this statement than those in the acceding countries (66%), with a difference of 6 percentage points. We can also note that the non-response rate is somewhat higher in the acceding countries (17%) than in the EU member states (7%). Country results show us that that Greece has the highest rate of agreement, with 85% of Greek respondents indicating that they rather agree with the creation of the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union. Greece is followed by Slovenia and Italy, with respectively 84% and 83%. The lowest rates of agreement with this statement can be observed in Finland and in Denmark, where only 44% of the population agrees with the necessity of creating such a position. In fact, in these two countries, the rate of disagreement represents a relative majority, with 47% of respondents. This disagreement rate is 26 percentage points above the EU average. Among the acceding countries, the lowest rates of agreement are found in the Czech Republic and Estonia, with respectively 47% and 48%.

33 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 31 Breakdown by socio-demographic categories Q2. d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created % "Rather agree" TOTAL (25) EU (15) AC (10) TOTAL SEX Male Female AGE &+ EDUCATION 15& &+ OCCUPATION Self-employed Employee M anual worker Currently not working LOCALITY TYPE Metropolitan Other Town/ Urban Rural 71% 72% 66% 70% 72 % 64% 71% 72% 67% 73% 73% 74% 72% 74% 66% 70% 71% 65% 69% 70% 61% 71% 72 % 61% 71% 72 % 67% 70% 71% 65% 75% 78 % 64% 70% 71% 63% 69% 69% 68% 71% 72% 67% 71% 72 % 64% 72% 74% 65% 69% 70 % 66% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% The results by social and demographic variables show only few discrepancies. Among the age categories we can note that in the acceding countries, populations aged 15 to 24 have a much higher agreement rate (74%) than older populations, especially those aged 55 years and over (61%). 13 percentage points separate these two categories. In the EU member states, on the other hand, results between these categories are almost identical. Among the occupation categories, we can note that the self-employed (78%) have the highest rate of agreement in the EU member states and the manual workers the lowest rate (69%). In the acceding countries however, manual workers (68%) have the highest rate of agreement while employees and selfemployed have the lowest rates (63% and 64%).

34 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 32 Cross tabulating: When crossing two questions, we can note that a majority (72%) of those who rather agree with the position of an EU Foreign Minister also know that the creation of a such a position is planned in the future European Constitution. Those who disagree with the creation of this position are nevertheless a relative majority (46%) to be aware that this position is going to be created if the future European Constitution is adopted. However this is not the case in the acceding countries: the rate of those respondents who disagree with this statement and who know that the position of the EU foreign affairs minister will be created (36%) is practically identical to those same respondents who do not know that this position will be created (37%). In other words, one can say that the more one agrees with the creation of the position of an EU Foreign Minister, the more one is aware of its creation. Both dimensions, agreement on the one hand and knowledge on the other hand are thus linked. Question 2d: For the following statement, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree: The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created. crossed with Question 4a: For the following statement, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false: It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created.

35 EOS Gallup Europe Flash EB 159 «Future European Constitution» p. 33 CONCLUSION Results show that a large majority of the European public still feels badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution. More interestingly, citizens in the EU member states are somewhat more numerous to express this lack of information than those in the acceding countries. Concerning the most favoured means of being informed about the future European Constitution, citizens in both the EU member states and in the acceding countries largely prefer national television channels or radio stations as well as the national written press. Organised meetings in towns are on the contrary, the least preferred source of information, suggesting that citizens favour a passive reasoning, and are less willing to actively participate in order to get informed. Although a majority of citizens is aware that the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU will be created, it seems that for all other tested dimensions, citizens in the 25 countries still lack of awareness as to the detailed contents of the draft. This is namely the case in the acceding countries, where less than a fourth of citizens know that the President of the European Council will not be elected by direct universal suffrage. Finally, we have analysed the level of the European citizens agreement with issues concerning the future European Constitution. Results show that a majority of the public supports the idea of a Constitution for the EU: a clear majority of citizens throughout all 25 countries are of the opinion that the European Union must adopt a Constitution and that it is necessary for the well-functioning of its institutions. Moreover, citizens also indicate that their country must be prepared to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new EU Constitution, showing clearly that the public wishes to see a final agreement reached on the draft text of the future Constitution and a successful outcome to the constitutional process. The fact that 60% of Europeans in the 25 countries are not opposed to a twospeed Europe, where certain countries have the possibility of moving forward in the European integration process without waiting for others is equally interesting. Finally, a strong majority of citizens also supports the creation of the position of an EU Foreign Affairs Minister, thus accepting the idea of having a common foreign policy for the European Union. This is another sign that Europeans are willing to engage into further European integration by accepting a more political union.

36 ANNEXES

37 Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total Très bien informé / Very well informed Plutôt bien informé / Rather well informed Plutôt mal informé / Rather badly informed Très mal informé / Very badly informed [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] Bien informé / Well informed Mal informé / Badly informed UE % 22% 46% 26% 3% 25% 71% EU % 21% 46% 27% 3% 24% 73% AC % 28% 45% 19% 5% 31% 64% BELGIQUE % 25% 41% 26% 5% 27% 68% DANMARK % 24% 43% 24% 2% 31% 67% DEUTSCHLAND % 23% 54% 18% 3% 26% 72% ELLAS % 19% 40% 37% 1% 22% 77% ESPANA % 18% 39% 36% 5% 20% 74% FRANCE % 23% 42% 29% 3% 26% 71% IRELAND % 24% 41% 30% 1% 28% 71% ITALIA % 23% 55% 21% 0% 24% 76% LUXEMBOURG % 31% 45% 19% 1% 35% 64% NEDERLANDS % 23% 46% 28% 3% 24% 73% OSTERREICH % 31% 50% 15% 1% 34% 65% PORTUGAL % 15% 43% 37% 4% 17% 80% FINLAND % 12% 50% 37% 1% 13% 87% SWEDEN % 19% 46% 33% 2% 19% 79% UNITED KINGDOM % 16% 39% 32% 5% 24% 71% CYPRIUS % 40% 29% 26% 2% 43% 55% CZECH REPUBLIC 973 3% 23% 46% 24% 4% 26% 70% ESTONIA % 22% 47% 27% 3% 23% 74% HUNGARY % 30% 46% 18% 2% 34% 64% LATVIA % 21% 35% 40% 3% 23% 74% LITHUANIA % 29% 39% 27% 2% 33% 66% MALTA % 33% 41% 15% 7% 37% 56% POLAND % 29% 47% 15% 7% 32% 61% SLOVAKIA % 21% 43% 27% 6% 23% 70% SLOVENIA % 45% 39% 12% 1% 48% 51% - 1 -

38 Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total Très bien informé / Very well informed Plutôt bien informé / Rather well informed Plutôt mal informé / Rather badly informed Très mal informé / Very badly informed [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] Bien informé / Well informed Mal informé / Badly informed UE % 22% 46% 26% 3% 25% 71% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 25% 45% 24% 3% 29% 69% Femmes / Women % 20% 46% 27% 4% 23% 74% AGE % 21% 47% 25% 2% 25% 73% % 18% 50% 27% 3% 21% 77% % 20% 48% 27% 2% 22% 75% 55 & % 27% 41% 23% 5% 32% 64% EDUCATION 15 & % 22% 43% 27% 5% 25% 70% % 22% 47% 25% 3% 25% 72% 21 & % 22% 48% 25% 2% 26% 72% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 21% 47% 26% 2% 25% 73% Employé / Employee % 20% 50% 26% 3% 22% 75% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 19% 46% 29% 3% 22% 75% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 24% 43% 25% 4% 28% 68% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 20% 46% 28% 3% 24% 73% Villes / Towns % 23% 47% 24% 3% 27% 70% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 22% 45% 26% 4% 25% 71% - 2 -

39 Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total Très bien informé / Very well informed Plutôt bien informé / Rather well informed Plutôt mal informé / Rather badly informed Très mal informé / Very badly informed [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] Bien informé / Well informed Mal informé / Badly informed EU % 21% 46% 27% 3% 24% 73% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 24% 46% 25% 2% 28% 70% Femmes / Women % 18% 47% 29% 4% 21% 75% AGE % 19% 47% 28% 3% 23% 75% % 16% 50% 29% 2% 19% 79% % 19% 48% 29% 2% 22% 77% 55 & % 27% 41% 23% 4% 31% 65% EDUCATION 15 & % 21% 43% 28% 4% 25% 71% % 21% 47% 26% 3% 24% 73% 21 & % 21% 48% 26% 2% 24% 74% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 19% 47% 28% 1% 24% 75% Employé / Employee % 19% 50% 27% 3% 21% 77% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 18% 46% 30% 3% 22% 76% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 23% 43% 26% 3% 28% 69% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 20% 46% 28% 3% 23% 74% Villes / Towns % 21% 47% 26% 3% 25% 72% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 21% 45% 27% 3% 25% 72% - 3 -

40 Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? Total Très bien informé / Very well informed Plutôt bien informé / Rather well informed Plutôt mal informé / Rather badly informed Très mal informé / Very badly informed [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] Bien informé / Well informed Mal informé / Badly informed AC % 28% 45% 19% 5% 31% 64% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 30% 44% 19% 4% 33% 62% Femmes / Women % 27% 46% 19% 6% 29% 65% AGE % 30% 48% 17% 2% 33% 65% % 28% 45% 20% 4% 31% 66% % 25% 50% 18% 4% 27% 68% 55 & % 29% 38% 20% 9% 34% 58% EDUCATION 15 & % 27% 38% 22% 10% 29% 61% % 27% 47% 19% 4% 30% 66% 21 & % 34% 44% 15% 3% 38% 59% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 28% 48% 18% 4% 31% 65% Employé / Employee % 30% 47% 18% 2% 33% 65% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 22% 47% 24% 6% 24% 71% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 29% 43% 19% 6% 32% 62% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 25% 44% 24% 5% 28% 67% Villes / Towns % 31% 45% 16% 5% 34% 62% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 26% 44% 21% 6% 29% 65% - 4 -

41 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord a) L Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 15% 8% EU % 15% 7% AC % 15% 12% BELGIQUE % 10% 5% DANMARK % 29% 11% DEUTSCHLAND % 14% 3% ELLAS % 9% 2% ESPANA % 7% 8% FRANCE % 14% 6% IRELAND % 11% 8% ITALIA % 7% 1% LUXEMBOURG % 11% 3% NEDERLANDS % 20% 5% OSTERREICH % 23% 9% PORTUGAL % 10% 10% FINLAND % 20% 12% SWEDEN % 26% 16% UNITED KINGDOM % 30% 19% CYPRIUS % 11% 9% CZECH REPUBLIC % 17% 19% ESTONIA % 10% 30% HUNGARY % 5% 8% LATVIA % 11% 23% LITHUANIA % 9% 10% MALTA % 15% 24% POLAND % 18% 10% SLOVAKIA % 13% 18% SLOVENIA % 5% 8% - 5 -

42 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord a) L Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 15% 8% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 15% 6% Femmes / Women % 14% 10% AGE % 15% 7% % 15% 7% % 15% 7% 55 & % 15% 10% EDUCATION 15 & % 16% 11% % 15% 8% 21 & % 13% 5% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 15% 6% Employé / Employee % 15% 6% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 17% 9% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 14% 9% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 14% 6% Villes / Towns % 14% 8% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 16% 9% - 6 -

43 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord a) L Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 15% 7% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 15% 5% Femmes / Women % 14% 9% AGE % 15% 6% % 15% 7% % 15% 6% 55 & % 15% 9% EDUCATION 15 & % 16% 10% % 16% 7% 21 & % 13% 4% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 15% 5% Employé / Employee % 15% 5% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 18% 8% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 14% 8% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 14% 6% Villes / Towns % 14% 7% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 16% 9% - 7 -

44 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord a) L Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 15% 12% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 16% 9% Femmes / Women % 13% 15% AGE % 16% 9% % 17% 11% % 15% 12% 55 & % 12% 16% EDUCATION 15 & % 14% 20% % 15% 11% 21 & % 15% 8% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 19% 12% Employé / Employee % 15% 10% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 14% 13% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 14% 13% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 13% 13% Villes / Towns % 13% 11% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 17% 14% - 8 -

45 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord b) Sans Constitution, l Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 20% 12% EU % 21% 11% AC % 19% 20% BELGIQUE % 21% 7% DANMARK % 30% 17% DEUTSCHLAND % 23% 6% ELLAS % 26% 3% ESPANA % 20% 16% FRANCE % 18% 9% IRELAND % 16% 13% ITALIA % 18% 3% LUXEMBOURG % 18% 8% NEDERLANDS % 24% 8% OSTERREICH % 22% 13% PORTUGAL % 25% 17% FINLAND % 22% 14% SWEDEN % 20% 18% UNITED KINGDOM % 25% 25% CYPRIUS % 10% 10% CZECH REPUBLIC % 20% 25% ESTONIA % 12% 33% HUNGARY % 5% 11% LATVIA % 11% 27% LITHUANIA % 12% 16% MALTA % 21% 34% POLAND % 24% 19% SLOVAKIA % 21% 31% SLOVENIA % 11% 15% - 9 -

46 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord b) Sans Constitution, l Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 20% 12% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 21% 9% Femmes / Women % 20% 15% AGE % 25% 9% % 21% 11% % 19% 11% 55 & % 19% 16% EDUCATION 15 & % 22% 17% % 21% 12% 21 & % 18% 8% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 21% 9% Employé / Employee % 19% 10% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 23% 12% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 20% 14% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 21% 10% Villes / Towns % 19% 12% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 21% 15%

47 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord b) Sans Constitution, l Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 21% 11% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 20% 8% Femmes / Women % 21% 13% AGE % 27% 7% % 21% 10% % 19% 10% 55 & % 19% 14% EDUCATION 15 & % 23% 15% % 21% 10% 21 & % 18% 8% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 21% 8% Employé / Employee % 19% 9% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 24% 10% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 21% 13% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 21% 9% Villes / Towns % 19% 11% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 21% 13%

48 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord b) Sans Constitution, l Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 19% 20% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 22% 15% Femmes / Women % 17% 25% AGE % 20% 14% % 19% 18% % 19% 20% 55 & % 19% 25% EDUCATION 15 & % 18% 30% % 20% 19% 21 & % 18% 15% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 21% 12% Employé / Employee % 18% 16% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 20% 23% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 19% 22% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 19% 18% Villes / Towns % 17% 20% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 22% 21%

49 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l adoption d une nouvelle Constitution pour l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total Plutôt d'accord / Rather agree Plutôt pas d'accord / Rather disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 28% 10% EU % 27% 9% AC % 32% 13% BELGIQUE % 20% 6% DANMARK % 30% 11% DEUTSCHLAND % 28% 6% ELLAS % 44% 4% ESPANA % 20% 15% FRANCE % 27% 8% IRELAND % 20% 10% ITALIA % 24% 5% LUXEMBOURG % 20% 4% NEDERLANDS % 32% 5% OSTERREICH % 31% 10% PORTUGAL % 23% 15% FINLAND % 41% 11% SWEDEN % 30% 16% UNITED KINGDOM % 33% 16% CYPRIUS % 27% 14% CZECH REPUBLIC % 36% 18% ESTONIA % 36% 25% HUNGARY % 17% 13% LATVIA % 31% 22% LITHUANIA % 32% 13% MALTA % 23% 30% POLAND % 34% 10% SLOVAKIA % 35% 16% SLOVENIA % 46% 13%

50 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l adoption d une nouvelle Constitution pour l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 28% 10% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 31% 7% Femmes / Women % 26% 13% AGE % 27% 6% % 28% 8% % 28% 10% 55 & % 29% 13% EDUCATION 15 & % 27% 14% % 29% 9% 21 & % 28% 7% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 31% 7% Employé / Employee % 28% 8% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 31% 8% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 27% 12% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 28% 9% Villes / Towns % 28% 10% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 29% 11%

51 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l adoption d une nouvelle Constitution pour l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 27% 9% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 30% 6% Femmes / Women % 25% 12% AGE % 27% 6% % 27% 7% % 27% 9% 55 & % 28% 12% EDUCATION 15 & % 27% 13% % 28% 8% 21 & % 27% 7% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 29% 7% Employé / Employee % 27% 7% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 30% 8% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 27% 11% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 27% 9% Villes / Towns % 27% 9% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 28% 10%

52 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l adoption d une nouvelle Constitution pour l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 32% 13% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 35% 10% Femmes / Women % 30% 16% AGE % 26% 7% % 32% 11% % 37% 14% 55 & % 33% 17% EDUCATION 15 & % 31% 19% % 32% 12% 21 & % 34% 11% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 42% 6% Employé / Employee % 33% 13% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 35% 13% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 29% 14% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 33% 13% Villes / Towns % 30% 13% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 34% 13%

53 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 21% 8% EU % 21% 7% AC % 18% 17% BELGIQUE % 25% 4% DANMARK % 47% 9% DEUTSCHLAND % 25% 4% ELLAS % 14% 1% ESPANA % 13% 12% FRANCE % 22% 5% IRELAND % 13% 7% ITALIA % 14% 3% LUXEMBOURG % 17% 4% NEDERLANDS % 29% 7% OSTERREICH % 26% 7% PORTUGAL % 17% 12% FINLAND % 47% 9% SWEDEN % 39% 12% UNITED KINGDOM % 25% 13% CYPRIUS % 10% 9% CZECH REPUBLIC % 26% 26% ESTONIA % 20% 32% HUNGARY % 13% 21% LATVIA % 11% 28% LITHUANIA % 15% 17% MALTA % 11% 31% POLAND % 18% 10% SLOVAKIA % 21% 28% SLOVENIA % 7% 10%

54 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 21% 8% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 24% 6% Femmes / Women % 18% 10% AGE % 21% 6% % 21% 7% % 22% 8% 55 & % 20% 11% EDUCATION 15 & % 18% 11% % 21% 8% 21 & % 23% 7% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 19% 6% Employé / Employee % 23% 7% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 25% 7% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 19% 10% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 22% 7% Villes / Towns % 19% 9% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 22% 9%

55 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 21% 7% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 24% 5% Femmes / Women % 19% 9% AGE % 22% 5% % 21% 5% % 22% 6% 55 & % 21% 9% EDUCATION 15 & % 18% 9% % 22% 6% 21 & % 24% 5% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 18% 5% Employé / Employee % 23% 6% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 26% 5% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 20% 8% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 23% 6% Villes / Towns % 20% 7% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 23% 8%

56 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 18% 17% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 22% 14% Femmes / Women % 14% 19% AGE % 15% 12% % 20% 15% % 20% 16% 55 & % 17% 22% EDUCATION 15 & % 15% 24% % 18% 15% 21 & % 20% 15% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 22% 14% Employé / Employee % 21% 16% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 17% 15% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 16% 17% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 17% 19% Villes / Towns % 18% 17% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 18% 16%

57 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 32% 8% EU % 35% 7% AC % 19% 14% BELGIQUE % 34% 4% DANMARK % 40% 6% DEUTSCHLAND % 38% 5% ELLAS % 36% 4% ESPANA % 22% 13% FRANCE % 35% 6% IRELAND % 33% 7% ITALIA % 40% 5% LUXEMBOURG % 32% 4% NEDERLANDS % 46% 3% OSTERREICH % 38% 8% PORTUGAL % 30% 13% FINLAND % 33% 8% SWEDEN % 35% 10% UNITED KINGDOM % 30% 13% CYPRIUS % 20% 9% CZECH REPUBLIC % 21% 24% ESTONIA % 13% 25% HUNGARY % 12% 19% LATVIA % 12% 22% LITHUANIA % 14% 13% MALTA % 27% 33% POLAND % 21% 7% SLOVAKIA % 15% 24% SLOVENIA % 11% 10%

58 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 32% 8% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 32% 6% Femmes / Women % 32% 10% AGE % 36% 5% % 35% 6% % 31% 8% 55 & % 29% 12% EDUCATION 15 & % 29% 12% % 33% 7% 21 & % 35% 5% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 30% 7% Employé / Employee % 36% 6% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 31% 7% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 31% 10% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 34% 7% Villes / Towns % 33% 8% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 30% 10%

59 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 35% 7% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 35% 5% Femmes / Women % 35% 9% AGE % 40% 4% % 38% 5% % 34% 7% 55 & % 31% 11% EDUCATION 15 & % 31% 11% % 37% 6% 21 & % 36% 5% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 32% 6% Employé / Employee % 38% 5% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 34% 6% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 34% 9% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 35% 7% Villes / Towns % 36% 7% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 34% 8%

60 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States Total Plutôt Plutôt pas d'accord / d'accord / Rather Rather agree disagree [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 19% 14% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 21% 11% Femmes / Women % 17% 16% AGE % 20% 9% % 20% 11% % 18% 13% 55 & % 17% 20% EDUCATION 15 & % 16% 21% % 19% 13% 21 & % 21% 9% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 22% 10% Employé / Employee % 19% 13% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 18% 13% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 18% 15% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 24% 13% Villes / Towns % 18% 12% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 17% 16%

61 Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total Par la presse écrite nat. / through the national written press Par la presse écrite rég. ou locale / through the reg. or local written press Par les télé. ou les radios nat. / through nat. tele. channels or radio stations Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town Par des doc. ou brochures d info. / through info. doc. or brochures Par Internet / through the Internet [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D INFO.] / [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFO.] [AUTRE PRECISER] / [OTHER - SPECIFY] [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 28% 65% 29% 13% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% EU % 30% 65% 31% 12% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% AC % 20% 64% 16% 17% 25% 20% 2% 0% 1% BELGIQUE % 19% 63% 31% 11% 37% 31% 0% 0% 1% DANMARK % 14% 78% 20% 12% 23% 21% 1% 1% 1% DEUTSCHLAND % 51% 56% 39% 10% 26% 34% 1% 1% 0% ELLAS % 17% 64% 26% 23% 30% 19% 1% 0% 0% ESPANA % 15% 52% 19% 7% 23% 8% 1% 2% 2% FRANCE % 30% 56% 25% 15% 39% 16% 0% 0% 0% IRELAND % 32% 76% 26% 21% 46% 23% 2% 1% 0% ITALIA % 21% 87% 39% 15% 20% 21% 0% 0% 0% LUXEMBOURG % 12% 60% 14% 15% 46% 25% 25% 4% 0% NEDERLANDS % 24% 67% 13% 6% 31% 30% 0% 1% 1% OSTERREICH % 25% 54% 28% 4% 14% 18% 4% 1% 1% PORTUGAL % 11% 75% 20% 23% 24% 16% 1% 0% 3% FINLAND % 26% 70% 13% 8% 19% 20% 1% 0% 0% SWEDEN % 25% 54% 23% 8% 30% 24% 1% 0% 1% UNITED KINGDOM % 31% 70% 47% 16% 32% 28% 1% 1% 2% CYPRIUS % 13% 62% 44% 16% 25% 20% 1% 1% 1% CZECH REPUBLIC % 26% 80% 16% 10% 33% 26% 4% 0% 1% ESTONIA % 16% 60% 16% 6% 17% 30% 7% 1% 2% HUNGARY % 27% 76% 15% 9% 20% 22% 1% 0% 1% LATVIA % 17% 70% 12% 5% 30% 18% 5% 2% 1% LITHUANIA % 31% 80% 17% 13% 28% 23% 2% 0% 1% MALTA % 7% 63% 11% 12% 39% 20% 5% 0% 1% POLAND % 18% 53% 16% 24% 22% 19% 1% 0% 1% SLOVAKIA % 18% 72% 15% 12% 38% 18% 5% 1% 0% SLOVENIA % 13% 73% 22% 7% 19% 24% 5% 0% 1%

62 Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total Par la presse écrite nat. / through the national written press Par la presse écrite rég. ou locale / through the reg. or local written press Par les télé. ou les radios nat. / through nat. tele. channels or radio stations Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town Par des doc. ou broch. d info. / through info. doc. or broch. Par Internet / through the Internet [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D INFO.] / [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFO.] [AUTRE PRECISER ] / [OTHER - SPECIFY] [NSP/SR ] / [DK/NA] UE % 28% 65% 29% 13% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 27% 64% 25% 12% 27% 27% 1% 1% 1% Femmes / Women % 29% 66% 32% 14% 29% 19% 1% 0% 1% AGE % 20% 63% 26% 15% 27% 44% 1% 1% 1% % 28% 66% 26% 12% 33% 27% 1% 1% 0% % 31% 65% 28% 13% 29% 22% 1% 1% 1% 55 & % 30% 65% 32% 13% 24% 9% 2% 1% 2% EDUCATION 15 & % 27% 69% 39% 14% 21% 11% 1% 0% 2% % 30% 65% 29% 13% 28% 26% 1% 1% 1% 21 & % 26% 64% 20% 11% 34% 28% 1% 1% 1% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 30% 62% 27% 14% 29% 25% 1% 1% 0% Employé / Employee % 31% 67% 24% 11% 33% 30% 0% 1% 0% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 30% 66% 32% 12% 27% 22% 1% 1% 1% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 26% 65% 31% 15% 25% 18% 1% 1% 1% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 26% 62% 24% 10% 32% 25% 1% 1% 1% Villes / Towns % 28% 68% 29% 13% 27% 24% 1% 0% 1% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 30% 64% 31% 16% 25% 19% 1% 1% 1%

63 Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total Par la presse écrite nat. / through the national written press Par la presse écrite rég. ou locale / through the reg. or local written press Par les télé. ou les radios nat. / through nat. tele. channels or radio stations Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town Par des doc. ou broch. d info. / through info. doc. or broch. Par Internet / through the Internet [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D INFO.] / [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFO.] [AUTRE PRECISER] / [OTHER - SPECIFY] [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 30% 65% 31% 12% 28% 23% 1% 1% 1% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 28% 64% 27% 12% 28% 27% 1% 1% 1% Femmes / Women % 31% 66% 35% 13% 29% 19% 1% 1% 1% AGE % 21% 64% 29% 14% 28% 45% 1% 1% 1% % 29% 66% 29% 11% 34% 28% 0% 1% 0% % 32% 66% 30% 13% 29% 23% 1% 1% 1% 55 & % 31% 64% 35% 13% 24% 10% 1% 1% 2% EDUCATION 15 & % 28% 69% 41% 14% 21% 11% 1% 0% 2% % 32% 65% 32% 12% 29% 27% 1% 1% 0% 21 & % 27% 64% 21% 11% 34% 28% 1% 1% 1% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 31% 62% 30% 13% 30% 26% 1% 1% 0% Employé / Employee % 32% 67% 25% 11% 33% 30% 0% 1% 0% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 31% 65% 35% 11% 28% 24% 1% 1% 1% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 27% 65% 34% 14% 25% 18% 1% 1% 1% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 27% 62% 26% 10% 33% 25% 1% 1% 1% Villes / Towns % 30% 69% 32% 12% 28% 24% 1% 0% 1% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 32% 64% 35% 15% 25% 20% 1% 1% 1%

64 Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? Total Par la presse écrite nat. / through the national written press Par la presse écrite rég. ou locale / through the reg. or local written press Par les télé. ou les radios nat. / through nat. tele. channels or radio stations Par les télé. ou les radios rég. ou locales / through reg. or local tele. channels or radio stations Par une rencontre org. dans votre ville / through an org. meeting in your town Par des doc. ou broch. d info. / through info. doc. or broch. Par Internet / through the Internet [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D INFO.] / [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFO.] [AUTRE PRECISER ] / [OTHER - SPECIFY] [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 20% 64% 16% 17% 25% 20% 2% 0% 1% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 19% 64% 15% 16% 23% 23% 2% 1% 1% Femmes / Women % 22% 65% 17% 18% 27% 19% 2% 0% 1% AGE % 13% 57% 15% 21% 24% 44% 1% 1% 0% % 22% 65% 15% 18% 28% 26% 1% 1% 1% % 25% 63% 17% 17% 26% 15% 1% 0% 1% 55 & % 20% 69% 16% 15% 22% 4% 4% 0% 2% EDUCATION 15 & % 21% 69% 21% 14% 18% 9% 4% 0% 3% % 21% 64% 16% 19% 26% 20% 2% 0% 1% 21 & % 17% 64% 12% 12% 29% 30% 1% 1% 0% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 22% 62% 16% 20% 23% 18% 1% 0% 1% Employé / Employee % 21% 66% 14% 14% 29% 31% 1% 1% 1% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 27% 69% 17% 16% 24% 10% 2% 0% 1% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 18% 63% 16% 18% 24% 19% 3% 1% 1% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 13% 67% 12% 8% 28% 28% 2% 1% 1% Villes / Towns % 22% 64% 16% 17% 25% 22% 1% 1% 1% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 22% 63% 17% 21% 24% 15% 3% 0% 1%

65 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que a) l on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 20% 17% EU % 21% 15% AC % 15% 27% BELGIQUE % 24% 16% DANMARK % 28% 18% DEUTSCHLAND % 22% 8% ELLAS % 18% 10% ESPANA % 17% 28% FRANCE % 23% 16% IRELAND % 14% 13% ITALIA % 19% 5% LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS % 51% 15% 26% 13% 23% OSTERREICH % 17% 19% PORTUGAL % 22% 32% FINLAND % 29% 12% SWEDEN % 27% 23% UNITED KINGDOM % 25% 18% CYPRIUS % 8% 19% CZECH REPUBLIC % 11% 35% ESTONIA % 17% 35% HUNGARY % 10% 32% LATVIA % 8% 44% LITHUANIA % 12% 23% MALTA % 9% 38% POLAND % 18% 20% SLOVAKIA % 14% 41% SLOVENIA % 14% 22%

66 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que a) l on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 20% 17% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 21% 13% Femmes / Women % 19% 20% AGE % 21% 13% % 19% 16% % 21% 18% 55 & % 20% 19% EDUCATION 15 & % 21% 18% % 20% 16% 21 & % 20% 16% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 19% 17% Employé / Employee % 20% 17% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 24% 15% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 19% 17% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 20% 17% Villes / Towns % 20% 16% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 20% 18%

67 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que a) l on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 21% 15% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 22% 11% Femmes / Women % 20% 18% AGE % 23% 11% % 19% 14% % 22% 16% 55 & % 21% 17% EDUCATION 15 & % 22% 17% % 21% 14% 21 & % 20% 15% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 18% 15% Employé / Employee % 20% 15% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 25% 13% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 21% 15% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 21% 16% Villes / Towns % 21% 14% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 21% 16%

68 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que a) l on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 15% 27% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 18% 23% Femmes / Women % 11% 30% AGE % 13% 18% % 14% 27% % 16% 27% 55 & % 15% 32% EDUCATION 15 & % 12% 35% % 15% 24% 21 & % 17% 28% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 20% 23% Employé / Employee % 16% 29% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 16% 25% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 12% 27% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 15% 30% Villes / Towns % 15% 27% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 14% 25%

69 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que b) au moins un million de citoyens de l Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 35% 23% EU % 36% 20% AC % 28% 34% BELGIQUE DANMARK % 27% 36% 48% 20% 25% DEUTSCHLAND ELLAS ESPANA % 47% 34% 35% 37% 36% 12% 16% 30% FRANCE IRELAND % 45% 41% 30% 23% 25% ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLANDS OSTERREICH % 39% 32% 55% 35% 34% 42% 20% 13% 27% 26% 25% PORTUGAL FINLAND % 41% 32% 39% 34% 19% SWEDEN % 37% 16% UNITED KINGDOM % 33% 28% CYPRIUS CZECH REPUBLIC % 25% 16% 23% 30% 53% ESTONIA % 16% 37% HUNGARY % 25% 35% LATVIA LITHUANIA % 60% 18% 20% 51% 19% MALTA % 18% 50% POLAND % 31% 27% SLOVAKIA % 26% 52% SLOVENIA % 38% 31%

70 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que b) au moins un million de citoyens de l Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 35% 23% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 37% 21% Femmes / Women % 33% 25% AGE % 41% 15% % 36% 22% % 34% 24% 55 & % 32% 26% EDUCATION 15 & % 33% 23% % 35% 22% 21 & % 37% 23% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 34% 24% Employé / Employee % 37% 23% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 34% 21% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 34% 23% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 36% 22% Villes / Towns % 35% 22% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 34% 25%

71 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que b) au moins un million de citoyens de l Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 36% 20% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 38% 19% Femmes / Women % 35% 22% AGE % 43% 12% % 37% 19% % 36% 55 & % 34% 23% 24% EDUCATION 15 & % 34% 21% % 37% 19% 21 & % 38% 22% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 34% 24% Employé / Employee % 38% 21% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 35% 18% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 36% 20% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 37% 20% Villes / Towns % 36% 19% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 35% 23%

72 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que b) au moins un million de citoyens de l Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 28% 34% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 30% 30% Femmes / Women % 25% 38% AGE % 32% 26% % 31% 37% % 27% 35% 55 & % 23% 38% EDUCATION 15 & % 22% 42% % 29% 33% 21 & % 28% 34% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 34% 27% Employé / Employee % 28% 39% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 24% 37% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 27% 33% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 27% 36% Villes / Towns % 28% 35% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 28% 33%

73 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 41% 18% EU % 44% 17% AC % 29% 26% BELGIQUE % 37% 16% DANMARK % 57% 15% DEUTSCHLAND % 35% 10% ELLAS % 33% 14% ESPANA % 33% 26% FRANCE IRELAND % 40% 52% 39% 15% 21% ITALIA LUXEMBOURG % 46% 55% 34% 7% 20% NEDERLANDS % 42% 19% OSTERREICH % 27% 26% PORTUGAL % 35% 29% FINLAND % 63% 10% SWEDEN % 61% 11% UNITED KINGDOM % 40% 27% CYPRIUS % 12% 19% CZECH REPUBLIC % 20% 48% ESTONIA % 24% 33% HUNGARY LATVIA % 43% 22% 21% 26% 36% LITHUANIA MALTA POLAND % 39% 47% 23% 23% 35% 10% 37% 19% SLOVAKIA % 27% 45% SLOVENIA % 34% 25%

74 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 41% 18% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 44% 14% Femmes / Women % 39% 22% AGE % 44% 12% % 47% 18% % 42% 20% 55 & % 35% 19% EDUCATION 15 & % 36% 20% % 40% 18% 21 & % 50% 16% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 43% 19% Employé / Employee % 47% 18% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 41% 18% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 38% 18% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 44% 17% Villes / Towns % 43% 17% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 38% 21%

75 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 44% 17% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 47% 13% Femmes / Women % 41% 20% AGE % 48% 11% % 49% 16% % 45% 19% 55 & % 38% 18% EDUCATION 15 & % 38% 18% % 43% 16% 21 & % 51% 15% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 44% 19% Employé / Employee % 49% 16% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 43% 16% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 41% 17% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 45% 16% Villes / Towns % 46% 16% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 40% 19%

76 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 29% 26% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 31% 22% Femmes / Women % 27% 30% AGE % 29% 17% % 34% 28% % 31% 28% 55 & % 24% 29% EDUCATION 15 & % 21% 34% % 28% 25% 21 & % 40% 25% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 36% 23% Employé / Employee % 35% 29% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 28% 30% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 26% 24% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 29% 30% Villes / Towns % 30% 25% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 27% 26%

77 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que d) l on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 44% 13% EU % 44% 11% AC % 43% 24% BELGIQUE % 40% 8% DANMARK % 38% 10% DEUTSCHLAND % 51% 7% ELLAS % 26% 8% ESPANA % 35% 24% FRANCE % 41% 11% IRELAND ITALIA % 53% 48% 43% 9% 4% LUXEMBOURG % 32% 12% NEDERLANDS % 51% 15% OSTERREICH % 37% 16% PORTUGAL % 33% 24% FINLAND % 56% 9% SWEDEN % 53% 8% UNITED KINGDOM % 51% 14% CYPRIUS % 21% 15% CZECH REPUBLIC % 33% 40% ESTONIA % 33% 30% HUNGARY % 44% 25% LATVIA % 23% 35% LITHUANIA % 35% 14% MALTA % 27% 34% POLAND SLOVAKIA % 33% 49% 31% 17% 36% SLOVENIA % 42% 19%

78 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que d) l on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] UE % 44% 13% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 40% 9% Femmes / Women % 48% 17% AGE % 52% 9% % 46% 12% % 44% 13% 55 & % 39% 16% EDUCATION 15 & % 38% 15% % 47% 13% 21 & % 45% 11% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 43% 12% Employé / Employee % 48% 12% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 43% 12% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 42% 14% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 44% 13% Villes / Towns % 44% 12% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 43% 15%

79 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que d) l on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] EU % 44% 11% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 39% 7% Femmes / Women % 49% 15% AGE % 54% 7% % 46% 11% % 44% 12% 55 & % 39% 13% EDUCATION 15 & % 39% 13% % 47% 10% 21 & % 45% 10% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 42% 11% Employé / Employee % 48% 11% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 43% 9% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 43% 12% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 44% 12% Villes / Towns % 45% 10% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 44% 13%

80 Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que d) l on crée une armée européenne Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that d) a European army is going to be created Total Vrai / True Faux / False [NSP/SR] / [DK/NA] AC % 43% 24% SEXE - SEX Hommes/ Men % 45% 17% Femmes / Women % 40% 30% AGE % 45% 18% % 46% 22% % 46% 22% 55 & % 35% 30% EDUCATION 15 & % 29% 33% % 44% 22% 21 & % 48% 19% PROFESSION - OCCUPATION Indpdt. / Self-empl % 47% 17% Employé / Employee % 48% 23% Ouvrier / Manual worker % 43% 25% Ss act.prof. / Without prof.act % 39% 25% HABITAT - LOCALITY TYPE Metropoles % 47% 24% Villes / Towns % 44% 23% Zones rurales / Rural zones % 39% 25%

81 TECHNICAL NOTE

82 Détails de sondage Ce sondage FLASH EUROBAROMETRE 159 sur la «future Constitution européenne» a été réalisé pour le Secrétariat Général de la Commission européenne. Des interviews téléphoniques ont été réalisées dans chaque pays à l exception de la République Tchèque, la Lettonie, la Lituanie et la Slovaquie où des interviews en face-à-face ont été menées à cause du taux de pénétration téléphonique trop faible dans ces pays. Il s'agit d'un FLASH EUROBAROMETRE GRAND PUBLIC, organisé et géré par la Direction Générale PRESS, Unité B/1. Les interviews ont été réalisées du 14/01/2004 au 23/01/2004 par les vingt-cinq Instituts EOS GALLUP EUROPE dont la liste suit : Survey details This FLASH EUROBAROMETRE 159 survey Future European Constitution was conducted for the Secretariat General of European Commission. Telephone interviews were conducted in each country with the exception of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia where face-to-face interviews were conducted due to low telephone penetration rates. It is a GENERAL PUBLIC FLASH EUROBAROMETER SURVEY, organized and managed by the PRESS General Directorate, Unit B/1. The interviews were conducted between the 14/01/2004 and the 23/01/2004 by these twenty five EOS GALLUP EUROPE Institutes: Belgique B TNS DIMARSO - BRUXELLES (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Belgium Danemark DK TNS GALLUP - KOBENHAVN (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Denmark Allemagne D TNS EMNID - BIELEFELD (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Germany Grèce EL TNS ICAP - ATHENS (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Greece Espagne E TNS DEMOSCOPIA - MADRID (Interviews : 16/01/ /01/2004) Spain France F TNS SOFRES - MONTROUGE (Interviews : 16/01/ /01/2004) France Irlande IRL IRISH MKTG SURVEYS - DUBLIN (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Ireland Italie I DOXA - MILANO (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Italy Luxembourg L TNS ILReS - LUXEMBOURG (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Luxemburg Pays-Bas NL TNS NIPO - AMSTERDAM (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Netherlands Autriche A ÖSTERREICHISCHES (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Austria GALLUP-VIENNA Portugal P TNS EUROTESTE - LISBOA (Interviews : 16/01/ /01/2004) Portugal Finlande FIN TNS SUOMEN GALLUP - ESPOO (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Finland Suède S TNS SVENSKA GALLUP - (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Sweden STOCKHOLM Royaume Uni UK ICM - LONDON (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) United Kingdom Chypre CY SYNOVATE (Interviews : 14/01/ /01/2004) Cyprus République Tchèque CZ TNS FACTUM (Interviews : 14/01/ /01/2004) Czech Republic Estonie EE TNS EMOR (Interviews : 14/01/ /01/2004) Estonia Hongrie HU TNS HUNGARY (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Hungary Lettonie LV TNS LATVIA (Interviews : 14/01/ /01/2004) Latvia Lithuanie LT TNS GALLUP (Interviews : 16/01/ /01/2004) Lithuania Malte MT MISCO (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Malta Pologne PL TNS OBOP (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Poland Slovaquie SK TNS FACTUM (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Slovakia Slovenie SI RM PLUS (Interviews : 15/01/ /01/2004) Slovenia TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

83 Représentativité des résultats Chaque échantillon national est représentatif de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus. Representativeness of the results Each national sample is representative of the population of 15 y.o. and more. Tailles des échantillons Les tailles d'échantillon sont d environ 1000 répondants par pays. Une pondération a été appliquée aux résultats nationaux pour calculer un total marginal où chaque pays contribue au résultat de l'union Européenne en proportion du nombre de ses habitants. A la page suivante sont présentés côte à côte les nombres d'interviews: (1) effectivement réalisées dans chaque pays (2) découlant de la pondération selon les populations de chaque pays qui participent à la construction de l Union Européenne actuelle (15 pays). (3) découlant de la pondération selon les populations de chaque pays qui participent à la construction de l Union Européenne élargie (25 pays). Sizes of the sample The sample sizes amount to approximately 1000 respondents in each country. A weighting factor has been applied on the national results in order to compute a marginal total where each country contributes to the European Union result in proportion of its population. In the following page we have presented, side by side, the number of interviews: (1) actually conducted in each country (2) derived from the weighting in proportion of the population of each country participating in the construction of the current European Union (15 countries). (3) derived from the weighting in proportion of the population of each country participating in the construction of the enlarged European Union (25 countries). TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

84 TOTAL INTERVIEWS (1) (2) (2) (3) (3) Réalisées Pondérées % du total Pondérées % du total (Pondéré UE15) (Pondéré UE25) Conducted Weighted % on Total Weighted % on Total (Weighted EU15) (Weighted EU25) Total (15) (15) 100.0% (25) 100.0% B % % DK % % D % % EL % % E % % F % % IRL % % I % % L % % NL % % A % % P % % FIN % % S % % UK % % Total (10) CY % CZ % EE % HU % LV % LT % MT % PL % SK % SL % TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

85 Questionnaires 1. Le questionnaire établi pour ce sondage est reproduit à la fin de ce volume de résultats, en Français et en Anglais (Voir ci-après). 2. Les traductions ont été réalisées dans chaque langue d interview par les Instituts nationaux cités cidessus. 3. Un exemplaire de chaque questionnaire national est joint à ces volumes de Tableaux de résultats. Questionnaires 1. The questionnaire prepared for this survey is reproduced at the end of this results volume, in French and in English (see hereafter). 2. The translations have been realized in each national language by the Institutes listed above. 3. One copy of each national questionnaire is annexed to these Data Tables results Volumes. Tableaux des résultats Tables of results * VOLUME A : PAYS PAR PAYS * VOLUME A : COUNTRY BY COUNTRY Le VOLUME A1 présente les résultats de l'union Européenne pays par pays. Le VOLUME A2 présente les résultats pour les pays adhérents, pays par pays. * VOLUME B : DEMOGRAPHIQUES DES REPONDANTS Le VOLUME B présente les résultats ventilés selon quelques caractéristiques socio-démographiques des répondants : Sexe (Homme, Femme) Age (15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55 +) Education (15&-, 16-20, 21&+) Profession Habitat Le VOLUME B 25 présente les résultats pour les 25 pays de l Union Européenne élargie. Le VOLUME B 15 présente les résultats pour les 15 pays de l Union Européenne actuelle. Le VOLUME B 10 présente les résultats pour les 10 pays adhérents à l Union Européenne The VOLUME A1 presents the European Union results country by country. The VOLUME A2 presents the adherent countries results, country by country. * VOLUME B : RESPONDENTS DEMOGRAPHICS The VOLUME B presents the results with thes following personal characteristics of respondents as breakdowns : Sex (Men, Women) Age (15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55 +) Education (15&-, 16-20, 21&+) Occupation Locality type The VOLUME B 25 presents the results for the 25 countries of the enlarged European Union. The VOLUME B 15 presents the results for the 15 countries of the current European Union. The VOLUME B 10 presents the results for the 10 countries of the adhering European Union. TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

86 * VOLUME(S) C : CHAQUE PAYS * VOLUME(S) C : EACH COUNTRY Le(s) VOLUME(S) C présente(nt) la même analyse que celle du VOLUME B, mais pour chaque pays individuellement. Valeurs statistiques des résultats The VOLUME(S) C present(s) the same analysis as in VOLUME B, but for each individual country. Statistical significance of the results Les résultats d'un sondage ne sont jamais valables que dans les limites d'une marge statistique d'échantillonnage. Cette marge est plus ou moins grande, et dépend de trois choses : 1. La taille de l'échantillon (ou de la partie d'échantillon que l'on analyse) : plus le nombre de répondants est grand, plus la marge statistique est petite ; 2. Le résultat lui-même : plus le résultat est proche de 50%, plus la marge statistique est grande ; 3. Le degré de certitude que l'on exige : plus on est sévère, plus la marge statistique est grande. A titre d'exemple, prenons un cas imaginaire : personnes ont répondu à une question ; 2. Le résultat analysé est de 50 % environ ; 3. On choisit un degré de certitude de 95 % (c'est le niveau le plus utilisé par les statisticiens, et c'est celui adopté pour la table ci-après) ; Dans ce cas illustratif la marge statistique est de : (+/- 4.4%) autour des 50% observés. Et en conclusion : le résultat pour la population totale se situe entre 45.6% et 54.4%. The results in a survey are valid only between the limits of a statistical margin caused by the sampling process. This margin varies with three factors : 1. The sample size (or the size of the analysed part in the sample) : the greater the number of respondents is, the smaller the statistical margin will be; 2. The result in itself : the closer the result approachs 50%, the wider the statistical margin will be ; 3. The desired degree of confidence : the more "strict" we are, the wider the statistical margin will be. As an example, examine this illustrative case : 1. One question has been answered by 500 people ; 2. The analysed result is around 50% ; 3. We choose a significance level of 95 % (it is the level most often used by the statisticians, and it is the one chosen for the Table hereafter); In this illustrative case the statistical margin is : (+/- 4.4%) around the observed 50%. And as a conclusion : the result for the whole population lies between 45.6% and 54.4 %. Nous reproduisons à la page suivante les marges statistiques calculées pour différents échantillons et différents résultats observés, au degré de certitude de 95%. In the next page we ve reproduced the statistical margins computed for various observed results, on various sample sizes, at the 95% significance level. TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

87 MARGES STATISTIQUES D ECHANTILLONAGE (AU NIVEAU DE CONFIANCE DE 95 %) Différentes tailles d'échantillon sont en lignes ; Différents résultats observés sont en colonnes : STATISTICAL MARGINS DUE TO THE SAMPLING PROCESS (AT THE 95 % LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE) Various sample sizes are in rows ; Various observed results are in columns : 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% N= N=500 N= N=1000 N= N=1000 N= N=1500 N= N=2000 N= N=3000 N= N=4000 N= N=5000 N= N=6000 N= N=7000 N= N=7500 N= N=8000 N= N=9000 N= N=10000 N= N=11000 N= N=12000 N= N=13000 N= N=14000 N= N= % 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% TNS Sofres SA Coordination EOS Gallup Europe FLASH EB 159 (01/2004)

88 QUESTIONNAIRE

89 Flash EB 159 La future Constitution européenne Ref : 5031LVTLBA Flash EB 159 Future European Constitution Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 Page 1 Socio Demographiques Socio Demographics D1. Sexe [ 1] Homme [2] Femme D1. Sex [1] Male [2] Female D2. Age Exact: [_][_] Ans [ 0 0 ] [REFUS/SANS REPONSE] D2. Exact Age: [_][_] Years old [ 0 0 ] [REFUSAL/NO ANSWER] D3. Age de fin d études : [AGE EXACT EN 2 CHIFFRES] [_][_] ans [ 0 0 ] [REFUS/ SR] [ 0 1 ] [JAMAIS ETE A L'ECOLE PLEIN TEMPS] [ 9 9 ] [ENCORE A L'ECOLE PLEIN TEMPS] D3. Age when finished full time education : [EXACT AGE IN 2 DIGITS] [_][_] years old [ 0 0 ] [REFUSAL/ NO ANSWER] [ 0 1 ] [NEVER BEEN IN FULL TIME EDUCATION] [ 9 9 ] [STILL IN FULL TIME EDUCATION] D4. Sur le plan professionnel, peut-on dire qu actuellement vous êtes indépendant, employé, ouvrier ou êtes-vous sans activité professionnelle? [LIRE ITEMS A GAUCHE - ENSUITE FAIRE PRECISER («c est-àdire») - UNE SEULE REPONSE] D4. As far as your current occupation is concerned, would you say you are self-employed, an employee, a manual worker or would you say that you are without a professional activity? [READ OUT LEFT ITEMS - THEN ASK TO SPECIFY ( that is to say ) - ONLY ONE ANSWER] - Indépendant c est-à-dire : - exploitant agricole, forestier, pêcheur commerçant, artisan de profession libérale (avocat, médecin, comptable, architecte, ) 13 - chef d entreprise autre (PRECISER) Self-employed i.e. : - farmer, forester, fisherman owner of a shop, craftsman professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, )13 - manager of a company other (SPECIFY) Employé c est-à-dire : - de profession libérale (médecin, avocat, comptable, architecte, )21 - cadre supérieur/dirigeant d entreprise cadre moyen fonctionnaire employé de bureau autre employé (vendeur, infirmier, etc ) autre (PRECISER) Employee i.e. : - professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect) general management, director or top management middle management, civil servant office clerk other employee (salesman, nurse, etc ) other (SPECIFY) Ouvrier c est-à-dire : - agent de maîtrise (chef d équipe) ouvrier qualifié ouvrier non qualifié autre (PRECISER) Manual worker i.e. : - supervisor / foreman (team manager, etc ) manual worker unskilled manual worker other (SPECIFY)...34

90 Flash EB 159 La future Constitution européenne Ref : 5031LVTLBA Flash EB 159 Future European Constitution Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 Page 2 CONFIDENTIAL Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 Page 2 - Sans activité professionnelle c est-à-dire : - vous occupant de votre ménage étudiant (à temps plein) retraité à la recherche d un emploi autre (PRECISER) (Refus) Without a professional activity i.e. : - looking after the home student (full time) retired seeking a job other (SPECIFY) (Refusal)...99 D5. Région = "European Administrative Regional Unit" (N.U.T.S. 1) [2 CHIFFRES] D5. Region = "European Administrative Regional Unit" (N.U.T.S. 1) [2 DIGITS] D6. Type de localité? D6. Type of Locality? zone métropolitaine...1 autre ville/centre urbain...2 zone rurale metropolitan zone... 1 other town/urban centre rural zone... 3

91 Flash EB 159 La future Constitution européenne Ref : 5031LVTLBA Flash EB 159 Future European Constitution Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 Page 3 CONFIDENTIAL Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 Page 3 Questionnaire: Questionnaire: Q1. Estimez-vous être très bien informé, plutôt bien informé, plutôt mal informé ou très mal informé sur les questions liées au projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne? Q1. Do you consider yourself as being very well informed, rather well informed, rather badly informed or very badly informed on questions relating to the draft of the future European Constitution? [LIRE UNE SEULE REPONSE POSSIBLE] [READ OUT ONE ANSWER ONLY] - Très bien informé Plutôt bien informé Plutôt mal informé Très mal informé [NSP/SR] Very well informed Rather well informed Rather badly informed Very badly informed [DK/ NA]... 5 Q2. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si vous êtes plutôt d accord ou plutôt pas d accord Q2. For each of the following statements, tell me if you rather agree or rather disagree - Plutôt d accord Plutôt pas d accord [NSP/SR] Rather agree Rather disagree [DK/NA]... 3 [LIRE UNE REPONSE PAR ITEM] (READ OUT ONE ANSWER PER ITEM] a) L Union européenne doit adopter une Constitution b) Sans Constitution, l Union européenne risque de connaître un un blocage de ses Institutions c) Notre pays doit être prêt à faire des concessions pour ne pas empêcher l adoption d une nouvelle Constitution pour l Union européenne d) Il faut créer un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne e) Les Etats membres qui le souhaitent devraient pouvoir renforcer leur coopération entre eux sans attendre les autres Etats membres a) The European Union must adopt a Constitution b) Without a Constitution, the European Union may well experience a block of its institutions c) Our country must be ready to make concessions in order not to prevent the adoption of a new Constitution for the European Union d) The position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union must be created e) Member States that wish to do so, should have the possibility of strengthening their mutual cooperation without having to wait for the other Member States

92 Flash EB 159 La future Constitution européenne Ref : 5031LVTLBA Flash EB 159 Future European Constitution Version Questionnaire 12/01/2004 Page 4 CONFIDENTIAL Questionnaire Version 12/01/2004 Page 4 Q3. Vous personnellement, par quels moyens souhaiteriez-vous être informé le plus sur la future Constitution européenne? Q3. You personally, through which means would you like to be informed the most about the future European Constitution? [LIRE ROTATION - TROIS REPONSES POSSIBLES] [READ OUT ROTATION THREE ANSWERS POSSIBLE] - Par la presse écrite nationale Par la presse écrite régionale ou locale Par les télévisions ou les radios nationales Par les télévisions ou les radios régionales ou locales Par une rencontre organisée dans votre ville Par des documents ou brochures d information Par Internet [NE SOUHAITE PAS RECEVOIR D INFORMATION] [AUTRE PRECISER] [NSP/SR] through the national written press through the regional or local written press through national television channels or radio stations through regional or local television channels or radio stations through an organised meeting in your town through informational documents or brochures through the Internet [DOES NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION] [OTHER - SPECIFY] [DK/NA] Q4. Pour chacune des affirmations suivantes, dite-moi si, à votre avis, elle est vraie ou fausse. [LIRE ROTATION - UNE SEULE REPONSE PAR LIGNE] Q4. For each of the following statements, tell me if, in your opinion, it is true or false. [READ OUT ROTATION ONE ANSWER ONLY PER STATEMENT] - Vrai Faux [NSP/SR] True False [DK/NA]... 3 Il est prévu dans le projet de texte de la future Constitution européenne élaboré par la Convention pour l avenir de l Europe que It is planned in the draft of the future European Constitution elaborated by the Convention on the future of Europe that a) l on crée un poste de Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l Union européenne b) au moins un million de citoyens de l Union européenne peuvent inviter la Commission européenne à soumettre une proposition c) le Président du Conseil européen est élu au suffrage universel direct d) l on crée une armée européenne a) the position of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will be created b) at least one million citizens of the European Union can invite the European Commission to submit a proposal c) the President of the European Council is elected by direct universal suffrage d) a European army is going to be created