Europeans are increasingly sceptical about the short-term prospect of their national economies, with statisticians interpreting the economic "feel-bad factor" as a reason for the flagging support for EU membership and EU institutions.
A survey by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office based in Luxembourg, published on Tuesday (24 June) and indicating opinions expressed between March and May 2008, showed that 46 percent of respondents expected economic situation in their home country to ...
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