belgium / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam As leaders gather for NATO's 70-year anniversary, ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½reviews its archives for insights on what Americans think about the longtime defense pact. /opinion/gallup/268913/americans-long-seen-nato-good.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/268913/americans-long-seen-nato-good.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:00:00 GMT 3 Billion Still Looking for Great Jobs /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 01 May 2018 04:01:00 GMT Among residents living in several European Union countries -- particularly those that received financial bailouts -- the economic crisis has corroded political support for the EU's leadership. /poll/166757/leadership-approval-record-low-spain-greece.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166757/leadership-approval-record-low-spain-greece.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT Majorities in nearly all EU countries say now is a bad time to find a job where they live. Residents' perceptions are worst in Greece, Spain, and Italy, where most say it is a bad time to find a job. /poll/158918/jobs-outlook-dismal-across.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158918/jobs-outlook-dismal-across.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT EU residents' life evaluation ratings show little or no improvement in 2012, and in some countries, they have worsened. A stark divide exists between the North, where majorities are thriving, and the South and East, where majorities are struggling. /poll/158036/life-not-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158036/life-not-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT Migrants across 15 EU countries rate their present and future lives worse than those born in those countries. Migrants' overall emotional and financial situations are also less positive than those of the native born. /poll/154721/Europe-Migrants-Rate-Lives-Worse-Native-Born.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154721/Europe-Migrants-Rate-Lives-Worse-Native-Born.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Europeans' and Americans' confidence in their financial institutions has followed a similar trajectory throughout the global economic crisis, suggesting a strong link between the two struggling economies. /poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT A median of 12% of EU residents in 2011 said it was a good time to find a job where they live, while a median of 80% said it was a bad time. Residents of Greece were most pessimistic, while Germans were most optimistic. /poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Europeans had little faith in their national governments and financial institutions in 2011 compared with other key institutions, likely reflecting dissatisfaction with the economic turmoil gripping the EU. Europeans trusted their military (69%) and honesty of elections (59%) the most. /poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT Residents in some of the EU's most debt-laden countries are also among the most likely to say their government makes it hard to start and manage a business. The climate for entrepreneurs is most inhospitable in Greece, where more than 8 in 10 residents see their government as an obstacle. /poll/151559/Troubled-European-Economies-Stifle-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151559/Troubled-European-Economies-Stifle-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT