lithuania / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam The Russian government has demanded the withdrawal of NATO forces and equipment from alliance members in Eastern Europe. Before this, attitudes toward Russia had already soured following the country's annexation of Crimea. /opinion/gallup/389384/eastern-nato-members-soured-russia-long-ukraine.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/389384/eastern-nato-members-soured-russia-long-ukraine.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:45:00 GMT Latin America is home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions in 2011. Panamanians and Paraguayans are the most likely worldwide to report positive emotions; Singaporeans are the least likely. /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:30:00 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 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 Views about local economic situations are deteriorating in several EU countries hard-hit by the European debt crisis, including Italy and Portugal. Those in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland are among the most negative, while views in Finland, Germany, Luxembourg are the most positive. /poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:30:00 GMT Russia's leadership has relatively few fans worldwide, with a median of 27% of adults across 104 countries approving of the Kremlin's job performance in 2010. At the same time, Russia's leadership remains most popular in former Soviet Union countries. /poll/148862/Russia-Leadership-Not-Popular-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/148862/Russia-Leadership-Not-Popular-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:15:00 GMT In the next five years, people in nearly all EU countries expect their lives to be better than they are now. Greeks and Romanians alone predict their lives will be worse. /poll/145601/Residents-Better-Times-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145601/Residents-Better-Times-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:30:00 GMT While EU residents' optimism about their standard of living in 2010 doesn't indicate a full recovery from the economic crisis, ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½surveys show their outlooks are improving. Between 2009 and 2010 the percentage who saw their living standards getting better increased or stayed the same in nearly every country. /poll/145421/Europeans-Gain-Optimism-Financial-Situations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145421/Europeans-Gain-Optimism-Financial-Situations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:30:00 GMT