70% of Spanish young people support the EU but suspend their foreign policy | Spain

Almost three out of four young Spaniards, 70%, give a « strong support for Spain’s belonging to the EU. » This is revealed by the report European dilemma Posted on Thursday. Among the most Europeanists are moderate and high level -level left -wing respondents. Despite this general approved, the lowest assessment of the sectors studied is taken The foreign policy of the Unionin which 63% of respondents consider it « poor » or « very poor. »

The Association Talent for the Future, created to “create bridges between politics and youth”, has prepared the document from 1,553 surveys to people between 18 and 34 years on the occasion of Europe, which is celebrated this Thursday, May 9, days before concentrations are held in numerous Spanish cities to claim the importance of Europeanism, in the line of the line of the line of the line of the line of the line of the line of the line which concentrated more than 50,000 people on March 25 in Rome.

The high support for the belonging of Spain to the EU does not hide, however, a moderate dissatisfaction with The functioning of community institutions. Participants have given a 2.6 outlet to 5 to institutional operation, where the minimum, 1, means very poor and 5, perfect. This assessment is more negative among older people, which suggests « a possible accumulated disenchantment with the passage of time or experiences that erode initial expectations, » according to the report. Only 2% of respondents consider that EU activity develops perfectly.

The worst part is taken by foreign policy. Two thirds of the participants reject the EU diplomatic strategic, a figure that rises to 78% in respondents with more extreme ideologies, both left and right. .

With respect to the two most media war conflicts in Europe, Ukraine and Gaza, the positions differ. On the one hand, young people are committed to The answer to assist Ukrainian citizens has to be diplomat, not the war. Three out of ten respondents are committed to increasing military support. In fact, the option that participants have chosen the most, 40%, is that the union serves to build bridges between Ukraine and Russia. On the other hand, more than half of the polls consider that The EU must be more forceful in its support for Palestine and its conviction to Israel.

Precisely, the safety of Member States is one of the aspects where there is more consensus. The vast majority of young people (82.4%) consider that Brussels should « prioritize their autonomous reaction capacity in security and defense. » In addition, six out of ten people support create a common European army.

And about the increase in European military spending, two thirds of the young Spaniards support it to spend more, but with a considerable difference by gender: 70% of men support it, compared to only 48.3% of women.

Europeanism is, then, according to the report, it is still a feeling rooted in Spanish youth. However, it highlights « the important differences in the assessment of its institutional functioning » and in « its strategic orientation. » The text urges community institutions to « capitalize on the support of young people to the European ideal », since, if not, « it could open the door to a growing disaffection or the use of discontent by Eurosceptic forces, » he warns.