90% of Europeans want a more united Europe.
Internal AffairsEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The exact figure is 89%, not 90%, though the 1 percentage point difference falls within standard rounding tolerance.
- The Eurobarometer question wording is more specific than the claim: it asks whether 'EU Member States should be more united to face current global challenges,' which frames the sentiment around external threats rather than a generic aspiration for European unity.
- The EP Autumn 2025 survey was published in February 2026, after the fieldwork was conducted in late 2025, meaning these figures were available to the MEP before the 2026-05-19 session.
- Sources
- PrimaryEP Autumn 2025 Eurobarometer Survey89% of respondents say that EU Member States should be more united to face current global challenges and 86% want the EU to have a stronger voice at the global stage.
- SecondaryEuropean Parliament Press Room89% of respondents say that EU member states should be more united and 73% agree that the European Union needs more means to face current global challenges.
- SecondaryLSE European Politics and Policy BlogThere is broad consensus among EU citizens that member states should be more united in facing global challenges (89%).