An increasing number of Europeans are skeptical of the European Union.

Omissions

• The claim omits that the Spring 2025 Eurobarometer (published mid-2025) recorded 52% of Europeans trusting the EU — the highest level since 2007 — which contradicts the narrative of a sustained long-term rise in skepticism.
• The MEP presents as an ongoing general trend what is, based on available data, a single quarter-to-quarter decline (Spring 2025 to Autumn 2025). One data point does not establish a trend.
• The causes cited by the MEP (lack of transparency, overregulation, cost of living, immigration, disconnect from popular will) are matters of political interpretation and are not measured as drivers of the trust change by the Eurobarometer surveys themselves.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – Eurobarometer52% of Europeans tend to trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. In another 18-year record, 52% of Europeans say they trust the European Commission.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission – EurobarometerTrust in the EU remains at a high level (48%) in spite of a decrease since spring 2025. Trust in the European Union has decreased by four percentage points since spring 2025, to 48%. This drop is the largest since autumn 2015.
• SecondaryStrategers / European House51% of Europeans tend to trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. Trust in the EU is highest among the young people aged 15-24 (59%).