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Share of respondents in European Union member states stating that they have a positive or negative image of the European Parliament in 2024, by country

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Don't know
Portugal	70%	23%	6%	1%
Ireland	63%	26%	10%	1%
Denmark	56%	33%	10%	1%
Malta	54%	36%	10%	-
Romania	53%	35%	11%	1%
Croatia	49%	37%	14%	-
Poland	49%	40%	10%	1%
Sweden	49%	34%	16%	1%
Bulgaria	48%	29%	19%	4%
Italy	48%	35%	16%	1%
Netherlands	48%	32%	19%	1%
Belgium	45%	36%	19%	-
Luxembourg	45%	41%	13%	1%
Hungary	44%	41%	14%	1%
Slovakia	43%	42%	15%	-
Germany	42%	40%	17%	1%
EU	42%	39%	18%	1%
Austria	38%	34%	27%	1%
Cyprus	38%	45%	15%	2%
Estonia	38%	44%	16%	2%
Spain	38%	44%	17%	1%
Latvia	38%	48%	11%	3%
Finland	37%	48%	14%	1%
Lithuania	37%	49%	13%	1%
Slovenia	36%	45%	18%	1%
Greece	34%	43%	24%	-
Czechia	27%	45%	27%	1%
France	27%	42%	29%	2%

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October 2024

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Survey time period

June to July 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

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The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In general, do you have a very positive, fairly positive, neutral, fairly negative or very negative image of the European Parliament?"

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The European Parliament is the democratically elected legislative body of the European Union. The first elections for the parliament took place in 1979, with elections taking place every five years since then. The parliament does not have direct legislative powers in the European Union, as it instead votes on legislation originated by the European Commission, the highest bureaucratic body of the EU. This lack of direct legislative power has meant that the parliament has often been criticized as being 'powerless', with this being seen by many as indicative of the EU's 'democratic deficit'. On the other hand, proponents of the EP see it as the foundation for any future federalized European democracy.

As of 2024, Portugal, Ireland, and Denmark were the three European Union member states where citizens were most positive about the European Parliament. In Portugal, 70 percent of respondents had a positive image of the parliament, with only six percent having a negative image. Conversely, citizens of France, Czechia, and Greece had more negative opinions of the European Parliament, however, in all of these countries the largest group of respondents were those who said they had a neutral image of the EP. On average, EU citizens were 42 percent positive, 39 percent neutral, and 18 percent negative about the parliament in 2024.