Brussels, 12/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - More than two thirds of young adults have a positive view of what the European Union stands for and the values it upholds, such as peace, diversity and unity. Only 14% have a negative view.
These findings come from the Erasmus Generation Survey conducted by the Brussels-based youth think tank ThinkYoung and consultants Burson-Marsteller. One thousand five hundred young Europeans, aged between 18 and 40 from across all 28 member states of the EU, were asked about how they viewed the EU and the priorities they would like to see it adopt. The positive results are, however, tempered by others: the European machine is generally seen as being too bureaucratic, too slow in taking stances on important issues and decisions are taken by officials rather than elected representatives. The issues that young adults would like to see dealt with are, in order of priority, growth and employment (59% of respondents), climate change and the environment, and tackling corruption. (Isabelle Lamberty)