CEE population unhappy with the economy, but satisfied with their financial situation

The latest Eurobarometer report states that 51% of Europeans tend to trust the European Union, the highest result since 2007. More importantly, 69% agree that the European Union is a place of stability. The common currency, the euro, also garnered the highest support ever with 74% of Europeans in the whole EU and 81% of Europeans in favor. Defense and migration remain key issues. Zooming in on the economic situation, 39% of Europeans evaluate it as very good or good. In the region, the economic situation in Slovakia, Czechia, and Croatia was evaluated worse compared to the EU average, with Slovaks being the most pessimistic as 75% assessed the economic situation as bad or very bad, the highest result in the region. On the other hand, Poland stands out as having the best economic conditions, with as much as 71% of people seeing it as good or very good. Poland and Romania saw a substantial improvement in evaluation compared to the spring results. When it comes to the financial conditions of households or job situation, all countries in the region are optimistic to a greater extent compared to the assessment of the whole economy. In most of the CEE countries, between 60% and 70% see the financial situation of households as good overall. Poland and Slovenia stand out, with 82% being satisfied with the current financial situation.