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Download or read book Uncertainty/EU/hope written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Uncertainty': This is the emotional status most commonly shared by European citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic. While 50% of respondents stated uncertainty best describes their mood, 'hope' already comes in second place with 41% of respondents across the 21 countries surveyed citing this feeling. The combination of uncertainty and hope is the overall theme for this survey's results. A range of negative feelings dominated citizens' emotions over the past weeks and months since the outbreak of the crisis. 'Helplessness' is cited by 29% of respondents, but 'frustration' (27%), 'fear' (22%) and 'anger' (14%) also figure. At the same time, in addition to 'hope', respondents also report positive emotions such as 'confidence' (21%) and 'helpfulness' (14%). While the Covid-19 pandemic struck all EU Member States, its severity and consequences on social and economic life differed significantly. This survey clearly identifies overarching tendencies and common expectations, expressed by a majority of citizens across all countries. At the same time, the survey shines a spotlight on the significant differences among them. Keeping the national context of the pandemic's impact in mind therefore is key to interpreting the survey results properly. Bearing this in mind, positive feelings tend to be most prevalent in Austria, Denmark, Romania, the Netherlands and Slovenia, while respondents are most likely to express negative emotions in Spain, Poland, France, Greece and Italy. At the time when the fieldwork was done at the end of April 2020, an absolute majority of respondents (53%) were more likely to say that the health benefits of restriction measures in their country offset the economic damage incurred. Only 41% of respondents said that the economic damage outweighs health benefits. Respondents are most likely to say that health benefits compensate for economic damage in France, Ireland and Romania, while the opposing view is held most strongly in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. Other surveys6, conducted at the national level throughout the crisis, suggest that a majority is gradually shifting over time from attaching greater importance to health benefits to accepting economic damage might be expected.
