Politics

People across 29 countries are worrying that artificial intelligence is making it easier to trick people online into believing misinformation.

Ipsos heeft in september 2023 in opdracht van Doorbraak.be een verkiezinspeiling in West-Vlaanderen uitgevoerd.

Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. However, uncertainty about both short- and longer-term futures prevails. Global citizens are struggling to be optimistic about 2023 as most express concern about the state of the economy, the environment and world security.

A dedicated Eurobarometer survey conducted by Ipsos for the European Parliament takes an in-depth look at media habits, trust in different media sources as well as attitudes towards the threat of disinformation.

Political opinion polls come under great scrutiny in the run-up to elections, as we try to make sense of often changing and sometimes fragmenting political landscapes. But by implementing new approaches and staying mindful of common sources of error, opinion polls can remain a vital tool for predicting election outcomes.

Conducted by European Public Affairs, this is the first ever survey targeting all local politicians in the EU. There are more than one million politicians elected at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU.

Overall, Germany is widely perceived to have been a trustworthy partner under outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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