Press Release: Eurobarometer: marked improvement in perception of the European Union and what it does

Eurobarometer 62, conducted between 2 October and 8 November 2004 showed that the climate of opinion had improved since spring 2004, even though unemployment remained one of the main preoccupations. The public image of the European Union was more positive and two thirds of people were in favour of the idea of a Constitution for the Union. There was broad consensus on the principle of a common foreign and security policy.