New opinion poll: 85% of Irish people think it’s important to help people in developing countries.

Earlier this week, EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs presented a new “Eurobarometer” report on “EU Development Aid and the Millennium Development Goals”.

 The polls shows:

• Tackling poverty in developing countries should be one of the main priorities of the European Union according to 66% of EU citizens.
• Seven out of ten people (69%) believe that helping these countries is also good for the EU, benefiting its citizens.
• Despite the economic crisis, more EU citizens are now willing to pay more for groceries and products that support developing countries (48% of respondents, which represents an increase of 4 percentage points since 2012).
• 83% of respondents think that it is important to help people in developing countries and 61% are of the opinion that aid should be increased.

The poll reflects the findings of other public opinion surveys published this year:

• Amárach survey 2013
• MRBI poll 2013
• Suas / Amárach poll among students 2012

 

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The Special Eurobarometer report, including country-specific fact sheets for all EU Member States can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_419_400_en.htm#405

Click here more details on the responses given by people from Ireland.