Special Eurobarometer 508: Values and identities of EU citizens

Independence of judges and the right to a fair trial (82% for both) are the EU values most highly supported by Europeans, followed by the freedom of thought, expression and religion (81%), according to the results of this special Eurobarometer survey. At personal level, taking care of those who are close to them (77%) and being in charge of decisions about their life (78%) are the two most important personal values for EU citizens. The most important identities of EU citizens are their family (81%) and national identity (73%). **The results by volumes are distributed as follows:** - Volume A: Countries - Volume AA: Groups of countries - Volume A' (AP): Trends - Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries - Volume B: EU/socio-demographics - Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics - Volume C: Country/socio-demographics --- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)