2531|JULY 2003 BAROMETER

— Most important problems in Spain. Problems that, personally, affect you the most. — Degree of information about the European Union and interest in news related to it. — Assessment of the effect for Spain of membership of the European Union: in general and on various socio-economic aspects. — Current and prospective Europeanist sentiment. — Attitude towards the European Union. — Opinion on European Union policy: it contributes to or helps to reduce the gap between rich and poor countries. — Opinion on the economic position of Spain compared to the most developed countries of the European Union. Influence of Spain’s membership of the European Union. — Evaluation of the balance between what Spain contributes to the budgets of the European Union and what it receives. — Opinion on the Spanish Government’s defence of Spanish interests vis-à-vis the European Union. — Opinion on the degree of influence of Spain on the decisions taken in the European Union. — Opinion on the type of government that the European Union should have. — Attitude towards: the creation of a common army, a common government, the appointment of a European president and the harmonisation of the legal and tax systems of the EU member countries. — Degree of satisfaction with the way in which the construction of the European Union is being carried out. — Assessment of the effects that can have, for Spain and Europe, the incorporation of the Eastern countries into the European Union. — Opinion on whether the European Union is supporting Spain in the fight against terrorism. — Assessment of the work carried out by the Spanish Presidency during the European mandate that ended on 30 June. — Evaluation of the economic situation of Spain, current, retrospective and prospective to one year. — Evaluation of the political situation in Spain, current, retrospective and prospective to one year. — Knowledge and scale of valuation of political leaders. — Evaluation of the management of the Government of the PP. — Evaluation of the PSOE’s performance in the opposition. — Knowledge and scale of assessment of the ministers who form the Government. — Degree of confidence inspired by the President of the Government José Mª Aznar. — Intention to vote in general elections. — Scale of ideology of the interviewee. — Vote recall in March 2000 general elections. — Vote fidelity in March 2000 general elections. — Electoral volatility in general elections in March 2000.