The European Union and its Member States remain the biggest global donors of official development aid, contributing 75.7 billion euros in 2017. In fact, since the publication of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, collective EU aid has grown by 12%. The EU played an...

Climate change represents one of the biggest challenges for humankind in the 21st century and taking action to address it is one of the top priorities for the European Union (EU). By 2012, the average global surface temperature was 0.85°C higher than in 1880, according to the UN...

The number of people affected by conflicts, displacement, or a lack of necessities such as food, water or shelter continues to rise across the globe. As a consequence, the need for humanitarian aid is also increasing. There are currently three "Level 3" emergencies - the worst level of...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. As Europe takes action to meet its objectives, it is important to understand the attitudes and behaviour of EU citizens towards climate change and their expectations for the future. This Eurobarometer survey measures these and...

Today's humanitarian challenges are growing and becoming more complex. Consequently, the needs for humanitarian aid are increasing. Since the last Eurobarometer survey in 2012, we have witnessed a range of devastating disasters such as the tropical cyclone Haiyan in the Philippines, the Ebola...

2015 has been declared the European Year for Development. For 30 years now, European Years have been encouraging debate and exchanges of views between citizens and policy-makers around a given theme. However, this is the first time that a European year will be looking at what the Union does...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. As Europe takes action to meet its objectives, it is important to understand the attitudes and behaviour of EU citizens towards climate change and their expectations for the future. This Eurobarometer survey measures these and...

2015 has been declared the European Year for Development. For 30 years now, European Years have been encouraging debate and exchanges of views between citizens and policy-makers around a given theme. However, this is the first time that a European year will be looking at what the Union does...