Concern about housing increases among Spaniards, according to the Eurobarometer

Immigration, the war in Ukraine, and the international situation marked by the conflict in the Middle East are the main concerns of Spaniards at the European level, while internally, concerns about housing have surged by 18 points in six months, reaching 35%.

These are some of the conclusions of the Eurobarometer autumn survey, which was presented on Wednesday at the headquarters of the European institutions and was conducted between the 10th and 31st of October with a sample of 1,006 interviews.

According to this study, immigration unsettles 34% of citizens in Spain, a figure higher than the European average (28%) and representing an increase of 13 points compared to the Eurobarometer from six months ago.

A fact that contrasts with what was reflected in the CIS barometer from last November, where concern about immigration dropped from first to fifth place on the list, standing at 17.4%.

When it comes to housing, it's also worth noting that in the November CIS survey, 22.5% of those interviewed considered it a concern, behind political issues.

Confidence in the EU is growing slightly

Confidence in the EU is also growing according to this report, and although it is only one percentage point (51%), it has significantly improved (9 points) compared to the study conducted in the fall of 2023.

This is due, according to Lucas González, acting director of the Representation Office of the European Commission, to citizens seeing “the usefulness” of the EU, for example, with the centralized purchase of vaccines or the aid to Ukraine. “And this is one of the challenges of the EU, to continue demonstrating that its policies are useful,” he emphasized.

One of the standout variables in the survey is that Spaniards' confidence in their government is below the European average (27% compared to 33% of Europeans).