Europe’s ‘imagination gap’ risks empowering far right, survey warns
- Half of Europeans cannot picture a credible path to a stronger EU, an “imagination gap” that risks ceding the political initiative to nostalgic far‑right forces, according to a major new study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
- Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 20:53 2 min Reading time The report, based on 5,834 AI‑moderated interviews in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland, plus desk research in 15 EU states, identifies four broad "attitudes".
- Catalyst for renewal Around one in five are "positive", with some seeing crises as a catalyst for renewal; the largest
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- Half of Europeans cannot picture a credible path to a stronger EU, an “imagination gap” that risks ceding the political initiative to nostalgic far‑right forces, according to a major new study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
- Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 20:53 2 min Reading time The report, based on 5,834 AI‑moderated interviews in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland, plus desk research in 15 EU states, identifies four broad "attitudes".
- Catalyst for renewal Around one in five are "positive", with some seeing crises as a catalyst for renewal; the largest
Sources: RFI