EU Approval Rating Hits Record High

Support for the European Union among its citizens has reached a record high, according to a Eurobarometer poll published on Tuesday.

• The pollsters conducted face-to-face interviews with individuals in all 27 EU nations.
• It found that 74 percent of EU citizens believe their nation’s membership in the bloc benefited them.
• This marks the highest percentage since the question was first asked in 1983.
• 89 percent of respondents say Europe needs still greater unity to confront international challenges.

Era of rearmament: Security fears are playing a significant role in promoting regional unity across Europe, as Russia’s aggression intensifies and the United States shows itself uninterested in honoring its alliances.

Recent weeks have seen Germany pass an amendment to its constitution removing limits on defense spending, and other European nations are focusing on increasing defense spending and buying European-made weaponry for their militaries.

Europe is rapidly and dramatically rearming, and a growing proportion of its citizens support these efforts and overall moves toward European unification.

Coming superpower: The Bible prophesies of a united European superpower rising on the scene to play a pivotal role in explosive world events. Watch as security concerns continue to drive Europe to rapidly unite into a 10-nation military juggernaut.

To learn more, read our Trends article “Why the Trumpet Watches Europe’s Ongoing Unification Project.”