Luxembourg (74%) and the Netherlands (73%) fair particularly high in relation to the following of European politics, whilst less than half of respondents do so in Bulgaria (47%) and Slovenia (46%).
Since the 2023 Autumn Survey, Lithuania has experienced the largest increase in the share of respondents following European politics, jumping from 45% to 61%, observing a notable increase of 16 percentage points. This is closely followed by Czechia (48% to 57%), Ireland (46% to 55%) and France (43% to 52%); all of whom saw an increase of 9 points. A decrease can only be observed in Malta (from 67% to 60%, -7 p.p.) and Cyprus (56% to 51%, -5 p.p.), however those following European politics still remain the majority.
At the EU level, men tend to exhibit more interest in European politics than women (64% vs. 57%). Similarly, older respondents (55+) are more inclined to follow the political landscape than their younger counterparts (15-24) (64% vs. 48%), with this trend also extending to educational attainment. Those who completed their education at the age of 20 or older are more likely to follow EU politics than those who left education at 15 or younger (71% vs. 50%).