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Europeans more fearful of debt crisis than terrorism: poll

25 November 2011, 22:21 CET
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(BRUSSELS) - Europeans see the economic crisis as a bigger threat to their security than terrorism or organised crime, an EU-wide poll showed on Friday.

When asked "what are the most important challenges to the security of EU citizens at the moment?", 34 percent cited the economic and financial crises, 33 percent named terrorism and 21 percent said organised crime.

The economy is an even bigger worry in eurozone nations that have been bailed out or are under pressure from the markets: 61 percent in Ireland see the crisis as the biggest security challenge to their country, 57 percent in Spain, 56 percent in Greece, 44 percent in Italy and 41 percent in Portugal.

By contrast, in the eurozone's two biggest economies, only 28 percent in Germany and 15 percent in France cite the crisis as a security concern, according to the poll requested by the European Commission.

The Eurobarometer survey of 26,840 Europeans aged 15 and older was conducted between June 4-19 in all 27 EU nations.

Eurobarometer survey on internal security: the economic crisis and terrorism top the agenda


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