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February 08, 2005
Public opinion in France, Germany, and the US stop drifting apart
Public opinion in two European countries (France, and Germany), and the United States seems to have stoped drifting apart according to the findings of a recently released survey by The German Marshall Fund.
Some key findings include:
• President Bush's re-election does not seem to have put further strain on U.S.--European relations, at least at the level of public opinion
• Americans, French, and Germans are in agreement on what the United States could do to improve relations --- be more committed to diplomacy and not so fast to use the military
• When asked what Europeans could do to improve relations, Americans chose building stronger European military capabilities over contributing troops in Iraq
• There was high support for the UN among all those surveyed, with the number one reason being "problems can't be solved by any single country"
Among the findings highlighted by Le Monde in Paris is that, Bush’s foreign policy remains highly unpopular in France (88%) and in Germany (87%).
Another element is that the Europeans’ opposition to the major role plaid by the U.S. on the international scene which reached 73% in France and 60% in Germany has moved down 8 points in France and 3 in Germany.
65% of the Americans would like to see the EU play a major role, more than a greater presence by France or Germany.
Posted February 8, 2005 10:40 AM
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