A recent Gallup poll showed that 36% of people questioned in all 27 EU countries no longer trust the parliament, with the only consolation being that even more, 37%, now mistrust the European Commission. Of those who said they wouldn’t be voting in this year’s European elections, 64% cited “lack of information” as the reason, with 62% complaining that their vote “wouldn’t change anything.”
但不幸的是，欧洲议会在向舆论推销自己方面是相当无能的。最近的一项盖洛普民意测验表明， 在所有27个欧盟国家中被访人中，有36 ％表示不再信任议会；而唯一值得安慰的是，更大比例的被访者，即37 ％ 的人，现在也不信任欧盟委员会了。在那些表示不会在今年的欧洲议会选举中投票的人中，有64 ％的人认为，“缺少信息”是他们做出此决定的原因，而有62 ％抱怨说他们的投票“不会促成任何改变 ”。