Special EUROBAROMETER 317
DISCRIMINATION IN THE EU IN 2009
As might be expected, across countries wide variations can be seen. The country with the most somber assessment is Sweden, where 68% of citizens feel that the crisis will have an impact. Denmark and the Netherlands follow closely at 67% and 66%, with 65% of Slovenians and Latvians also feeling that the crisis will have an impact on equality and diversity policies in their countries. Conversely, Spanish citizens do not share this view, with 55% expecting no impact (versus EU average of 34% ‘Total No’ answers to this question). The highest ‘don’t know’ responses can be found in Malta and Bulgaria with 39% and 37% respectively. Further countries where more than 30% of citizens answer ‘don’t know’ are Portugal and Cyprus, at 32% and 33% respectively).
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