Plenary Insights – September 2025 

Each plenary session, Members are provided with relevant public opinion data on key agenda topics:

• State of the Union debate: In the midst of geopolitical uncertainty, the majority of Europeans think the EU should play a greater part in protecting its citizens against global crises and security risks (68%). Nine out of ten European citizens call for EU Member States to be more united (90%) and over three quarters believe that the EU needs more means to face the current global challenges (77%). (EP Spring 2025 Eurobarometer survey)
• President of the Republic of Moldova: 58% of Moldovans believe that their country would benefit from EU membership, and 44% of Moldovans have a positive view of the EU. (Standard Eurobarometer - Spring 2025) Provided the membership conditions are met, 48% of EU citizens would be in favour of Moldova joining the EU. (Eurobarometer on attitudes towards EU Enlargement)
• Cohesion policy/housing crisis: Eurobarometer surveys highlight the importance of affordable housing for citizens, but also reveal significant variations between countries. In Ireland (64%) and Luxembourg (54%), housing is by far the most important issue. Conversely, there are several Member States in which housing is not an issue. Both in Finland and Denmark, only 1% of the people rank it among the two most urgent domestic issues. (Standard Eurobarometer - Spring 2025)
• The future of agriculture: The three areas that are most frequently regarded as important priorities for the Common Agricultural Policy are securing a stable supply of food at all times (94%), ensuring reasonable prices for consumers (92%) and ensuring sustainable management of natural resources (91%). (Eurobarometer on Europeans, Agriculture and the CAP)
• Stock-taking of the European elections 2024: The socio-demographic analysis of the EU post-electoral Eurobarometer survey 2024 shows that the main changes since 2019 are a shift towards an older voter profile and a higher voter concentration among working people.