Civic engagement.
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communication
Subjects: European Parliament, European citizens' initiative, civil society, parliamentary election, public consultation

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Flash Eurobarometer 
A Public Opinion Monitoring Study

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 

Flash Eurobarometer (FL4023) 

 
 
 
CONTENT 

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 2 

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ENGAGEMENT with AND attitudes TOWARDS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS ........... 4 

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Information by civil society organisations on issues that matter .................................... 4 

2.  Priority topics for Civil Society Organisations ...............................................................7 

3.  Personal engagement of EU citizens with Civil Society Organisations ........................... 13 

4.  What would make citizens engage more? .................................................................. 19 

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Impact of communication campaigns on behaviour ....................................................22 

II.  ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .................................................. 29 

1.  Participation in public consultations at the local level ..................................................29 

2.  Perceived usefulness of local level public consultations, and reasons why ...................... 33 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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ENGAGEMENT WITH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIVIL 

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SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS 

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

The European Parliament regularly canvasses public opinion on a range of issues. The present survey was 

conducted by

in February 2020 and focusses on citizens’ engagement with Civil Society Organisations  as well as their 

experiences with local public consultations.

A publication of the 
Public Opinion Monitoring Unit 
Directorate-General for Communication 
European Parliament

PE 653415

ISBN:  978-92-846-6812-0

DOI: 10.2861/878105

Catalogue Number:  QA-03-20-379-EN-N