(Marion Solletty and Júlia Vadler – Politico) Europeans are downbeat about the state of the world, their countries, their circumstances, and the dangers posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said the “best years are behind us” (63 percent), while 77 percent believe life in their country “will be harder for the next generation, according to a poll by the strategic communications firm FGS Global shared exclusively with POLITICO, which surveyed more than 11,000 people across 23 European Union countries in November. The dour sentiment is especially widespread in Western and Central Europe. A majority of Europeans (76 percent) said democracy in their country is in decline.
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? – POLITICO
