'On the wrong path': Which European countries think they're doomed?
Which European country is the most pessimistic about its future? What are Europe's top concerns? And which European country worries about war more than Israel?
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00:08Crime, inflation and political instability have driven France's level of confidence to the bottom.
00:14A striking 92% of French people believe their countries heading off on the wrong track.
00:21A record for France, according to a periodical Ipsos poll on 30 countries, including 11 in Europe.
00:27The French are not alone.
00:29Widespread pessimism is also apparent in the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Sweden, meaning the vast majority believe their country is on the wrong path.
00:41Globally, the most common source of anxiety is crime and violence.
00:46In Europe, safety is the dominant concern in France, Germany, Belgium and especially Sweden.
00:53But the wider European picture is much more varied.
00:57For example, compared to the rest of the continent, Hungarians seem disproportionately concerned about the state of their healthcare, while migration control is the main issue for respondents in the United Kingdom.
01:10Meanwhile, the risk of military conflicts has been gaining urgency, becoming the most pressing issue in Poland, surpassing even Israel.
01:18Climate change is tied with conflicts in ninth place and lost four points from last year, and no surveyed countries indicated it as the top issue to address.
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