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Three-quarters of EU citizens questioned consider that their national government is not doing enough to tackle climate change (Photo: Elentir)

Climate change tops Covid as Europeans' biggest issue

A new survey on Monday (5 July) reveals that for the first time European citizens consider climate change as the single most serious problem facing the world - despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change was the most-mentioned global problem by respondents in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Belgium and Finland. By contrast, less than a third said so in Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia.

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Three-quarters of EU citizens questioned consider that their national government is not doing enough to tackle climate change (Photo: Elentir)

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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