期刊名称：Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
印刷版ISSN：2152-8713
电子版ISSN：2154-5731
出版年度：2015
卷号：2015
期号：1
页码：8
出版社：Claremont Colleges
摘要：Public opinion on the European Union (EU) is significant and therefore a worthwhile topic of consideration. Analyses have identified and ordered the factors that impact public opinion on the EU, as well analyzed the efficacy of EU funds. Yet the confluence of these two lines of inquiry is understudied. Some Member States have surpluses and others deficits relative to the EU budget, which could impact citizens’ perceptions of the EU. To gauge this potential relationship, this article notes deficit and surplus Member States and responses to one Eurobarometer question about trust in the European Commission from 2000-2013. These variables are used to evaluate the EU budget’s impact on public opinion towards the EU. The data suggest that there is a limited correlation between the two. EU funds are overshadowed as a cause of public opinion formation on the EU by other forces, but can still influence it at the margins.
关键词：European Commission; European Union budget; political trust; public opinion
