Among 15 to 29 young people in the Basque Country, %14,8 say they are very interested in issues related to the European Union. Another %37,1 say they are quite interested in these tyoe of issues. Overall, half of young people (51.9%) say they are interested in EU-related issues.
Young men are more interested in issues related to European Union than young women. Interest in these issues is greater as age increases.
These data have been obtained from an online survey that the Basque Youth Observatory conducted between 25 October and 2 November 2022.
Furthermore, in 2023, the percentage of young people aged 18 to 29 who say they trust the EU is 53%, according to the latest Basque Sociometer of the Basque Government's Sociological Research Office (Basque Sociometer 79).
The evolution of the confidence of young people in the Basque Country in the EU shows that in 2010, at the beginning of the series, slightly less than half of the 18-29 year-olds said they trusted the EU (47 %). Due to the economic crisis, this trust decreased and, in 2014, 39% of young people said they trusted the EU. Subsequently, trust started increasing and between 2019 and 2022 the percentage of young people trusting the EU was over 60%; however, in 2023 trust has decreased again, although not to pre-2019 levels, and the percentage of young people trusting the European Union is 53%.
“Peace, Justice and Strong institutions” is goal number 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
