(Brussels) 71% of Europeans “believe that the things that unite the European citizens are more important than those that divide them”. At the same time, the majority of Europeans are not optimistic about the future. These are two of the findings of the “Eurobarometer 2016” survey, presented by Brussels Parliament today (the so-called “Parlemeter”) and conducted in 28 member states from 24th October to 3rd November 2016, with one-to-one interviews with a sample of 27,768 people aged 15 or more. The Eurobarometer staff point out that the survey “delivered very different results from country to country”. Generally, across the EU, “they found that the indicators that measure the citizens’ support to the European project have been basically the same since 2009”. “As in 2015, in 2016 too, six Europeans out of ten believe that belonging to the EU has benefited their countries”. As one of the key indicators of European identity, 50% of respondents mention democracy and freedom, while just 33% said the euro. “For almost one half of the respondents across the EU (46%), having a harmonised welfare system in all member states would help strengthen the feeling of European citizenship”. Just 37% of the respondents – as Eurostat stated – think their voice matters in Europe. In addition, the respondents do not seem to have a positive opinion of the future: 54% stated that things “are going the wrong way” in Europe; 58% said as much about their own country.