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Poverty is bigger issue for EU voters than migration, survey shows
Health, jobs, defence, security and climate crisis all seen as more important than immigration with June elections approaching
Irregular migration is not the top priority for European voters despite the prominence of the issue in the media and political campaigning by rightwing parties over the last year, a survey commissioned by the European parliament shows.
The Eurobarometer poll, which tracks public opinions every quarter, puts poverty and the cost of living crisis and social exclusion as the number one issue for voters who go to the polls in early June to elect a new European parliament.
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