The 25 Years of Progress Programme had aimed to gather the ideas of young European citizens, on what the future of Union should be in order to promote solidarity, democracy and equality on the Continent.

We are glad to present the survey results of the young people we had surveyed 25 years ago. We are also delighted to share the footage of the interviews that had taken place with students 25 years ago through a video. Chancellor Flora Morgenstern, will conclude the video with an assessment of how the European Union had changed and evolved overtime to allow those suggested ideas to be incorporated into the European Union.

25 Years of Progress Video

25 Years of Progress Survey - Questions & Results

Survey Questions

1. Should more countries become EU member states? 

1a. If yes, which countries should become member states? 

2. Would you prefer the EU to have less power or more power (on a scale of 1-5)

3. Should there be a Single European Defence Force? 

4. Should Ireland continue to stay neutral? 

5. Should Ireland leave the EU? 

5a. Why should Ireland leave/remain in the EU? 

6. What can the EU do to deal with its ageing population? 

7. Does the EU contribute to the loss of cultural identity? 

8. Should the EU collect its own taxes to fund itself? 

9. How should the EU be funded?

10. How should the EU tackle its energy dependency on other countries? 

11. Is the EU doing enough to tackle climate change? (1 not enough    to    5 enough)

12. Should the EU always act as one? 

13. How should member states who go against EU policy be dealt with?