Eurobarometer Survey: Most Bulgarians Feel Optimistic About the Future 2026

Balgarianovinite.com The majority of Bulgarians and EU citizens in general are optimistic about the future of their family and themselves, their country and the EU, according to the 2025 Eurobarometer Autumn Survey. It was presented by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
When asked about their outlook on the future, 53% of Bulgarian respondents and 57% of other Europeans said they were optimistic about the future of the EU. When asked about their own country, 55% of Bulgarians and 57% of other EU citizens expressed optimism. Regarding their family and themselves, 74% of Bulgarians and 76% of other Europeans are optimistic.
When it comes to the future of the world, 51% of Bulgarians are optimistic, while pessimism prevails among other EU citizens, with 52% expressing concern.
The survey found that 46% of Bulgarian respondents (62% across the rest of the EU) consider their country’s EU membership to be a good thing; 35% in Bulgaria (26% in the EU) see it as neither good nor bad, and 17% (11% in the EU) regard it as a bad thing. Views on the EU itself are similar: 47% of Bulgarians (49% of other EU citizens) said the EU conjures up a positive image, 28% (34% in the EU) opted for neutral, and 24% (17% in the EU) said the EU’s image is negative.
Most respondents expect their standard of living to remain unchanged in the coming years (41% in Bulgaria and 54% across the EU), while around one in three expect a decline (34% in Bulgaria and 28% in the EU). About 15% of all respondents expect an improvement.
The respondents’ biggest security concerns are wars near the EU (59% of Bulgarians and 72% on average across the EU), with more than half also highlighting terrorism, cyberattacks, uncontrolled migration flows, and reliance on non-EU countries for energy supply and defence.
As to society-related concerns, respondents are worried about disinformation, fake content created by artificial intelligence, hate speech, societal polarization, the protection of personal data online, and threats to freedom of speech.
More than half of Bulgarians (54%) and other respondents (66%) expect the EU to play a greater role in crises and security threats. According to 80% of Bulgarians (89% across the rest of the EU), EU Member States should be more united. A similar share believe the EU should have a stronger voice at the international level. Eurobarometer Survey: Most Bulgarians Feel Optimistic About the Future 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-04 09:22:57 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law