EU Coalition Explorer Results of the EU28 Survey on coalition building in the European Union an initiative of Results for Luxembourg © ECFR May 2017 Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Findings Luxembourg Coalition Potential Preferences Policies Ranks 1 to 14 Top 3 for LU Ranks 15 to 28 Luxembourg ranks overall #12 at Preferences Luxembourg ranks #4 at ‘More Europe’ Top 3 for LU 1. UK 2. Slovakia Country Findings 1. Belgium #4 3. Croatia AT Austria #14 Q1 Most Contacted 2. IE NL Q14 Deeper Integration BE Belgium 3. Austria BG Bulgaria 1. Belgium Q16 Expert View Level of Decision-Making Q17 Public View HR Croatia #13 Q2 Shared Interests 2. Germany 3. France CY Cyprus 85% 52% All EU member states 50% 56% CZ Czech Rep. 1. Cyprus 4% 19% Legally bound core 14% 13% DK Denmark #10 Q3 Most Responsive 2. Belgium 2% 15% Coalition of states 14% 8% EE Estonia 3. AT MT 0% 8% Only national level 22% 23% FI Finland LU EU EU LU FR France DE Germany EL Greece HU Hungary Partners Networks IE Ireland Luxembourg ranks overall #14 at Partners Voting for IT Italy Top 3 for LU Belgium LV Luxembourg Latvia 1. Croatia Top 8 for LU LT Lithuania #15 Q10 Foreign and Development Policy 2. BE DE LV Austria LU Luxembourg 3. AT IT RO MT Malta Germany 1. BE HR NL Netherlands #23 Q11 Security and Defense Policy 2. Latvia PL Poland 3. Austria France PT Portugal LU 1. AT BE RO Romania #12 Q12 Economic and Social Policy 2. Latvia Netherlands SK Slovakia 3. Croatia SI Slovenia Croatia 1. Slovakia ES Spain #8 Q13 Fiscal Policy 2. Estonia Latvia SE Sweden 3. Belgium UK UK Italy Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most contacted Votes for Luxembourg “In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1352 votes by would your own government generally contact first 394 respondents, Luxembourg received Q1 and/or most on EU matters? (select up to five)” 26 (1.9%) 5% Affluent 7 Share of EU Affluent Seven 5% Founding 6 votes by Big Six Southern Seven 1% Big 6 1% Southern 7 group Founding Six Visegrád Four Austria Italy Belgium Latvia 19% Belgium Share of 6% Ireland votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 6% Netherlands Croatia Luxembourg 5% Austria country Cyprus Malta 3% Italy 3% Romania Czech Rep. Netherlands 2% France Denmark Poland 1% Denmark Estonia Portugal 1% Germany 1% Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 % Rounded results. 0% shares not shown. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Shared Interests Votes for Luxembourg “In your view or experience, which other EU member states Of 1594 votes by generally share many of your own country’s interests and 406 respondents, Luxembourg received Q2 preferences on EU policies? (select up to five)” 50 (3.1%) 8% Founding 6 Share of EU Affluent Seven 4% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six Southern Seven 4% Big 6 3% Southern 7 group Founding Six Visegrád Four Austria Italy Belgium Latvia 19% Belgium Share of 12% Germany votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 7% France Croatia Luxembourg 6% Ireland country Cyprus Malta 4% Netherlands 4% Slovenia Czech Rep. Netherlands 3% Austria Denmark Poland 3% Portugal Estonia Portugal 2% Italy 2% Sweden Finland Romania 1% Denmark France Slovakia 1% Spain Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 % Rounded results. 0% shares not shown. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most Responsive Votes for Luxembourg “In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1201 votes by or EU member states have shown to be most responsive 342 respondents, Luxembourg received Q3 or are easiest to work with? (select up to five)” 49 (4.1%) 9% Founding 6 Share of EU Affluent Seven 6% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six Southern Seven 5% Big 6 5% Southern 7 group Founding Six Visegrád Four Austria Italy Belgium Latvia 20% Cyprus Share of 17% Belgium votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 14% Austria Croatia Luxembourg 14% Malta country Cyprus Malta 11% Germany 9% Netherlands Czech Rep. Netherlands 8% France Denmark Poland 7% Greece Estonia Portugal 7% Ireland 5% Slovenia Finland Romania 4% Italy France Slovakia 3% Bulgaria Germany Slovenia 3% Romania 2% Spain Greece Spain 1% Denmark Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 % Rounded results. 0% shares not shown. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most Disappointing Votes for Luxembourg “In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1123 votes by or EU member states have disappointed your own 326 respondents, Luxembourg received Q4 government? (select up to five)” 18 (1.6%) 4% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Affluent Seven 2% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six Southern Seven 1% Big 6 1% Founding 6 group Founding Six Visegrád Four 1% Southern 7 Austria Italy Belgium Latvia 8% Hungary Share of 4% Belgium votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 4% Denmark Croatia Luxembourg 3% UK country Cyprus Malta 2% Czech Rep. 1% Italy Czech Rep. Netherlands 1% Poland Denmark Poland 1% Spain Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 % Rounded results. 0% shares not shown. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Overall EU Policy Ranking by Luxembourg “Based on your view or experience, please rank the six large EU member states according to their overall influence on EU policy Q5 over the past five years. (first rank being the most influential)” EU Affluent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Germany France UK France Italy UK Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia Poland Italy Spain Italy Poland Spain UK Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Influence Overview Big Six Overall EU Policy Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Affluent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 3. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Fiscal Policy Ranking by Luxembourg “Please rank the six large EU member states according to their influence on EU fiscal policy over the past five years. Q6 (first rank being the most influential)” EU Affluent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Germany France UK FranceUK Italy SpainItaly Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Poland UK Czech Rep. Netherlands Italy Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia SpainItaly Italy Spain PolandSpain PolandItaly UKPoland Spain UK Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Influence Overview UK Poland Italy Big Six Overall EU Policy Germany Poland Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Affluent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 3. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Ranking by Luxembourg “Please rank the six large EU member states according to their influence on EU foreign, security and defence policy over the Q7 past five years. (first rank being the most influential)” EU Affluent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four France Germany France Germany UK UK Germany Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia Poland Italy Italy Poland Spain Spain Italy Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK Influence Overview Big Six Overall EU Policy Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Affluent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 3. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z. Luxembourg Design Findings Chapters Preferences Influence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Affluent Seven Ranking by Luxembourg First Rank Austria Belgium Netherlands “Based on your view or experience, please rank the list of affluent seven EU member states according to their overall influence on EU Q8 policy over the past five years. (first rank being the most influential)” EU Affluent Seven Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Second Rank Third Rank Fourth Rank Belgium Luxembourg Sweden Austria Finland Netherlands Luxembourg Austria Austria Italy Belgium