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Social programmes should be maintained even at the cost of higher taxes
Greater efforts should be made to privatise healthcare services in <country>
State subsidies for creches and child care should be increased substantially
Immigration policies oriented towards skilled workers should be encouraged as
Immigration into <country> should be made more restrictive
Immigrants from outside Europe should be required to accept our culture and va
The legalisation of same sex marriages is a good thing
Religious values and principles should be shown greater respect in politics
The decriminalisation of the personal use of soft drugs is to be welcomed
Euthanasia should be legalised
Government spending should be reduced in order to lower taxes
The EU should acquire its own tax-raising powers
Governments should bail out failing banks with public money
Governments should reduce workers' protection regulations in order to fight u
The EU should drastically reduce its subsidies to Europe's farmers
Renewable sources of energy (e.g. solar or wind energy) should be supported e
The promotion of public transport should be fostered through green taxes (e.g
Policies to fight global warming should be encouraged even if it hampers econ
Restrictions of civil liberties should be accepted in the fight against terro
Criminals should be punished more severely
On foreign policy issues, such as the relationship with Russia, the EU should
The European Union should strengthen its security and defence policy
European integration is a good thing
The UK is much better off in the EU than outside it
The European Union should be enlarged to include Turkey
The European Parliament should be given more powers
Individual member states of the EU should have less veto power
Any new European Treaty should be subject to approval in a referendum in <cou
Country specific statement (1)
Country specific statement (1): Belgium, Flanders
Country specific statement (1): Belgium, Wallonia
Country specific statement (1): UK, Wales
Country specific statement (1): UK, Scotland
Country specific statement (1): UK, England
Country specific statement (1): UK, Northern Ireland
Country specific statement (2)
Country specific statement (2): Belgium, Flanders
Country specific statement (2): Belgium, Wallonia
Country specific statement (2): UK, Wales
Country specific statement (2): UK, Scotland
Country specific statement (2): UK, England
Country specific statement (2): UK, Northern Ireland
It should be harder for EU immigrants working or staying in [your country] to ge
Pension benefits should be reduced to limit the state debt in [your country]
To fight the problem of illegal immigration, the European Union should take resp
Immigration [into your country] should be made more restrictive
Immigrants from outside Europe should be required to accept our culture and valu
Embryonic stem cell research should be stopped
The legalisation of the personal use of soft drugs is to be welcomed
The EU should acquire its own tax raising powers
Bank and stock market gains should be taxed more heavily
Governments should reduce workers' protection regulations in order to fight unem
The state should provide stronger financial support to unemployed workers
The EU should relax its austerity policy in order to foster economic growth
The promotion of public transport should be fostered through green taxes (e.g. r
Renewable sources of energy (e.g. solar or wind energy) should be supported even
Restrictions of personal privacy on the Internet should be accepted for public s
Access to abortion should become more restricted
On foreign policy issues the EU should speak with one voice
To tackle the sovereign debt crisis, the member states of the Eurozone should be
The single European currency (Euro) is a bad thing
Any new European Treaty should be subject to approval in a referendum in [your c
Country-specific issue 1
Country-specific issue 2
The EU should rigorously punish Member States that violate the EU deficit rules
Asylum-seekers should be distributed proportionally among EU Member States throu
In European Parliament elections, EU citizens should be allowed to cast a vote f