Ursula von der Leyen EU Commission boss, is? In the whole of Europe will be discussed. Many Germans do not believe that they would do a good Job in Brussels. This is the result of the new ARD Germany trend.
The heads of state and government of the European Union, surprisingly nominated for the German Minister of defence Ursula von der Leyen as the successor of Jean-Claude Juncker. Whether or not you will actually be EU Commission President – the decision is now up to Parliament to the EU. This is the way it should be, says a majority of Germans. 71 percent say that the Parliament should have the last word and not the heads of government of the EU member States.
For the current ARD Germany trend, the opinion research Institute infratest dimap collects every month, the interviewees were asked whether Ursula von der Leyen, who is the right Person for the EU top job is. 56 percent of respondents voted no, only 33 percent believe that the German Minister would make a good President of the Commission.
The Minister is in Berlin under political pressure. She is accused of, to have million-dollar contracts for external consultants, companies are unlawfully awarded. A Committee of inquiry is concerned with the so-called consultants affair. Alone the supporters of the FDP are still a small majority, of the opinion that von der Leyen, a good EU would be President of the Commission. The Union supporters are divided.
Hostile to the followers of the SPD, the Left and the AfD comment. Here, only every fifth Respondent for von der Leyen speaks. Especially great is the skepticism among younger citizens under the age of 34 years. But even among older citizens, the concerns are higher than the Confidence in Ursula von der Leyen.
Debate on search and rescue
The temporary capture of the German Sea-Watch-captain Carola Missiles has sparked the discussion on the European refugee policies and the treatment of migrants in distress at sea in the Mediterranean. The captain was run last weekend with your ship without permission in the harbour of the Italian island of Lampedusa, and what the Italian authorities examined the initiation of proceedings for abetting illegal Migration.
An approach that the German majority of the population looks critically: Three-quarters of Germans do not speak in favour of pursuing the rescue of refugees in distress at sea, in principle, legally. Italy ships to the Rescue, which have taken in refugees, access to its ports and denied, not 70 percent correct.
However, private initiatives to rescue refugees from the Mediterranean sea to know the majority of support (72 percent). Women judge the private refugee rescue more often positive than men (80:64 per cent) and criticize the restrictive attitude of Italy more often (79:60 percent).
Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of respondents find it wrong that the European Union with the end of the Marine Mission, “Sophia” has suspended the search and rescue for refugees in the Mediterranean sea. The majority of citizens (88 percent) also for a Change of European asylum law. The EU countries should be relieved at the external borders and the refugees as evenly as possible to all member countries.
A different attitude to the refugee rescue in the Mediterranean sea, the followers of the right-wing populist AfD is solely responsible. They reject the private search and rescue to 65 percent and find the restrictive attitude of Italy to 68 percent correct.
Dissatisfied with the climate protection
Another issue in the current ARD Germany trend of climate protection. In the population, the doubt that important social actors use enough to outweigh. Two-thirds of the respondents evaluate the efforts of the population, but also the efforts of the European Union, the Federal government and the companies in Germany as insufficient. Most significantly, the criticism of the international community of States falls.
For the improvement of climate protection, the German citizens with a large majority (92 percent) on the Expansion of renewable energies, the introduction of a kerosene tax (68 percent) and a faster phase-out of coal-fired power generation (64 percent). The introduction of a CO2 tax in favour of only 39 percent. More significantly, the Germans are against it, to increase the price of the purchase and maintenance of cars with an internal combustion engine. Only 24 percent could find the right one.
The height of the flight of the Green stops
The doubts as to whether enough is being done for the environment and climate protection, increase with the level of education and expectation are pronounced according to the supporters of the Greens and the Left in particular. But while the left party can politically benefit from the popularity of the Green. They are, as in the previous month, the strongest party in the election survey.
With the work of the Federal government, only three out of ten citizens are currently satisfied. The View of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, that does not detract. She remains in the current Germany trend the most popular politician. 54 percent of the respondents are satisfied with their work. Can also the green party leader Robert Habeck, comes to 37 percent. CDU-Chef Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on the other hand loses more. Only 22 percent of respondents provide a positive testimony.
Extreme right-wing attitudes more socially acceptable
After the assassination of the Kassel government President Walter Lübcke is a discussion on dealing with right-wing extremism in Germany. Two-thirds of the population Express the concern that right-wing extremists, the state could change and find that extreme-right positions have become lately more socially acceptable.
See in the fight against right-wing extremism, 66 percent of citizens ‘ deficits. This criticism is heard less frequently than in 2011, as after the excavation of the NSU-terror cell is still around 80 percent, is too lax in dealing with right-wing extremists defendant.
There are great differences among the party supporters of the AfD and the Greens. Agreed, you are not alone in the desire that the security forces should be given more powers to monitor communications on the Internet and in social media. The supporters of the left party majority reject this.
Which terrorist is more dangerous?
In the case of politically motivated violence, the greatest danger from extreme right-wing perpetrators of violence from the view of citizens (71 percent). Concern is also against Islamic terrorism (60 percent). The danger of extreme left-wing offenders out rate of 41 percent as a very large or rather large.
Significant variations in the AfD. While the supporters of most other parties see the greatest danger in right-wing extremism, joining the supporters of the AfD with Islamist offenders with the highest risk.