MALTA SUMMARY COUNTRY ANALYSIS

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1 Methodology: face-to-face MALTA November - December 2015 SUMMARY COUNTRY ANALYSIS Respondents in Malta have some of the most positive opinions about development aid in the EU. More than nine out of ten (92%) say it is important to help people in developing countries, and along with respondents in Sweden they are the most likely to say that tackling poverty should be one of the main priorities of the EU (84%). They are also amongst the most likely to agree that this should be one of the main priorities of the national government (56%). More than three quarters (78%) say development aid should be increased 11 percentage points higher than in 2014 and significantly higher than the EU average (68%). After those in Cyprus (89%) and along with those in Greece, respondents in Malta are also the most likely to say official development aid is effective in tackling poverty in developing countries (87%). In addition, the proportion of respondents who agree that aid is an effective way to tackle irregular migration is above the EU average (79% vs. 73%). Respondents in Malta are slightly less likely to have heard of the Sustainable Development Goals (32% vs. an EU average of 36%), but are amongst the most likely to be aware that 2015 was the European Year for Development (26% vs. 18%). Across the European Union, peace and security (41%), health and education (both 34%) are the most mentioned challenges for developing countries. Although these are also the three most mentioned challenges by respondents in Malta, they are much more likely to mention education (48%) and health (41%), and slightly more likely to mention peace and security (44%). Respondents in Malta are more likely than Europeans in general to think that individuals have a role to play in tackling poverty in developing countries (64% vs. 52%), but they are slightly less likely to be prepared to pay more for products from developing countries (45% vs. 50%). Although the proportion of respondents in Malta who are personally involved helping developing countries is higher than average (57% vs. 33%), this actually represents a decrease of seven percentage points since As observed with the EU as a whole, younger respondents in Malta (aged 15-24) generally hold more positive attitudes towards development aid than older respondents (aged 25+). For instance, younger respondents are much more likely to say that individuals can play a role in tackling poverty in developing countries (77% vs. 61%), and they are much more likely to be prepared to pay more for products from developing countries (65% vs. 42%). Younger respondents are also more likely to think development aid should be increased beyond what has been promised (24% vs. 14%). 1

2 1. IMPORTANCE OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND AID QA1 QA5 QA7.2 QA7.3 2

3 2. BENEFITS OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND AID QA7.4 QA7.5 QA7.7 QA7.8 3

4 Methodology: face-to-face MALTA November - December AWARENESS OF UNITED NATIONS' SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS QA10 QA10.E 4. AWARENESS OF " THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT" AND DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL QA2 QA3 4

5 5. UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES QA4 QA4.C 6. EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTION QA9 QA9.1.F 5

6 7. PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO AND INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT QA7.1 QA7.1.F QA6 QA8 6