Madrid
hosts
the
Gallup
International
congress,
the
world
association
for
social
research,
with
an
eye
on
global
discontent
or
Minister
Albares
inaugurates
the
Gallup
International
congress
in
Madrid,
the
world
association
for
social
research
-
Gallup
International
celebrates
its
75th
Anniversary,
at
a
summit
organized
by
Sigma
Dos
in
the
Spanish
capital,
with
an
eye
on
the
impact
of
the
war
on
world
public
opinion
-
According
to
the
global
study
carried
out
by
the
association,
the
EU
countries
have
a
comparatively
low
satisfaction
index,
although
Spain
is
above
the
average.
-
The
majority
of
Spaniards
and
Europeans
consider
that
they
have
lived
better
than
their
parents,
but
that
their
children
will
live
worse
than
them
Madrid,
September
26th.
Gallup
International,
the
leading
association
in
social
research
present
in
more
than
70
countries
covering
two
thirds
of
the
world's
population,
in
which
Spain
participates
through
Sigma
Dos,
is
holding
its
annual
congress
these
days
in
Madrid.
The
event,
which
brings
together
companies
from
the
five
continents
at
the
Palace
Hotel
in
Madrid,
has
a
unique
meaning
for
the
organization,
as
this
year
marks
the
75th
anniversary
of
its
foundation
by
George
Gallup,
the
father
of
contemporary
statistics.
The
Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs,
European
Union
and
Cooperation,
José
Manuel
Albares,
who
participated
in
the
inaugural
conference,
underlined
the
importance
of
a
high-level
and
coordinated
response
by
Spain
and
the
European
Union
to
the
common
challenges
of
the
world.
Albares
has
also
highlighted
the
role
of
social
research
in
understanding
the
concerns
and
expectations
of
public
opinion
in
different
countries.
Spain,
global
hub
of
social
research
Gerardo
Iracheta,
president
of
Sigma
Dos,
has
stressed
the
importance
for
Spain
of
this
event
taking
place
in
Madrid:
“Gallup
International
is
like
the
UN
of
social
research,
and
hosting
this
congress,
precisely
the
year
of
its
75th
anniversary,
makes
I
manifest
the
increasingly
important
role
of
our
country
as
a
hub
of
cultures
in
the
global
world”.
Iracheta
stressed
that
our
society
“acts
as
a
bridge”
between
Europe,
Latin
America
and
Africa,
and
that
we
are
in
“a
privileged
place”
to
„observe
and
analyze
the
new
times
of
globalization.”
For
his
part,
Kancho
Stoichev,
president
of
Gallup
International,
highlighted
his
satisfaction
at
holding
this
congress
in
Madrid,
the
capital
of
"one
of
the
most
widely
spoken
and
important
languages
in
the
world"
and
a
political
and
social
reference
“for
many
countries
in
Latin
America
and
other
continents”.
Stoichev
has
assured
that
the
Congress
will
address
the
different
social
responses
in
the
world
to
the
current
situation,
marked
by
the
war
in
Ukraine,
as
well
as
the
impact
that
this
is
having
on
the
quality
of
life
of
millions
of
citizens
on
all
continents.
At
the
same
time,
the
Congress
will
study
the
impact
of
the
Internet
on
our
lives,
the
phenomenon
of
fake
news
in
democracies
and
new
methods
of
social
research.
World
studio,
dissatisfaction
reigns
Kancho
Stoichev
has
also
presented
the
first
results
of
a
global
study
that
the
association
is
carrying
out
in
75
countries,
through
75,000
surveys,
and
which
measures
the
state
of
mind
in
the
different
countries,
in
a
context
marked
by
the
war
in
Ukraine
and
inflation.
The
conclusions
point
to
the
fact
that,
although
the
majority
of
people
on
all
continents
believe
that
their
life
is
better
than
the
life
of
their
parents,
there
is
a
“serious
doubt”
that
“our
children
will
live
than
us”,
according
to
Stoichev
.
In
addition,
the
study
points
out
that
most
people
around
the
world
expect
the
end
of
the
dominance
of
the
US
dollar,
especially
in
Asia,
and
feel
that
their
health
is
seriously
threatened
in
the
next
two
and
a
half
decades.
According
to
findings
presented
by
the
president
of
Gallup
International,
virtually
everyone
is
concerned
that
our
lives
are
increasingly
dependent
on
the
Internet.
Kancho
Stoichev
has
also
highlighted
that
a
third
of
the
world's
population
values
the
possibility
of
emigrating
to
another
country,
reaching
half
in
some
regions,
such
as
Latin
America.
Overall
satisfaction
index:
Spain
relatively
well
placed
To
assess
the
overall
satisfaction
of
societies,
Gallup
International
has
created
an
index
with
four
indicators:
comparison
of
one's
own
life
with
the
life
of
one's
parents,
comparison
of
one's
own
life
with
expectations
for
children,
general
economic
expectations
and
willingness
to
emigrate.
With
0
being
total
dissatisfaction
and
1
being
full
satisfaction
with
one's
own
life,
the
index
shows
especially
positive
values
in
Asia
(excluding
Japan),
with
0.61.
The
Eastern
EU
countries
also
present
positive
data,
0.59,
and
non-EU
European
countries,
with
an
index
of
0.57.
Among
the
least
satisfied
would
be
the
Latin
American
countries,
with
0.30;
the
countries
of
the
West
of
the
EU
and
those
of
the
Middle
East,
with
0.36
and
Japan,
with
an
index
of
0.37.
In
the
United
States
the
index
is
0.47
and
Spain,
with
an
index
of
0.43,
is
above
countries
such
as
Germany,
with
0.33.
We
live
better
than
our
parents
and
our
children
62
%
of
Spaniards
believe
that
their
life
has
been
better
than
that
of
their
parents,
while
21
%
consider
that
this
has
been
more
difficult.
These
are
results
similar
to
those
of
other
countries
in
our
environment,
such
as
Portugal
or
Ireland,
in
which
around
60
%
also
have
a
positive
view
of
their
life
in
relation
to
previous
generations,
and
above
other
European
countries
such
as
Germany,
where
only
48
%
believe
so;
Greece,
49
%
or
Hungary,
41
%.
This
situation
changes
drastically
when
the
question
is
reversed:
only
30
%
of
Spaniards
believe
that
their
children's
lives
will
be
better
than
theirs,
while
45
%
believe
that
it
will
be
worse
and
19
%
that
it
will
be
the
same.
This
pessimism
towards
the
conditions
of
the
new
generations
is
common
in
European
countries.
In
Germany,
the
Netherlands
and
Croatia,
the
same
percentage
-30
%-
believes
so;
in
Austria,
Belgium
and
the
Czech
Republic,
that
proportion
drops
to
25
%;
in
Greece,
it
stands
at
28
%
and
in
Luxembourg,
at
24
%
and
in
Sweden
it
sinks
to
21
%.
This
optimism
about
the
life
of
the
new
generations
is
especially
high
in
African
societies,
where
in
some
countries,
such
as
Nigeria,
it
exceeds
90
%.
Gallup
International
Association
and
its
members
are
not
related
to
Gallup
Inc.,
headquartered
in
Washington
D.C.,
which
is
no
longer
a
member
of
Gallup
International
Association.
Gallup
International
Association
does
not
accept
responsibility
for
opinion
polling
other
than
its
own.
We
require
that
our
surveys
be
credited
fully
as
Gallup
International
(not
Gallup
or
Gallup
Poll).
For
further
details
see
our
website:
www.gallup-international.com.
