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Questions on European politics and especially the European Election. The data set contains parts of Eurobarometer 42 concentrating on the European Election. The data set is archived in a cumulated form on four studies under ZA Study No. 2865. Topics: Among others the following questions were posed: general contentment with life; postmaterialism; expected development of personal situation, one´s own financial situation and the job situation in the coming year; expected general economic development of the country; frequency of obtaining news on television, radio and daily newspapers; national pride and reasons for national pride; self-classification of political orientation; general interest in politics and special interest in European politics; satisfaction with democracy on municipal, national and European level; European citizenship; approval of European unification; attitude to membership of the country in the EU and advantageousness of membership for one´s country; desired national or European responsibility for political departments and selected political measures; desire for increased information about the European Union; information noticed about the European Parliament, the European Commission, the council of ministers, the European Court of Justice, the Common Market and the Maastricht Treaty; approval of future membership of Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia in the EU; personal election participation; behavior at the polls; political areas to which the European Parliament should give particular attention; assessment of the proportion of foreigners in the country; perceived disturbances from people of other nationality, another race or other religion.