A survey of nearly 28,000 Europeans found that a large majority wants the EU to be more active in tackling issues like unemployment, terrorism, immigration and tax fraud.

What do you expect of the EU?

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How do Europeans see the EU?  And what are their expectations of it?

In April 2016 almost 28,000 Europeans  from the 28 Member States

responded to questions  on the big issues of the day.

In general, EU citizens would like the EU  to be more active in areas like immigration,

the fight against terrorism,  tax fraud and unemployment.

Three out of four people surveyed  believe that

what unites them  is more important than what divides them.

The Number One priority is  the fight against terrorism.

More than eight out of ten  want more intervention from the EU.

Among the measures the EP has tabled,  citizens consider the most urgent to be

combatting the financing of terrorist groups

and tackling the roots of terrorism  and radicalisation,

Europeans would also like the EU  to be more active

in tackling unemployment, at 77%,  and immigration, at 74%.

61% believe there is  insufficient protection of borders

environmental protection  remains a major concern.

67% call for greater European engagement  in this area.

In the wake of the major  Panama Papers scandal,

cracking down on tax fraud  has become a priority for Europeans.

Just one in five people are satisfied  with the EU's response.

But two thirds of those surveyed say  there is not enough action here.

The figures don't measure the general  feeling Europeans have towards the EU

What they do clearly show is that  a large majority of people

are looking for the EU to be more active  in the areas of greatest concern to them.