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Transatlantic Trends Transatlantic Trends is an annual survey of public opinion which started in 2002, consisting of a random sample of approximately 1,000 phone or face-to-face interviews in each country between June 9 and July 1, For results based on national samples, the margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points, for results based on the total European sample the margin of error is plus or minus one percentage point, at a 95 percent confidence level. Total sample size is 13, Year Total CoverageEuropean Coverage 2002U.S. + E6France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, The United Kingdom 2003U.S. + E7 France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, The United Kingdom, Portugal U.S. + E10 France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Turkey, Slovakia, Spain U.S. + E12 France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Turkey, Slovakia, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania* *E11 includes all European countries but Turkey

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Transatlantic Trends Takeaways Unprecedented Obama Bounce New Political Space For Transatlantic Cooperation Expectations Exceed Experience with Obama To Date Continued Transatlantic Disagreement over Afghanistan, Iran, Climate Change A Divide between Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe Limited Impact of the Economic Crisis on Transatlantic Relations Greater European Concern and Willingness for Governmental and International Action on Climate Change EU Cynicism and Turkish Fatalism on EU Membership for Turkey 39

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