April 9, 2009: Bob Tortora to speak at international conference on Africa (Brussels – April 29/30)
Gallup, Friends of Europe, Total and the World Bank are the co-organisers of a two-day conference entitled - "Outlook Africa: Investing in Africa's growth and health". On the second day, Bob Tortora, Gallup’s Regional Research Director for Sub-Saharan Africa will join a debate on the subject “Getting Africa’s infrastructure right”. This conference will provide a global platform to debate the impact of the economic crisis on the African continent, trade and investment in African countries, infrastructural developments and good governance, and the continent’s healthcare challenges.
See here for more details.
April 8, 2009: Panel debate ahead of the European Parliamentary elections (April 28, 2009 – Brussels).
In June, 500 million EU citizens will decide on the composition of the EU’s only directly-elected body; the one that has their highest degree of trust. With Europe, if not the world, in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s, the new European Parliament will face a raft of major challenges. Given this background, Gallup, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and IFRI are jointly organising a panel debate on the European Parliament’s future agenda and what EU citizens can expect from both the new assembly and the EU itself. The event – April 28th - will be broadcast by Euronews, the event’s media partner. At the event, Gallup Europe CEO Robert Manchin will present key findings on the topic from various Gallup polls, to be followed by a panel debate with Sylive Goulard, current President of the French European Movement and MoDem candidate for the European Parliament, Professor Joachim Starbatty of Tübingen University, Italian MEP Monica Frassoni (Greens) and British MEP Richard Corbett (Labour Party).
See here for registration
April 2, 2009: The general assembly of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
This will take place in Malmö, 22-24 April 2009, with Gallup’s participation. The focus will be on how the economic and financial crisis affects local and regional governments. On the first day of the assembly, Robert Manchin will take part in a round table debate on “Thriving or Surviving” (in the current crisis). The CEMR has asked its members to say how the current crisis affects their own national members: i.e. the towns, cities and regions of Europe, and it is apparent that many local and regional authorities are faced with major problems: SMEs closing down, rising unemployment rates and budgetary difficulties. Manchin will illustrate his contribution to the debate with reference to data from Gallup’s Soul of the City programme (click here for details).
On the second day of the assembly, there will be a session entitled “Europe and the Territorial Dimension (The EU and its neighbours: co-operation for peace, stability and integration).” During this session, the CEMR and NALAS (a network of associations of South Eastern Europe) will present a paper on the satisfaction and expectations of urban dwellers in the Balkans. This paper will contain relevant data that has been extracted from the Gallup Balkan Monitor. Click here for details of the Gallup Balkan Monitor, and for a full programme of the CEMR assembly, click here.
April 1, 2009: Robert Manchin to speak at the 2009 Employment Week annual conference in Brussels (June 24-25).
With unemployment levels rising throughout Europe, skills development is a priority for all - companies and citizens alike. The 2009 Employment Week Annual Conference will focus on how levels of employment can be increased and what is needed to make change happen.
During the plenary sessions, Robert Manchin will present an overview of job conditions and employment issues based on Eurobarometer and Gallup World Poll data. His presentation will include data on:
- An assessment of wellbeing in Europe, US and the BRICs as perceived by the citizens and the future outlook for personal socio-economic conditions
- The situation regarding work conditions, business conditions and entrepreneurship in those countries with a special emphasis on the EU
- The level of employee engagement in the EU vs. the US vs. the BRICs
- A look at the social realities in 20 years time for EU citizens.
In addition, a member of the Gallup Consulting staff will look at best practices in the context of increasing employment across Europe.
See employmentweek.com for details.
December 19, 2008: Gallup Balkan Monitor results - a "public discussion" in Belgrade on 22 December
The European Fund for the Balkans in cooperation with Gallup Europe held a public discussion Serbia: Awaiting for a Better Life that focused on the Gallup Balkan Monitor (GBM) survey and Serb respondent's attitudes and perceptions. The GBM investigates public opinion on a broad range of issues, from the satisfaction with standard of living to the declaration of independence of Kosovo, and from the desire to emigrate, to attitudes towards EU integration. The findings were discussed by a panel including Milica Delević, Director of EU integration Office Serbia, Dragan Bujošević, editor in chief, Politika, Milan Nikolić, analyst and Živorad Kovačević, president, European Movement in Serbia. The discussion was moderated by Hedvig Morvai Horvat, executive director of European Fund for the Balkans with a presentation of results by Andrzej Pyrka, Consulting Specialist, Gallup.
Panelists:
- Milica Delević, Director, the EU Integration Office
- Dragan Bujo‘ević, Editor in Chief, Politika
- Milan Nikolić, Analyst
- Živorad Kovačević, President, European Movement in Serbia
For the latest results from the Gallup Balkan Monitor, visit Balkan-Monitor.eu.
November 17, 2008: Joint EFB/Gallup press conference for launch of the Gallup Balkan Monitor
The latest Gallup Balkan Monitor results were presented to the press on Monday 17 November, at 1.45 pm, in the Residence Palace, Passage Room, in Brussels (rue de la Loi 155 - 1040 Brussels). See more details at balkan-monitor.eu or call 00322 734 5418.
November 17, 2008: High-level event at the Résidence Palace coincides with the launch of the Gallup Balkan Monitor
The Gallup Balkan Monitor's poll results and implications were discussed by a distinguished panel at the Résidence Palace, Brussels (November 17). The event, entitled "Public opinion in the Balkans - between hope and disenchantment", examined the Monitor's findings on how citizens feel about EU accession, good governance, Kosovo's independence and the Balkan citizens' desire to emigrate. The panel included Gallup Europe Managing Director Robert Manchin, former Prime Minister of Italy and former Chairman of the International Commission on the Balkans Giuliano Amato, Editor of the leading Kosovo daily newspaper Koha Ditore, Veton Surroi and Serbia's former Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic. The dialogue, organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC), in cooperation with the European Fund for the Balkans, was chaired by EPC Communications Director Jacki Davis. See more details at balkan-monitor.eu or call 00322 734 5418.
June 25-28, 2008: International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC), Berlin Germany
The 3MC conference brought together researchers and practitioners from around the globe, presenting state-of-the-art research on all aspects of cross-national and cross-cultural survey methods related to design, data collection, quality assurance, analysis and archiving. At the conference, Gallup's Femke De Keulenaer chaired a session on evaluating the "Anchoring Vignette" approach to enhance the cross-cultural comparability of survey responses and spoke about the possibilities of using anchoring vignettes when measuring happiness (and other well-being measures).
For full details of the programme: see www.3mc2008.de
May 23, 2008: Robert Manchin spoke at the European Movements' Congress of Europe at The Hague.
Sixty years on from the first Congress of Europe, chaired by Winston Churchill and attended by such luminaries as Konrad Adenauer and Francois Mitterrand, the European Movement brought together some of the leading figures of the 21st century. At the event, Robert Manchin spoke about the EU's achievements, citizens' hopes and fears for the future and the global challenges that the EU is facing. The presentation is available here (PPT, 2 MB).
Gallup Europe was a knowledge partner of the European Movement. For full details of the programme: see www.blastmedia.eu/emi-event and for an overview of the ideas proposed by Europe's citizens, go to speakup-europe.blogactiv.eu
February 2008 at The Centre think-tank in Brussels: Gallup Europe participated in a debate entitled 'Polls apart - Is the EU's new love of opinion surveys misguided?'
This roundtable discussion explored some of the different means of gauging public attitudes, from traditional opinion polling and Eurobarometer surveys to citizens' juries and focus groups, and asked to what extent policymaking - for example, the treatment of religious minorities - should rely on polling the people.
- Claus Sorensen, Director General, DG Communication, European Commission;
- Robert Manchin, Chairman and Managing Director, Gallup Europe;
- Gerrit Rauws, Director, King Baudouin Foundation (project leader, European Citizens' Consultations);
- David Rennie, Europe Correspondent, The Economist.
The event was chaired by Paul Adamson of The Centre.
Gallup Europe Workshop: Leadership in an European Work Environment
The Gallup Europe Workshop is a pre-conference initiative to the European Positive Psychology Conference. It addresses the issue of workplace satisfaction and engagement. Top private and public decision-takers access outstanding scholars in the field of well being in the professional environment. The workshop associates Gallup's knowledge in the field of social sciences and the opportunity to discuss new theoretical perspectives and to explore the applications of Positive Psychology in the workplace. The conference is designed for individuals interested in the promotion of well-being and fulfillment at individual, communal, and social level.
Measuring the Emotional Economy of Europe Conference
In addition to its participation and implication in numerous conferences and seminars throughout Europe in order to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge, Gallup Europe hosts the annual "Measuring the Emotional Economy of Europe" conference in Brussels. This world-class reunion of scholars explores the boundaries of survey research under all aspects, looking at content as well as to the methods to be applied.
The 2003 MEEE conference compiles a pan-European set of social experts for a two-day meeting in Brussels. Alec Gallup, who invested the past decades of his life into social surveys, provides the keynote address. Please follow this link to access the dedicated special webpages.
In 2004, Daniel Kahneman, 2002 Nobel Prize, opens the sessions with his view on measuring well-being. He and the other international experts contribute to what Gallup dedicates to: measuring emotions and giving each citizen a voice. Please follow this link to access the full program and presentations.
