The percentage of people concerned about the EU's security in the next five years is higher in Malta than the EU average.

A flash Eurobarometer survey found that 21 % of respondents in Malta said they are "very concerned" while 54% said they are "somewhat concerned".

17% said that they are not very concerned and 4% said they are not concerned at all. 4% responded "don't know."

The EU average for this question saw 18% say they were very concerned, and 48% say they were somewhat concerned.

Asked what the main challenges are that the EU is currently facing, the war in Ukraine and irregular migration were the two answers which got the highest percentage of responses by people in Malta (48% each). This was followed by the cost of living (35%) and climate change and environmental issues (30%).

Asked what they believe the main strengths of the EU are, the highest answers by respondents in Malta were the EU's respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (39%), The good relationships and solidarity between the EU's Member States (35%) and the economic, industrial, and trading power of the EU (34%).

As for which areas people think the EU should address as a priority, the top 4 responses in Malta were irregular migration (42%), the war in Ukraine and the environment and climate change (both with 32%) and security and defence (with 28%)

The majority of respondents in Malta are also confident in the performance of the EU's economy in the next five years. 8% said they are very confident, 50% said somewhat confident, 28% said somewhat unconfident, 11% said very unconfident, and 3% said they don't know.

The majority of Maltese respondents are also confident about the strength of the EU's democracy in the next five years. 9% said they are very confident, 53% said they are somewhat confident, 24% said they are somewhat unconfident, 10% said they are very unconfident, and 4% said they don't know.