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European Parliament Election Study 2009, Media Study
Regierung, politische Systeme, Parteien und Organisationen
Internationale Politik und Internationale Organisationen
Government, political systems and organisations
International politics and organisations
The European Parliament Election in the Media. Topics: Newspapers: page number on which the story begins; section; type of story; number of photographs, visuals belonging to the article; length of newspaper story; total number of pages in political/news section, editorial section and business or economy; begin of the article on top half of the page or lower half of the page, television: length of TV news item; story number (position within the overall news cast); television and newspaper: topic of the story: European integration, globalization, environment, national economic conditions; item contains an evaluation of the change of national economic conditions over the past 12 months; effect of national government or EU governance on national economic conditions; mainly responsible for working on economic conditions (actually and preferred); corresponding questions concerning immigration, change in interest rates, health care, climate change; main location of the story in terms of prominence; current national government is mentioned and evaluated in the story; European Union, its institutions or policies or the European Parliamentary elections or the campaign is mentioned in the story. Actors: detailed information up to 6 different persons, groups or organizations (for instance times the actor is directly quoted or shown on photography or film). EU specific topics: up to five EU-specific topics: topic discussion, topic-relevant information, developing of topic in terms of good or bad; story evaluates the EU, the European Parliament, the potential enlargement of the EU, the potential membership of Croatia, Switzerland and Turkey; story contains factual information about: the total number of member states in the EU, number of representatives, the rotation of the presidency of the Council of the European Union, the minimum age limit for standing as a candidate for the national general elections, the total number of MPs in the national parliament, the number of seats of the European Parliament after the 2009 election; story mentions aspects related to the state of democracy in the EU; evaluation of these aspects; referendums on EU integration: supportive or not; two or more sides of an issue mentioned; conflict or disagreement mentioned; personal attack between actors; EU-country reproaches (blames, criticizes the European Union or the European Commission); benefits or disadvantages from the EU; numbers, figures or statistics that indicate the benefits or disadvantages from the EU; negative reference to a particular distance between the EU and its citizens; positive reference to the responsiveness of the EU towards its citizens; contrasts between the position of elites and the position of the general public; criticism from the perspective of the citizens. European Parliamentary Elections and campaign: story is about the European Parliamentary Elections and/or the campaign; opinion poll results mentioned; country where newspaper or TV broadcast comes from; expected performance of the parties in the European Parliamentary elections; story mentions interviews of persons in the street (vox populi); mentioning of actors as ´winners´ or ´losers´; kind of presentation and style; story mentions a strategic move with a certain motivation; metaphors from the language of games, sport and/or war are used in the story; EP election campaign is boring or exciting; turnout in the European Elections in one´s country; people interested in campaign; story mentions aspects relating to the role of the media and to publicity efforts of political actors or campaigns towards the media. Additionally coded: Coder ID; story identification number; date, month and news outlet. Additional country specific variables are included in the national datasets.
University of Amsterdam University of Exeter
Schuck, A., Xezonakis, G., Banducci, S., & De Vreese, C. H. (2010). European Parliament Election Study 2009, Media Study (ZA5056; Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. GESIS, Cologne. https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10203
NP6 - Total number of pages in Political or News section, Editorial section (including Opinion or Comment) and Business (or Economy) section taken together
V7a323 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had no effect on immigration
V8a22 - Topic 2: Does the item suggest that the change in interest rates is positive or negative?
V8a321 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V8a322 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
V8a324 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V5c1 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of the topic 3?
V6a332 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V7b23 - Topic 3: Who, according to the story, if mentioned at all, SHOULD mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V49f4 - DE: Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP)
V49r6 - LV: Latvijas Pirma Partija - Latvijas Cel (LPP-LC)
V49s4 - MT:Alleanza Liberali Demokratika Malta (AL)
V49t8 - NL: Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)
V49w3 - RO: Partidul Democrat Liberal (PD-L)
V8a314 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V9b12 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9ac1 - Topic 1: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of health care?
V6a12 - Topic 2: Reference to national economic conditions
V6a22 - Topic 2: Evaluation of whether national economic conditions have changed over the past 12 months
V6a323 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V7a12 - Topic 2: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether the rate of immigration has changed over the past 12 months?
V7a22 - Topic 2: Does the item suggest that the change in immigration is positive or negative?
V24d - EU topic 4: Public's satisfaction with topic
V25e - EU topic 5: Does the story mention what the development on the topic has been in terms of good and bad?
V26 - Does the story evaluate the EU, and if so, how?
V301 - Factual information: The total number of member states in the EU
V36a - Does the story say that one person, group, institution or organization reproaches or blames another?
V41 - Does the story make any kind of negative reference to a particular distance or gap between the EU and its citizens?
V45 - Does the story mention aspects relating to women as a group or gender differences?
V49y6 - SI: Slovenska Ljudska Stranka (SLS)
V49z1 - SK: Smer - Sociálna demokracia (SMER)
V49z2 - SK: Slovenská demokratická a krestanská únia (SDKU - DS)
V49z5 - SK: Krestansko-demokratické hnutie (KDH)
V8a36 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on interest rates
V8b3 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of interest rates?
V10a3 - Topic 3: Evaluation of whether climate change has become more or less of a problem over the past 12 months?
V10b33 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had no effect on climate change
V20a - Actor 1: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V20c - Actor 3: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V49a3 - AT: Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (GRÜNE)
V49b7 - BE: Socialistische Partij Anders (spa)
V49b14 - BE: Rassamblement Wallonie France (RWF)
V49b15 - BE: Wallonie dAbord (Wallonie dAbord)
V49b18 - BE: Comité pour une autre politique (CAP DOrazio)
V54 - Does the story use one or more metaphors from the language of games, sport and or war?
V49aa9 - UK: British National Party (BNP)
V58 - Does the story mention that people are not interested and or interested in either the campaign or the election itself?
V5a2 - Who should mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the topic 1?
V6b11 - Topic 1: Who is said or depicted as handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7a311 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on immigration
V7a315 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V7b11 - Topic 1: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V7b21 - Topic 1: Who, according to the story, if mentioned at all, SHOULD mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V8a312 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
V8a313 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had no effect on interest rates
V18d - Actor 4: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V14e1 - Actor 4: Is there an additional actor?
V11a - Where does the story or the actions it depicts (mainly) take place (in terms of prominence in the story or length)?
V14f1 - Actor 5: Is there an additional actor?
V18f - Actor 6: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V23a - EU topic 1: What is the density of relevant information given in the story regarding this topic relative to the extent of the total discussion of the topic?
V25b - EU topic 2: Does the story mention what the development on the topic has been in terms of good and bad?
V49i4 - ES: Europa por los Pueblos-Verdes (EdP-V)
V49i6 - ES: Union, Progreso y Democracia (UPyD)
V49j7 - FI:Vaaliliitossa or I Valforbund (KD-PS)
V49k1 - FR: Union pour un mouvement populaire (UMP+NC)
V49k5 - FR:Front de Gauche (Parti communiste français and Parti de gauche)
V9b11 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on health care
V10b11 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V10b13 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had no effect on climate change
V10b14 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V10c1 - Topic 1: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of climate change?
V5b1 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of the topic?
V5b2 - Topic 2: Who should mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the topic?
V6a322 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V28 - Does the story evaluate the potential enlargement of the EU (in general)?
V302 - Factual information: The number of representatives one or more member state(s) elect(s) in the European Parliament
V33 - Does the story mention two or more sides of a problem or issue?
V44 - Does the story in general display criticism or negativity towards political or economic authorities from the perspective of the public?
V48 - From which country is the news paper or TV broadcast?
V49a1 - AT: Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)
V49b4 - BE: Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD)
V49b9 - BE: Ecologistes Confederes pour l'organisation de luttes originales (Ecolo)
V49f1 - DE: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)
V49h2 - EE: Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit (IRL)
V49h7 - EE: Libertas Eesti Erakond (LEE)
V49t1 - NL:Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA)
V49t10 - NL: Europa Voordelig! En duurzaam
V49t13 - NL: Europese Klokkenluiderspartij (EKP)
V49u1 - PL: Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (PO)
V49u5 - PL: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL)
V7a314 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on immigration
V8a315 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
V6a13 - Topic 3: Reference to national economic conditions
V6a335 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V7a332 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V7a334 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on immigration
V7a335 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V7a336 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on immigration
V8a23 - Topic 3: Does the item suggest that the change in interest rates is positive or negative?
V8a33 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had no effect on interest rates
V19f - Actor 6: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V21c1 - EU topic 2: Is there an additional topic?
V24c - EU topic 3: Public's satisfaction with topic
V21d1 - EU topic 3: Is there an additional topic?
V23d - EU topic 4: What is the density of relevant information given in the story regarding this topic relative to the extent of the total discussion of the topic?
V21e1 - EU topic 4: Is there an additional topic?
V24e - EU topic 5: Public's satisfaction with topic
V49i1 - ES: Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE)
V49i8 - ES: Izquierda Anticaplitalista-Revolta Global (IZAN-RG)
V49k6 - FR: Libertas (Libertas and MPF and CPNT)
V49x3 - SE: Folkpartiet liberalerna (FP)
V49y4 - SI: Nova Slovenija - Krscanska Ljudska Stranka (N Si)
V15a - Actor 1: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V13 - Does the story mention either the European Union , its institutions or policies or the European Parliamentary elections or the campaign?
V11b - Which geographical entity is most affected by the story or the actions the story depicts (in terms of prominence in the story or length)?
V19d - Actor 4: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V15e - Actor 5: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V17e - Actor 5: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V15f - Actor 6: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V49b19 - BE: Parti du travail de Belgique (PTB+)
V49b20 - BE: Partij van de Arbeid (PVDA+)
V49c1 - BG: Coalition for Bulgaria (BSP)
V49o4 - IT: Sinistra e Liberta (SD+Verdi+PS+US+RpS)
V49o8 - IT: LAutonomia (Pensionati+La Destra+Mpa+AdC)
V49p7 - LT: Partija Tvarka ir teisingumas (TT)
V49r7 - LV: Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Stradnieku Partija (LSDSP)
V49r17 - LV: Kristigi demokratiska savieniba (Kds)
V49s5 - MT:Alpha Liberal Democratic Party (APDL)
V49y11 - SI: Krscanski Socialisti Slovenije (KSS)
V49z3 - SK: Strana madarskej koalície (SMK or MKP)
V49z6 - SK: Slovenská národná strana (SNS)
V49aa10 - UK: Pro Democracy: Libertas eu
V6a324 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V6a326 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V7a326 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on immigration
V9a2 - Topic 2: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether health care standards have changed over the past 12 months?
V9b23 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had no effect on health care
V9b26 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on health care
V10b24 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V10b25 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V10b26 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on climate change
V8a35 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
V10b32 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V10b34 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V10b35 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V7a322 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V7a324 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on immigration
V7b12 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V7b22 - Topic 2: Who, according to the story, if mentioned at all, SHOULD mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V9b22 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9b24 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on health care
V10a2 - Topic 2: Evaluation of whether climate change has become more or less of a problem over the past 12 months?
V10c2 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of climate change?
V7a316 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on immigration
V8a21 - Topic 1: Does the item suggest that the change in interest rates is positive or negative?
V9a1 - Topic 1: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether health care standards have changed over the past 12 months?
V9b15 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9b16 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on health care
V6b22 - Topic 2: Who, according to the story SHOULD be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7a321 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on immigration
TV1 - Length of TV news item (in seconds)
V5a1 - Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of the topic 1?
V6a311 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V6a314 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V6a316 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V7a21 - Topic 1: Does the item suggest that the change in immigration is positive or negative?
V7a312 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V7a313 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had no effect on immigration
V6a23 - Topic 3: Evaluation of whether national economic conditions have changed over the past 12 months
V6a336 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V6b13 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7a23 - Topic 3: Does the item suggest that the change in immigration is positive or negative?
V7a331 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on immigration
V8a32 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
NP7 - Article begins on the top half of the page or on the lower half of the page
NP4 - Number of photographs, visuals, graphs or illustrations
V7a333 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had no effect on immigration
V8a34 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V9b33 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had no effect on health care
V10b36 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on climate change
V18a - Actor 1: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V19a - Actor 1: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V14b1 - Actor 1: Is there an additional actor?
V12 - Does the story mention the current government and if so, how is it evaluated?
V49b2 - BE: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (NV-A)
V49n5 - IE: Green Party or Comhaontas Glas (GP)
V49o7 - IT: Fiamma Tricolore-Destra Sociale
V49p2 - LT:Lietuvos socialdemokratu partija (LSDP)
V49p4 - LT: Lietuvos Respublikos Liberalu Sajudis (LRLS)
V49x4 - SE: Moderata Samlingspartiet (M)
V49y9 - SI: Stranka Mladih Slovenije (SMS)
V49z4 - SK: Ludová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (LS-HZDS)
V49z7 - SK: Komunistická strana Slovenska (KSS)
V59 - Does the story mention any aspect relating to the role of the media in or media coverage of the election campaign or political affairs in general?
V60 - Does the story mention any aspect relating to one or more publicity efforts of political actors or campaigns towards the media?
V9b31 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on health care
V10b31 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V15c - Actor 3: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V20d - Actor 4: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V19e - Actor 5: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V20e - Actor 5: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V21b1 - EU topic 1: Is there an additional topic?
V23b - EU topic 2: What is the density of relevant information given in the story regarding this topic relative to the extent of the total discussion of the topic?
V22c - EU topic 3: What is the extent of discussion of the topic relative to the total length of the story?
V23c - EU topic 3: What is the density of relevant information given in the story regarding this topic relative to the extent of the total discussion of the topic?
V49g4 - DK: Socialistik Folkepartiet (SF)
V49g5 - DK: Det Konservative Folkepartiet (KF)
V49h5 - EE: Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised (EER)
V49h10 - EE: Eestimaa Uhendatud Vasakpartei (EUVP)
V49r12 - LV: Sabiedriba Citai Politikai (SCP)
V49t15 - NL: Liberaal Democratische Partij
V49u3 - PL: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (SLD-UP)
V49u6 - PL: Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (SO)
V17c - Actor 3: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V23e - EU topic 5: What is the density of relevant information given in the story regarding this topic relative to the extent of the total discussion of the topic?
V27 - Does the story evaluate the European Parliament, and if so, how?
V29b - Does the story evaluate the potential membership of SWITZERLAND in the EU?
V34a - Does the story mention any conflict or disagreement?
V35 - Does the story mention a personal attack between two or more actors?
V49a2 - AT: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)
V49a5 - AT: Liste Dr. Martin - für Demokratie, Kontrolle, Gerechtigkeit (Martin)
V49a7 - AT: Kommunistische Partei Österreichs - Europaeische Linke (KPÖ)
V49i7 - ES: Libertas-Ciudadanos de Espana
V49m6 - HU: Lehet mas a politika! (LMP-HP)
V49v6 - PT: Movimento Mérito e Sociedade (MMS)
V49v8 - PT: Partido Operário da Unidade Socialista (POUS)
V49v10 - PT: Partido Popular Monárquico (PPM)
V49v13 - PT: Movimento Esperança Portugal (MEP)
V49w1 - RO: Alianta Electorala PSD+PC (PSD+PC)
V49w9 - RO: Partidul National Taranesc Crestin Democrat (PNTCD)
V6a21 - Topic 1 Evaluation of whether national economic conditions have changed over the past 12 months
V6a313 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V6a315 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V6b21 - Topic 1: Who, according to the story SHOULD be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7a11 - Topic 1: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether the rate of immigration has changed over the past 12 months?
V8a311 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V7a13 - Topic 3: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether the rate of immigration has changed over the past 12 months?
V8a31 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on interest rates
V9a3 - Topic 3: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether health care standards have changed over the past 12 months?
V9b32 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9b34 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on health care
V9c3 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of health care?
V17a - Actor 1: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V49h3 - EE: Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE)
V49j10 - FI:Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue (SKP)
V49k9 - FR:Nouveau parti anticapitaliste or Pas question de payer leur crise (NPA)
V24a - EU topic 1: Public's satisfaction with topic
V22b - EU topic 2: What is the extent of discussion of the topic relative to the total length of the story?
V24b - EU topic 2: Public's satisfaction with topic
V25c - EU topic 3: Does the story mention what the development on the topic has been in terms of good and bad?
V22d - EU topic 4: What is the extent of discussion of the topic relative to the total length of the story?
V25d - EU topic 4: Does the story mention what the development on the topic has been in terms of good and bad?
V22e - EU topic 5: What is the extent of discussion of the topic relative to the total length of the story?
V29a - Does the story evaluate the potential membership of CROATIA in the EU?
V29c - Does the story evaluate the potential membership of TURKEY in the EU?
V303 - Factual information: The rotation of the presidency of the Council of the European Union
V304 - Factual information: The minimum age limit for standing as a candidate for the national general elections
V305 - Factual information: The total number of MPs in national parliament
V31 - Does the story mention any aspect related to the state of democracy in the EU, and if so, how is it evaluated?
V32 - Is the story rather supportive of holding referendums on matters of EU integration or does it oppose referendums on matters of EU integration?
V37 - Does the story mention that a country has had benefits from the EU or that the situation in ones country has improved or will improve because of the EU?
V38 - Does the article present numbers, figures, statistics that indicate that ones country has benefited from the EU?
V8a12 - Topic 2: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether interest rates have changed over the past 12 months?
V8a325 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on interest rates
V8b2 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of interest rates?
V9b25 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9c2 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of health care?
V5c2 - Topic 3: Who should mainly be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the topic?
V6a333 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had no effect on national economic conditions
V6a334 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V49c10 - BG: Bulgarian New Democracy (BND)
V8a316 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on interest rates
V9b13 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had no effect on health care
V10a1 - Topic 1: Evaluation of whether climate change has become more or less of a problem over the past 12 months?
V6a321 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V6a325 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V6b12 - Topic 2: Who is said or depicted as handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7a325 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on immigration
V39 - Does the story mention that a country has had any kind of disadvantages from the EU or that the situation in ones country has been negatively affected negatively affected because of the EU?
V42 - Does the story make any kind of positive reference to he responsiveness of the EU towards its citizens?
V47 - Does the story mention opinion poll results predicting the outcome of the European Parliamentary elections?
V49a4 - AT: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)
V49a6 - AT: Bündnis Zukunft Österreich - Mag. Ewald Stadler (BZÖ)
V16b - Actor 2: Is the actor male or female?
V20b - Actor 2: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V14c1 - Actor 2: Is there an additional actor?
V16c - Actor 3: Is the actor male or female?
V19c - Actor 3: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V15d - Actor 4: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V17d - Actor 4: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V10c3 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of climate change?
V49p5 - LT: Lietuvos valstieciu liaudininku sajunga (LVLS)
V49v7 - PT: Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses (PCTP-MRPP)
V56 - Does the story mention that turnout in the European Parliamentary elections in a country will be low and or high?
V49t3 - NL: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)
V49u2 - PL: Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (PiS)
V49o9 - IT: Italia dei Valori-Lista Di Pietro
V49u4 - PL: Porozumienie dla Przyszlosci - CentroLewica (PdP-CL)
V49u8 - PL: Prawica Rzeczypospolitej (PRP)
V49t12 - NL: Partij voor de Dieren (PvdD)
V49v4 - PT: Coligação Democrática Unitária (CDU)
V51 - Are one or more actors called (potential) winners or losers?
V52 - Does the story mention a persons, groups, institutions or organizations presentation and style  of how, in which way, in which manner they handle an issue?
V53 - Does the story mention that an action of a person or organization was taken in order to stabilize his position or in order to make him look better in public opinion or in the political arena?
V16a - Actor 1: Is the actor male or female?
V15b - Actor 2: Is the actor evaluated favorably or unfavorably (regardless of the source) from his own perspective?
V17b - Actor 2: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V18b - Actor 2: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V19b - Actor 2: Is the actor being shown on photography or in film?
V18c - Actor 3: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V14d1 - Actor 3: Is there an additional actor?
V16d - Actor 4: Is the actor male or female?
V16e - Actor 5: Is the actor male or female?
V18e - Actor 5: How many times is the actor directly quoted?
V16f - Actor 6: Is the actor male or female?
V17f - Actor 6: Is the actor explicitly referred to as a member of an ethnic minority group?
V20f - Actor 6: Does the author of the article challenge any statement(s) of position(s) of this actor in the story?
V22a - EU topic 1: What is the extent of discussion of the topic relative to the total length of the story?
V49p6 - LT: Liberalu ir Centro Sajunga (LiCS)
V49p8 - LT: Tautos Prisikelimo Partija (TPP)
V49r11 - LV: Zalo un Zemnieku Savieniba (ZZS)
V49r16 - LV: Latvijas Atdzimsanas partija (LA)
V10b22 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V10b23 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had no effect on climate change
V6a331 - Topic 3: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on national economic conditions
V6b23 - Topic 3: Who, according to the story SHOULD be responsible for handling, working on or taking care of the economic conditions?
V7b13 - Topic 3: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of immigration?
V8a13 - Topic 3: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether interest rates have changed over the past 12 months?
V9b35 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on health care
V9b36 - Topic 3: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on health care
V49b3 - BE: Centre Démocrate Humaniste (CDH)
V49b11 - BE: Sociaal Liberale Partij (SLP)
V49b13 - BE: Comite voor een andere politiek (CAP)
V49b16 - BE: Parti Communiste - Gauche européenne (PC)
V49d4 - CY: Marios Matsakis (Independent)
V49f2 - DE: Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)
V49v5 - PT: Partido Social Democrata (PPD-PSD)
V49v12 - PT: Partido Nacional Renovador (PNR)
V49w2 - RO: Partidul National Liberal (PNL)
V49x6 - SE: Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna (S)
V10b12 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V10b15 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a negative effect on climate change
V10b16 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on climate change
V8a323 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had no effect on interest rates
V8a326 - Topic 2: EU governance or EU policy has had no effect on interest rates
V9b21 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on health care
V10b21 - Topic 2: National government or government policy has had a positive effect on climate change
V25a - EU topic 1: Does the story mention what the development on the topic has been in terms of good and bad?
V306 - Factual information: The number of seats the European Parliament will have after the 2009 election
V34b - Does the story mention any kind of conflict over proposed policy measures between the country and the EU
V36b - Does the story say that the national government reproaches or blames the EU or EU Commission or vice versa?
V40 - Does the article present numbers, figures, statistics that indicate that ones country has been negatively affected by the EU?
V43 - Does the story contrast or juxtapose the will or position of elites and the will of the general public?
V46 - IS THE STORY ABOUT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OR THE CAMPAIGN?
V49b1 - BE: Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V)
V49j3 - FI:Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)
V49j6 - FI:Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue or Svenska Folkepartiet i Finland (RKP or SFP)
V55 - Does the story mention that the European Parliamentary election campaign is boring and or exciting?
V57 - Does the story mention that turnout in the European Parliamentary elections EU-wide will be low and or high?
V50 - Does the story mention interviews of persons in the street (= vox populi)
V6a11 - Topic 1: Reference to national economic conditions
V6a312 - Topic 1: National government or government policy has had a negative effect on national economic conditions
V8a11 - Topic 1: Does the item contain an evaluation of whether interest rates have changed over the past 12 months?
V8b1 - Topic 1: Who is said or depicted as mainly handling, working on or taking care of interest rates?
V9b14 - Topic 1: EU governance or EU policy has had a positive effect on health care
V49f3 - DE: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)
V49f7 - DE: Die Tierschutzpartei (Tierschutz)
V49h11 - EE: Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid (EKD)
V49i3 - ES: La Izquierda (IU+ICV+EUiA+BA)
V49y2 - SI: Slovenska Demokratska Stranka (SDS)
V49y3 - SI: Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije (LDS)
V49y8 - SI: Slovenska Nacionalna Stranka (SNS)
V49y10 - SI: Neodvisna Lista za Pravice Bolnikov (NLPB)
V49aa6 - UK: UK Independence Party (UKIP)
V49s3 - MT:Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party (AD)
V49t16 - NL: Partij voor Europese Politiek (PEP)
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