Forsa Survey Shows Dramatic Crash: Confidence in State Falls to 17 Percent

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Four out of five Germans consider the state to be overburdened, more than ever. The displeasure about migration is diminishing, but now the bad economic situation costs confidence. New surveys show this.

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The confidence of the Germans in the state's capacity to act has fallen to a new low point: only 17 percent of the citizens still trust the state to fulfil its tasks. At the presentation of the current dbb citizens' survey Public Service in 2026, the dbb federal chairman Volker Geyer spoke of a "catastrophe" and a "recall for the government". The loss of confidence is dramatic. However, the citizens did not blame the employees in the public serv…

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Not only does the Berlin attack shake columnist Sigmund Gottlieb – but also a chain of negligence in advance.

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Since 2007, the German Civil Service Association has been exploring citizens' confidence in the state's ability to act. Now a new low point has been reached: only 17 percent see the state in a position to perform its tasks.

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A large majority of citizens in Germany consider the state to be overburdened. The civil servants' federation speaks of a catastrophe: "This cannot and must not go on.