Energy Security Barometer edition five | 53.4% of Romanians agree that Romania should help Ukraine with energy in case of crisis/emergency

Energy Security Barometer, fifth edition

On Tuesday, October 28, in the Virgil Madgearu hall of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, the presentation of the data from the latest Energy Security Barometer conducted by INSCOP Research took place, covering the period from September 29 to October 7, 2025, commissioned by the Strategic Thinking Group.

The energy security barometer, now in its fifth edition, is a tool aimed at measuring perceptions, attitudes, and visions related to energy policy, analyzed in the broader context of international relations and internal socio-economic pressures.

Assisting Ukraine with energy

53.4% of respondents agree that Romania should assist Ukraine with energy in case of crisis/emergency, in the context of attacks from Russia, when Ukraine frequently faces energy supply issues (gas and electricity). 43.1% are against, while 3.5% do not know or do not respond.

Graph from inscop.ro

Support for assisting Ukraine with energy in case of emergency is especially strong among: PSD, PNL, and USR voters, individuals, young people under 30, those with higher education, those with higher income, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas. Opposition is particularly noted among: AUR voters, individuals with secondary education, and those with lower income.

Graph from inscop.ro

Graph from inscop.ro

Methodology: The national opinion poll was conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of the Strategic Thinking Group. Data was collected from September 29 to October 7, 2025. Research method: interview via questionnaire. Data was collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple random sample volume of 1100 individuals, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum allowable error of the data is ± 2.95%, at a confidence level of 95%.

The graphical presentation of the data is available here: Energy Security Barometer, fifth edition