The majority of Member States reported improvements in sentiment. Among the seven largest Member States, France registered the most significant increase (+3.4), followed by the Netherlands (+2.8). Improvements were less pronounced in Poland (+0.5), Germany (+0.3), Italy (+0.3) and in the UK (+0.3). In contrast, sentiment worsened slightly in Spain (-0.2). France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK are all above their long-term average.