Opinion Survey 2020: Ukraine

The EU NEIGHBOURS east project, in collaboration with ACT LLC, carries out opinion polls in the EU’s six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) on an annual basis.

According to the 2020 survey:

• 51% of Ukrainians have a positive image of the EU and 64% Ukrainians believe relations with the EU are good.
• More than 63% of Ukrainians recognise the EU’s fundamental values and identify with the values of ‘peace, security and stability’, ‘human rights’, ‘economic prosperity’, ‘rule of law’ and ‘individual freedoms’.
• 66% of people in Ukraine trust the European Union and only 26% trust the EEU.
• 62% of Ukrainians are aware of the EU’s financial support, and 46% of them believe that the support is effective.

The purpose of the annual surveys is to investigate and understand better the opinion and the level of awareness that the citizens of the EU’s Eastern partner countries have about the European Union and the EU cooperation with their country. They cover the following broad topics:

• General perceptions about the EU
• Values associated with the EU
• Assessment of EU relations with the home country
• Awareness of financial support provided by the EU and assessment of its effectiveness
• Sources of information
• Country evaluation and future expectations

The field work for the survey took place between February and March 2020 (before COVID-19 crisis) and was based upon face-to-face interviews among a representative sample of 1,000 people per country.

To find out the results of Opinion Survey 2020: Regional Overview, please go here.

To find out more about EU-Ukraine cooperation, please go here.