2019 opinion polls show continued support for EU in Georgia
15:24, 08.07.2019
71% of people in Georgia trust EU, 80% feel relations are good – this is the results of 2019 opinion polls in Georgia, financed by EU.
The EU has financed 2019 opinion polls in Georgia through its ‘EU NEIGHBOURS east’ project.
The survey took place between February and April 2019 and was based upon face-to-face interviews among a representative sample of 1,000 people throughout the country.
The annual survey is now into its fourth year, with the first wave having been carried out in 2016. Similar surveys were also carried out five other Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
According to the main findings of the opinion poll:
- 80% of Georgians feel relations with the European Union are good.
- 71% of people in Georgia trust the EU (unchanged since 2018).
- 50% of Georgians have a positive image of the European Union (EU). Only 4% of Georgians have a negative view of the EU.
- 74% of Georgians (up 16% since 2017) are aware of the EU’s financial support to the country, and 62% consider the support to be effective.
