Switalsky: 70% of population of Armenia trusts European Union, meanwhile confidence in EAEU has fallen to 48%

ArmInfo. 70% of the population of  Armenia trusts the European Union, while the confidence in the EAEU  fell to 48%. The head of EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski  said this at a press conference on July 16, presenting the results of  the periodic survey in the countries of the Eastern Partnership  polls. According to the European diplomat, the results of the latest  poll are encouraging.

So, according to the inquiry of the perception of the EU by the  population of the country, 70% of Armenians trust the EU. "This is an  amazing indicator, given that compared to last year, the confidence  of the Armenian population in the EU has increased by 5%, while the  confidence in the EAEU has fallen to 48%," the ambassador said. 80%  of Armenians consider relations with the EU good, 69% positively  assess the financial assistance of the EU, and 66% believe in the  effectiveness of this assistance, 33%, on the contrary, considers it  insufficiently effective, 53% of Armenia's population positively  assess EU assistance in their daily lives, and 55% noted the  assistance of the European Union in the fight against corruption in  the Republic of Armenia. As Ambassador Switalski pointed out, they  are satisfied with the results of the annual tete-a-tete survey among  6,000 citizens in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus and  Ukraine.

Thus, the indicator of the positive perception of the EU by Armenian  citizens turned out to be above the average for the region. "Vox  populi, vox dei -" the voice of the people is the voice of God, "and  the voice of the Armenian people is decisive for us, since the main  purpose of our presence in Armenia is to facilitate the life of the  citizens of the country. As long as they need us, they appreciate our  work , we will continue our activity on the territory of the Republic  of Armenia, "the head of the EU delegation to Armenia concluded.