EU NEIGHBOURS|Opinion Survey 2019: Armenia

**Tigranes** · 07-06-2019, 11:08 AM

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

According to the 2019 survey:

62% of Armenians have a positive image of the European Union (EU), compared to 48% in 2018. The number of persons with negative opinions of the EU is just 6%.
92% of Armenians (up 12% on 2018) feel relations with the European Union are good - well ahead of the EaP regional average (67%).
61% of people in Armenia trust the EU compared to 48% trusting in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
71% of Armenians (up 2% on 2018) are aware of the EU’s financial support to the country, and two thirds feel that EU support is effective (72% - up from 62% in 2016 and compared to a regional average of 54% in the EaP countries).
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.

To find out the results of Opinion Survey 2019: Regional Overview, please go here.

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

The European Union’s relations with Armenia are based on the EU-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1999), and moving forward on the new Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, completed in February 2017, which will create the framework for even stronger cooperation. The European Union is the first trade partner of Armenia, with close to 30% of exports going to the EU, and is also the biggest donor in Armenia, providing an average €1 million per week, with the objective of having a clear impact on the life of citizens. Cooperation aims at supporting the country’s resilience and economic development, strengthening good governance and the rule of law, improving Armenia’s transport and energy links with the EU and the region, and developing stronger links between the labour market and the education system.