Fewer Armenians believe that EU can bring peace to their country
Armenia and the European Union have maintained positive relations. These findings are drawn from the opinion polls carried out in Armenia in autumn 2010 as part of an EU-funded survey of attitudes towards the EU. The polls questioned 400 members of the Armenian general public.
Almost seven out of ten respondents (68%) assert that in general, relations between the EU and Armenia are very or fairly good, down from 77% in June 2010 and 78% in December 2009.
The number of respondents who feel the EU has an appropriate level of involvement in Armenia remains stable at 66%, while the majority (71%) says the EU is an important partner.
There has been a steady decrease of Armenians who feel that the EU can bring peace and security to their country (70%, down from 80% six months earlier and from 84% a year ago) and a sharp decrease over six months of those who affirm that the EU helps the promotion of democracy through its cooperation activity (73%, down from 82% in June 2010 and from 79% in December 2009).
More than four out of ten respondents say they are aware that the EU provides Armenia with financial support for development programmes.
The results are part of the EU-funded Opinion Polling and Research (OPPOL) project, funded under the 2007-2010 ENPI regional information and communication programme. Three quantitative waves of opinion polls were carried out; the first quantitative wave was carried out in December 2009; the second wave took place in June 2010 while the third took place in November 2010. They summarize the outcomes of 400 interviews with members of the general public in Armenia.
The project aimed to generate better information about awareness, understanding and perception
of the European Union and the role it plays in the partner countries.
