Opinion poll shows ever-more positive image of EU in Azerbaijan
Most Azerbaijani citizens – 65% – have a positive image of the European Union, according to the 2024 annual survey of opinion in Azerbaijan, four points up on last year and by far the highest number since the surveys began in 2016, when only 27% of those asked had a positive image of the EU.
This latest survey was conducted in March 2024 and involved face-to-face interviews with a representative sample of 1,000 people across the country. The opinion polls have been carried out annually by the EUNEIGHBOURS east Programme in Azerbaijan and the five other countries of the Eastern Partnership since 2016.
The poll found the EU was by far the most trusted international institution, trusted by 60% of those asked, 16 points up on last year.
More than three-quarters of Azerbaijani people (77%) felt their country had good relations with the EU, compared to 71% when the surveys began in 2016.
Ever more Azerbaijanis are now aware of the EU’s financial support to their country – 62% in 2024 compared to 40% last year and 30% in 2022; 40% feel this support is effective (up from 25% in 2023).
Just over half of those asked (52%) wanted the EU to play a greater role in supporting education in Azerbaijan, 36% wanted more for economic development and trade, and 32% would like a greater focus on health care.
More than two-thirds of those asked (65%) agreed that disinformation was a threat to national security.
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