56% of Armenian citizens support their country’s membership in Eurasian Economic Union
19.10.2015,
12:21
A study of the Eurasian Development Bank’s Center for Integration Studies shows that this year 56% of Armenian citizens support their country’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union – eight percent less than in 2014.
YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. A study of the Eurasian Development Bank’s Center for Integration Studies shows that this year 56% of Armenian citizens support their country’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union – eight percent less than in 2014.
More than 11,000 people in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine were surveyed this year.
The survey shows that 78% of Russia’s population and 80% of Kazakhstan’s population favor their countries’ membership in the union.
In Belarus the rate was lower – 60% - eight percent decrease, compared with 2014.
Kyrgyzstan showed the highest rate – 86% of its citizens are happy about their country’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.
Tajikistan is singled out among those countries that have not joined the union so far for its highest rate – 72%.
“This fact shows reasonability of further priority development of the Eurasian Economic Union’s integration interaction with Tajikistan as well as Uzbekistan, where this year 68% of the population would like to see their country in the union,” the authors of the report say.
Residents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia were asked what they thought about establishments of some common institutions within the Eurasian Economic Union, such as a single currency as well as common laws, army and administration institution. Answers were different and there was no a single stance on this matter in none of these countries, excluding Armenia, where 55% of respondents `expressed favor for a single currency.
“Another exception is related to a single army – in Belarus and Russia 57% and 53% respondents respectively were against this idea,” the centre says in its report.
Remarkable is that Eurasian integration was chosen rather by old than young people in almost all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The gap between approaches of new and old generations was wide especially in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
Besides, it was noticed that in large countries (Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) the difference in preferences depended also on territorial differences.
The Eurasian Development Bank’s Center for Integration Studies started conducting its integration preferences studies in partnership with the Eurasian Monitor International Research Agency in 2012.
The Eurasian Economic Union started functioning on January 1, 2015. Its members are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. ---0-----
More than 11,000 people in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine were surveyed this year.
The survey shows that 78% of Russia’s population and 80% of Kazakhstan’s population favor their countries’ membership in the union.
In Belarus the rate was lower – 60% - eight percent decrease, compared with 2014.
Kyrgyzstan showed the highest rate – 86% of its citizens are happy about their country’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.
Tajikistan is singled out among those countries that have not joined the union so far for its highest rate – 72%.
“This fact shows reasonability of further priority development of the Eurasian Economic Union’s integration interaction with Tajikistan as well as Uzbekistan, where this year 68% of the population would like to see their country in the union,” the authors of the report say.
Residents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia were asked what they thought about establishments of some common institutions within the Eurasian Economic Union, such as a single currency as well as common laws, army and administration institution. Answers were different and there was no a single stance on this matter in none of these countries, excluding Armenia, where 55% of respondents `expressed favor for a single currency.
“Another exception is related to a single army – in Belarus and Russia 57% and 53% respondents respectively were against this idea,” the centre says in its report.
Remarkable is that Eurasian integration was chosen rather by old than young people in almost all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The gap between approaches of new and old generations was wide especially in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
Besides, it was noticed that in large countries (Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) the difference in preferences depended also on territorial differences.
The Eurasian Development Bank’s Center for Integration Studies started conducting its integration preferences studies in partnership with the Eurasian Monitor International Research Agency in 2012.
The Eurasian Economic Union started functioning on January 1, 2015. Its members are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. ---0-----
