74% of Ukrainians support joining EU, 30% fear Moscow’s reaction — survey
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Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0300

The survey is the third part of a large-scale public opinion project conducted by research agency Info Sapiens on behalf of Transparency International Ukraine, focusing on corruption, reconstruction, and EU integration.Overall, 86% of Ukrainians said they feel informed about the country’s EU accession process. A quarter of respondents reported being well or very well familiar with the progress of European integration, while 61% said they had some level of awareness on the subject.74% of citizens support Ukraine's accession to the EU. The highest level of support is shown by residents of Kyiv (82%), western (80%), northern (78%), and central (76%) regions, while the level of support in the south and east is slightly lower — 69% and 64%, respectively. Six percent of Ukrainians oppose EU accession, and another 18% are currently undecided.Most often, Ukrainians expect EU membership to bring a better future for their children (65%), peace (60%), economic growth (60%), improved quality of life (59%), and increased employment opportunities (58%).According to the survey, 55% of respondents believe that European integration will help overcome corruption in Ukraine, and 54% are convinced that EU membership will promote the rule of law. Only 2% of Ukrainians see no advantages to European integration.At the same time, Ukrainians also expressed concerns about joining the EU. The main concerns are the outflow of young people, cited by 48% of respondents, the exploitation of natural resources (35%), the influx of immigrants (31%), and the growth of bureaucracy (30%)."It is noteworthy that 30% of respondents still cite the potential deterioration of relations with Russia as a negative aspect of Ukraine's European integration, and 11% believe that there is no future in the EU. Overall, respondents associate more advantages than disadvantages with EU membership — 8% of respondents see no disadvantages at all," the study concludes.Forty-two percent of respondents are optimistic about the prospects of EU accession and believe that the process will take up to five years. Nearly a quarter of Ukrainians (22%) estimate that the process will take six to ten years, while 12% of respondents are convinced that our country will never become a member of the European Union.
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