Do Ukrainians agree to fulfill all requirements for joining EU? Survey data

The Ukrainian society has a consensus on EU accession, which is supported by 81 per cent of citizens.

Some 62 per cent of respondents think that Ukraine should defend its interests and should not agree to certain requirements for the sake of joining, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to the survey data of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

According to the survey, even among those who support EU accession, the majority (59 per cent) think that it is necessary to defend interests and not to agree to certain requirements.

KIIS sociologist Anton Hrushevsky noted that if the possible EU requirements were indicated during the survey, the vast majority of Ukrainians would likely express full consent and think that they should be unconditionally fulfilled.

“The vast majority of Ukrainians would agree with the demands for fighting corruption, ensuring fair justice, and the rule of law. The same refers to less influence of the oligarchs on politics in Ukraine,” he said.

Hrushevsky did not rule out that citizens would demand more thorough negotiations on social and economic issues, as well as that demands related to values and identity would cause possible resistance.

The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted its own survey among 2,000 respondents on July 6-20, 2022. The survey was not conducted on the territory of Crimea and Donbas occupied by Russia, as well as among citizens who went abroad after February 24, 2022.