Sixty percent of Ukrainians ready to wait for joining EU longer if it is in country’s interests

Sixty percent of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine should defend its interests and not agree to certain demands of the European Union even if it delays its full-fledged membership.

This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on behalf of the European Union Advisory Mission, available to Ukrinform.

It is noted that, in contrast to the specified group, 27% of respondents believe that it is necessary to fulfill all EU’s requirements to join the European Union as soon as possible.

At the same time, 77% of respondents indicate that Ukraine’s EU membership is important to them. At the same time, the share of those to whom Ukraine’s EU membership is important decreases from west to east – from 86% to 62%, although the majority in all regions consider it important, the authors of the research emphasize.

The vast majority of respondents also critically assess the authorities' efforts to carry out reforms – only 19% consider the efforts sufficient (15% in 2021). Instead, 71% consider the efforts insufficient (76% in 2021).

Respondents name the fight against corruption, war-related tasks, and judiciary reform as priority tasks or reforms.

The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted research throughout the territory of Ukraine, except for uncontrolled or dangerous territories, through personal interviews using a tablet on September 4-20, 2023. A total of 2,005 respondents were interviewed, the sampling error does not exceed 3.3%.