Opinion poll: 48% of Armenians have a positive image of EUJuly 11, 2018 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pro-EU sentiments are rising in Armenia with 48% of locals said to be having a positive image of the EU, the same as in 2017. The number of persons with negative opinions of the EU is just 8%, an opinion poll by the bloc reveals. The EU Neighbours east project, in collaboration with ACT LLC, carries out opinion polls in the six Eastern Partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) on an annual basis. 80% of Armenians (up 4% on 2017) feel relations with the European Union are good - well ahead of the regional average (63%). 70% of people in Armenia trust the EU (up 5% on 2017), while trust in the Eurasian Economic Union (48%) has declined, the report says. 69% of Armenians (up 4% on 2017) are aware of the EU’s financial support to the country, and two thirds feel that EU support is effective (66% - up from 62% in 2016 and compared to a regional average of 48% in the Eastern Neighbourhood countries). The purpose of the annual surveys is to investigate and understand better the opinion and the level of awareness that the citizens of the EU's Eastern Partner countries have about the European Union and the EU cooperation with their country. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |