RUSSIA THE EURASIAN CUSTOMS UNION AND THE EU COOPERATION STAGNATION OR RIVALRY?

PUBLIC OPINION
The present crisis in the EU will be done away with, the EU citizens
will not face fundamental deterioration of living standards
All those
polled
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Do you agree with the following statements?
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
Yes 48.0 81.0 20.6 37.4
No 19.9 4.3 42.0 17.7
Hard to say 32.1 14.8 37.4 44.9
Countries of the Customs Union
(Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan) have no democracy
All those
polled
Strong Strong
proponents proponents
of accession of accession
to the EU to the CU
Those
undecided
Yes 42.8 70.9 14.2 38.2
No 31.3 12.8 61.4 25.7
Hard to say 25.8 16.3 24.5 36.1
In the Customs Union, Ukraine can successfully cope with the crisis
All those
polled
Strong Strong
proponents proponents
of accession of accession
to the EU to the CU
Those
undecided
Yes 36.5 7.1 81.1 29.9
No 36.1 67.0 6.5 29.6
Hard to say 27.4 26.0 12.4 40.5
Yes 24.0 18.2 19.4 33.6
No 47.6 56.5 57.3 31.3
Hard to say 28.3 25.4 23.3 35.1
Comparing the EU and the CU countries, which one is...
... a simpler and more reliable partner,
... more prone to dictate, both politically
easier and safer to come to terms
and economically, to its members
All those
polled
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
The EU 32.2 73.2 1.7 16.6
The CU 36.9 7.4 85.7 27.2
Equally the EU and
the CU
13.6 7.1 7.9 24.3
Hard to say 17.2 12.4 4.7 31.9
... offers more opportunities for promoting goods of its member
countries to markets of third countries
All those
polled
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
The EU 30.5 52.0 14.0 22.5
The CU 26.7 15.8 50.2 18.9
Equally the EU and
the CU
The CU 30.7 51.3 19.1 19.8
Equally the EU and
the CU
20.6 11.1 17.3 32.4
Hard to say 19.3 15.0 13.6 28.1
... pursues a more socially-oriented policy, where GDP growth results
in growth of individual incomes
All those
polled
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
The EU 46.5 84.9 13.7 35.0
The CU 14.6 1.4 41.7 6.1
20.6 14.6 18.4 27.9
Equally the EU and
the CU
13.2 4.3 15.1 20.5
Hard to say 25.7 9.4 29.6 38.5
Where the conditions for innovative development of Ukraine, its transformation into a country
with developed economy, social and cultural sector are better – in the EU or in the CU?
Hard to say 22.2 17.6 17.5 30.6
All those polled
Strong proponents
of accession to the EU
Greater mass protests in some EU countries, as compared to Ukraine,
show that the crisis in the EU is greater than in Ukraine
All those
polled
Strong proponents
of accession to the CU
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
In the EU 41.5 93.8 2.4 21.7
In the CU 26.8 0.9 80.2 9.8
Equal 14.9 3.0 9.4 30.7
Hard to say 16.7 2.4 7.9 37.8
Those
undecided
Yes 29.0 14.2 53.8 23.9
No 43.6 66.6 21.7 38.5
Hard to say 27.3 19.2 24.5 37.6
The European model of organisation of the state and society
is more attractive than the Russian model
All those
polled
Strong Strong
proponents proponents
of accession of accession
to the EU to the CU
Those
undecided
Yes 48.9 89.6 13.8 36.9
No 23.3 2.8 56.1 17.3
Hard to say 27.8 7.5 30.1 45.8
Countries that joined the Customs Union won, rather than lost
All those
polled
Strong Strong
proponents proponents
of accession of accession
to the EU to the CU
Those
undecided
Yes 37.0 8.7 82.0 28.8
No 28.2 55.0 7.0 19.0
Hard to say 34.8 36.4 11.0 52.2
Ukraine can cope with its domestic problems without foreign assistance
All those polled
Strong proponents
of accession to the EU
Strong proponents
of accession to the CU
All those
polled
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the EU
Those
undecided
Strong
proponents
of accession
to the CU
Those
undecided
The EU 29.4 22.6 50.0 19.8
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