Ukraine ranks first among countries in the world in terms of positive perception of the European Union.

This is evidenced by the data of the Democracy Perceptions Index, published by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, European Pravda reports..

This is data from the world's largest annual survey of democracy, published 10 days before the Democracy Summit in Copenhagen..

The study was conducted in 53 countries around the world. It showed that in 51 states, the majority of citizens have a positive attitude towards the European Union..

The survey showed that the most positive attitude towards the European Union among the countries of the world was recorded in Ukraine.

New poll released today shows Ukrainians have the most positive view of EU of anyone in the world.

We must not let them down. pic. twitter. com/6a7wDO8Zlo — Anders Fogh Rasmussen (@AndersFoghR) May 30, 2022 Nigeria, Kenya, Portugal and Poland follow Ukraine in the ranking.

Within the framework of the European Union, residents of Greece and Austria differed most in their assessments of the perception of the EU..

Only in two countries do negative attitudes towards the EU prevail over positive ones - in Russia and China.

At the end of June, the European Union summit will consider granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership..

Currently, there is no unity among the EU states on whether to give Ukraine this status..