Less than 50% of Georgians deem integration with EU, NATO useful - poll
TBILISI. Oct 17 (Interfax) - About 45% of Georgian citizens are positive that the entry into NATO and the European Union will be good for the country, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said on Saturday following a sociological survey.
Thirty percent believe that the decision to stop European and Euro-Atlantic integration for the sake of better relations with Russia will be more advantageous to Georgia.
Ten percent disagreed with both options and 14% were undecided.
In the opinion of 68% of the respondents, Georgia's entry into the European Union will improve the national economy.
Forty-one percent said that the government's policy aimed at the Georgian accession to the European Union would provide security of Georgia, and 38% said that would help obtain a visa-free travel regime.
Seventeen percent expect Georgia's entry into the EU to give an opportunity for restoring territorial integrity of the country.
NDI polled 4448 people across Georgia in the period from August 8 till September 10.
NDI research is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the poll was held by the non-profit non-governmental research center CRRC-Georgia.
