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Ammon News - A survey commissioned in the framework of the EU Neighbours South Communication Programme for the period between Nov-Dec 2021 shows that 48% of Jordanians are not satisfied with their lives.

The survey was was conducted to help better understand the awareness amongst citizens of each of the 10 countries of the Southern Neighbourhood (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia) about the EU and its initiatives and action in the region and at the local level and to monitor their support and perceptions about these actions and the partnership with the EU.

The survey covers 1000 interviews of population aged 15 years and over.

The survey revealed that Jordan is the leading country in Mashrek in terms of positive perceptions of the EU, with 70% of respondents feeling positive about the European Union. This is an increase of 22 percentage points, while negative perceptions declined by 11% compared to 2020 and neutral perceptions also declined by 8%.

Respondents associate the EU the most with Economic Prosperity (72%), followed by Democracy (67%), Freedom of Speech (66%), Peace and Security (64%) and Equality, gender equality (63%), the survey shows.

80% of respondents in Jordan believe that the support for refugees and displaced people is the leading area of EU cooperation, followed by health (62%) support for social protection, (47%), civil society (34%) and economic reform or business and small or medium enterprises (SMEs).

The highest level of awareness of EU action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic was also measured in Jordan (67%), and 57% of those aware of it said that the support was effective, according to the survey.

62% of respondents believe that Jordan benefited the most from the EU’s support in healthcare, followed by humanitarian aid, with 53% of respondents, and education and skills with 30% of responses. 75% of Jordanians said that they would like to see more EU engagement in the digital transition, followed by 70% who mentioned humanitarian aid and 635 who said economic development, as concluded by the survey.