Rating Group is launching a special research project titled “Common Contours” — a survey exploring Ukraine in a European context.

The aim of the project is to help Ukrainian society, experts, and partners identify shared socio-cultural and political contours between Ukraine and the EU. This means supporting a more conscious process of European integration, understanding Ukraine’s strengths, while also recognizing existing challenges.

To achieve this, we mirror questions and compare data from our surveys of Ukrainians with data from other surveys conducted in EU countries and EU candidate countries.

"Ukraine is an important part of the broader European puzzle. It is essential to understand who we are within this puzzle, what our unique qualities are, and how we, together with EU and European countries, can strengthen one another. This is both about our identity and about what we share with other countries", – commented Hlib Kuzmenko, research expert and Head of Communications at Rating Group.

The first release of “Common Contours” has already been published on the Rating Group website. It focuses on how Ukrainians perceive the European Union and how these views differ from those of citizens in other European countries.