Eurobarometer: Support for the euro varies greatly among the seven newer EU Member States
20.05.2016 - The latest Eurobarometer survey carried out in April in seven non-euro area countries shows that 52% of respondents think that the introduction of the euro has had positive consequences in the countries that are already using the common currency.
Nevertheless, the proportion of respondents who are in favour of introducing the euro in their own country varies widely, from 64% to 29%. In all seven countries, a majority of citizens thinks that they personally would manage to adapt to the euro as their new currency.
The survey was carried out in seven EU Member States that have yet to join the euro – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and for the second time, Sweden. As in the past, the survey excluded Denmark and the UK, which have opted out of the common currency.
In three countries, a majority of citizens favours introducing the euro, while in four countries, a majority is against
The survey confirms earlier results revealing that support for the euro varies greatly among the seven individual countries. The latest results show that a majority of citizens in Romania (64%), Hungary (57%), and Croatia (48%) is in favour of introducing the euro, while a majority of citizens in the other four countries surveyed is against: Czech Republic (70% against), Sweden (68%), Poland (56%) and Bulgaria (48%).
The overall result shows a decline in support by four percentage points compared to last year. Now a majority of 52% across the seven non-euro area countries is against introducing the euro, while 45% are in favour. In 2015, support stood at 49%.
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