Fewer Poles against introducing euro

The percentage of Poles against introducing the euro as the national currency decreased in August by 6 percentage points month-on-month. Now it amounts to almost 74 percent, according to a poll conducted by GfK Polonia. At the same time, the percentage of Poles being in favor of the new currency increased by 6 pp m/m and is now at 22 percent level. The report also outlines that 42 percent is definitely against, with 32 percent being only preferably against. On the other hand, 5 percent of Poles is definitely in favor of introducing the euro and 17 percent preferably in favor of the currency. Four percent remain neutral. When divided into political parties' electorate, more euro opponents are among the supporters of Law and Justice (85 percent) than among those who vote for the Civic Platform (59 percent). The sample consisted of 1020 persons of at least 15 years of age.