Most Poles want to adopt euro
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Most Poles (56 percent) are in favor of adopting the euro, according to the latest Eurobarometer. More than half believe that the introduction of the European currency will have positive effects on the domestic economy. At the same time, our countrymen argue that it is not yet time to move away from the zloty.
Average support in the countries of the region for the introduction of the euro amounted to 57 percent, and only in the Czech Republic and Sweden, the majority of respondents expressed their opposition to such a solution. In these two countries, there’s the highest percentage of those who say that the introduction of the euro would have negative consequences for the country.
On the other hand, the inhabitants of Romania and Hungary are the most optimistic about the effects of adopting the currency. They are also the greatest supporters of its introduction – in the case of Romanians, it is 75 percent for, and in the case of Hungarians 69 percent.
Poles, like the citizens of other surveyed countries, believe that their countries should not yet introduce a single currency. Only 18 percent of Poles claim that Poland is ready to adopt the euro and only 22 percent believe that it should be introduced as soon as possible. At the same time, 40 percent of those polled believe that the European currency should be introduced only in some time.
The same opinion is expressed by an average of 36 percent of other Europeans surveyed. The Croatians (34 percent) declare the greatest readiness to adopt the euro.
