Datawatch: highest support for the euro since 2002
The share of the Eurozone population reporting that the single currency is a good thing stood at 61 per cent in the latest annual survey from Eurobarometer, up 4 percentage points from the previous year, and compared with 45 per cent in 2007. This is the highest level since Eurobarometer started tracking support in 2002.
The largest increase in popularity was in Portugal where support rose by 11 percentage points, but a strong uplift was also registered in Austria, Greece, Spain and France.
In contrast in Finland, where the economy is still struggling to recover, the support for the euro dropped.
Despite this general rise in popularity, fewer than half of Italians have a favourable view of the euro, the lowest proportion across all Eurozone countries.
The report also shows that men (66%) have a more favourable opinion than women (57%) and young people (71%, aged 15-24 years old) more than older age brackets (59-61%).
The share of the Eurozone population reporting that the single currency is a good thing stood at 61 per cent in the latest annual survey from Eurobarometer, up 4 percentage points from the previous year, and compared with 45 per cent in 2007. This is the highest level since Eurobarometer started tracking support in 2002.
The largest increase in popularity was in Portugal where support rose by 11 percentage points, but a strong uplift was also registered in Austria, Greece, Spain and France.
In contrast in Finland, where the economy is still struggling to recover, the support for the euro dropped.
Despite this general rise in popularity, fewer than half of Italians have a favourable view of the euro, the lowest proportion across all Eurozone countries.
The report also shows that men (66%) have a more favourable opinion than women (57%) and young people (71%, aged 15-24 years old) more than older age brackets (59-61%).
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