Danes don't trust the Euro

Anti-euro sentiment has never been as high a new poll conducted by Megafon released today revealed. Some 65 percent of Danes are against adopting the single currency, while only 24 percent would cast a ballot in favour if a vote were held tomorrow.

The results of the survey for TV2 and Politiken newspaper show the lowest level of approval for the euro since Megafon started asking Danes in 2002.

Two out of five people have developed a worse opinion of the euro since the beginning of the financial crisis, while only seven percent say their opinion has improved.

Half are relieved that Denmark rejected the euro in the 2001 referendum.

The poll, however, found that negative thoughts about the euro do not translate to full blown euro-scepticism.

Some 39 percent of respondents believe that the EU is necessary in order to tackle the economic crisis, while only 17 percent say they do not believe in the European project. A similar number (14 percent) would like Denmark to secede from the EU as soon as possible.

 

Even with general disapproval of the euro, only 23 percent of Danes said eurozone countries that find themselves in financial trouble should be left to fend for themselves.

 

Original text (text, photo): Copenhagen Post