Poles doubtful about euro

20th November 2009

Poles are sceptical about the benefits of replacing the zloty with the Euro, with nearly half saying they think they will suffer financially from the change.

A recent poll by TNS OBOP found that two-thirds of Poles do not think adopting the Euro will be beneficial and that 25 percent believe it will weaken the country's sense of national identity. 40 percent feel that the government's original target date of 2012 for moving to the Euro was too early.

The poll also showed that those supporting adoption of the Euro tended to have higher levels of education and income and relatively centrist political views. Students, city-dwellers, civil servants, and entrepreneurs also generally favoured ...