Europeans have fallen out of love with the euro

The debt crisis ravaging Europe has sown dislike for the single currency, but not everyone agrees to abandon it either.

The Pew Research Center, conducting a survey in the European Union, noted that financial problems in the region have led to "a crisis of confidence in European economic integration, the free market system and the euro.
Despite these fears, some countries do not want to go back to their old currencies, such as the French franc or the Spanish piset.
In Greece, the epicenter of the debt crisis, 71% of those surveyed continue to trust the euro, compared to 23% who want to return to the drachma. These findings could be crucial, as Greece's June 17 election is seen by many as a referendum on EU membership.
A growing number of citizens in France, Italy and Spain believe that the euro has done more harm than good. In Italy, 44 percent of those surveyed said the euro is bad, while 30 percent disagree. Forty percent want to go back to the lira, and 52% expressed support for the euro.
In Germany, the largest economy in Europe, the majority of citizens view the single currency positively. This can be seen as recognition that exporting countries have benefited from the introduction of the euro.
Citizens in countries where the euro is not their national currency, such as the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Poland, are mostly negative about the eurozone.

Based on foreign press for ForTrader.org