Over 56% (public) of other Eu countries want to go back to their old currency instead of the euro?

Question

Do you think the euro has been good or bad? and are you glad or sad that the Uk never changed the pound for the euro?
Any views?

Answer 1

Is there a source to this figure? It seems a little high.

Answer 2

That percentage is excessively high. Initially the only country with a less than 50% approval rate for the Euro was France, yet the dissaproval rating was much lower.

The Euro has given a stable currency to all its members, much more than in the past. Italy being the exception needs to be able to devalue its currency and should never have been allowed to join in the first place.

Oh, and the European Central Bank which is made up of the heads of the central banks of each member and controls the currency takes monetary policy from the countries' central banks, not fisical policy from the member governments. There are some restraints on budget deficits but these have been relaxed.

The Euro is highly beneficial as long as members enter meeting economic requirements. If not it can bebad for the country and the Euro zone as a whole.

Outside of economic benefits, there is the benefit of feeling like part of something more than just petty nationalism since we share something everyday with 12 other countries and cultures.

There is also the ease of travelling from one end of the continent to another without having to deal with currency with differing values and this may not seem important to the older generation, but more and more of the younger generation is taking advantage of the free movement of people which is at the very heart of the new Europe.

Answer 3

the percentage seems a little high.
People in Ireland feel the price of everything went up with the introduction of the Euro. But when you think about it €50 was worth £39.37,(Irish punt), so to pay 40 quid for something and now to be asked for 50 rubs against the psyche..

But the Euro did not put the price of anything up, the shop keepers did that. It actually strengthened Ireland's economy and opened us up to international markets. i.e our rate of credit decreased, welcome to boom Ireland.

And the UK did not meet the criteria under Major to join the Euro, and Brown is deliberately keeping the UK out of the Euro zone, by failing to meet the Euro target. So the question you should be asking is, is your government deliberately jeopardising your economy to satisfy the anti Europe voters.

And on a personal level it is handy going on holidays, no rip off bank charges, we don't have a minority currency which would've had to be changed to dollars or Sterling first, so we were being hit with double charges..

Answer 4

I think that the euro is a good idea and wish that the UK had decided to go in to the Euro. It would make it a lot easier for people traveling

Answer 5

The euro is a political tool enabling Brussells to dictate interest rates and other fiscal decisions. As a currency it is reviled by the French, Germans, and the Italians who have belatedly realised that they gave away their nationality along with their currency.

The frank, mark, and lira were part of their culture and indeed some businesses have reverted back to them, despite threats of prosecution from the faceless EU beaurocrats.

As a currency it has proved about as popular with the public, except in Southern Ireland and Brussels, as a bowl of dog sick, rather like the EU itself.

With the liar, Brenda Blair, about to renege on his promise of a referendum on the EU Constitution, today, I personally feel that the British should manifest their displeasure by adopting a partisan attitude, and also by refusing to accept any more mandates from Europe.

Blair and Brown have nowhere to put convicted prisoners, let alone 20 million or so of us for civil disobedience.

Answer 6

I think the Euro was a terrible idea, it being a part of the EU consolidation of the sovereignty of many individual nations. Any time a nation abandons its political and/or economic sovereignty, there is bound to be trouble.

Answer 7

The E. U. will continue to get stronger financially and personally, until the Anti-Christ will get control of three (3) Country's, and assume Control. Even if you don't believe in Christianity, good reading is indeed a thrill, try Revelation and the events that lead up to the Battle of Miguido, or Armageddon, as we know it. God Bless !!

Answer 8

the euro has been made deliberatly easy to forge. its a con trick. good rdance to it.