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Flash Eurobarometer 418

INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO IN THE

MEMBER STATES THAT HAVE NOT YET ADOPTED THE COMMON CURRENCY

REPORT

Fieldwork: April 2015

Publication: May 2015

This survey has been requested by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic

and Financial Affairs and co-ordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication.

This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors.

Flash Eurobarometer 418 - TNS Political & Social

Project title

Flash Eurobarometer survey 418- Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency - Spring 2015 (Analytical report)

Linguistic Version EN

Catalogue Number KC-04-15-286-EN-N

ISBN 978-92-79-47698-3

DOI 10.2765/556232

© European Union, 2015

Flash Eurobarometer 418

Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency

Conducted by TNS Political & Social at the request of the European Commission,

Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)

Survey co-ordinated by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication

(DG COMM “Strategy, Corporate Communication Actions and Eurobarometer” Unit)

FLASH EUROBAROMETER 418 “Introduction of the euro in the Member states that have not yet adopted the common currency”

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 4

MAIN FINDINGS ................................................................................................. 6

I. AWARENESS OF THE EURO ........................................................................... 8

1. Citizens’ awareness of the euro area and the euro’s introduction ............. 8

1.1. Awareness of the current number of euro area countries ................... 8

1.2. Expected date of the euro’s adoption ................................................ 11

1.3. Readiness to join the euro ................................................................ 15

1.4. Familiarity with the design of euro banknotes .................................. 18

1.5. Familiarity with the design of euro coins .......................................... 20

2. Experience with euro cash ...................................................................... 23

2.1. Euro banknotes ................................................................................. 23

2.2. Euro coins ......................................................................................... 26

2.3. Where do people use the euro? ......................................................... 29

II. INFORMING CITIZENS ABOUT THE EURO ................................................... 34

1. Self-perceived level of information ......................................................... 34

2.1. Timing for the receipt of information about the euro ........................ 38

2.2. Trusted distributors of information on the euro ................................ 41

2.3. Preferred channels for information campaign ................................... 45

2.4. Most favoured topics of information campaigns ................................ 49

2.5. Main activities and events essential to be included in an information

campaign ................................................................................................... 53


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III. THE EURO: PERCEPTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR ITS INTRODUCTION ........ 56

1. Consequences of the euro’s introduction ................................................ 56

1.1. Consequences at a national level ...................................................... 56

1.2. Personal consequences of the euro’s introduction ............................ 61

2. Support for the single currency ............................................................... 65

2.1. Opinions within the respondents’ social environment ....................... 65

2.2. The most desired timeframe for the adoption of the euro ................. 68

IV. CONSEQUENCES OF ADOPTING THE EURO .............................................. 71

1. The consequences in general .................................................................. 71

2. Political and economic consequences of introducing the euro ................. 74

2.1. Will the changeover to the euro increase prices? .............................. 74

2.2. Favourable political and economic consequences of the euro ........... 76

3. Practical consequences of the euro changeover ...................................... 79

4. Potential inconveniences of the introduction of the euro ........................ 83

4.1. Concerns regarding abuses and cheating on prices during the

changeover ................................................................................................ 84

4.2. Changes due to the euro’s introduction ............................................ 87

4.3. Effects on national identity due to the adoption of the euro ............. 90

4.4. Control over a nation’s economic policy ............................................ 93

ANNEXES

Technical specifications

Questionnaire

Tables


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INTRODUCTION

As a requirement of EU membership, all Member States must adopt the common

currency, the euro, once they have satisfied the criteria defined in the Maastricht Treaty

on the Functioning of the European Union (this excludes Denmark and the UK, which

have a specific opt-out from these Treaty provisions). There is no fixed timetable for the

introduction of the euro in the Member States that joined in or after 2004, but the Treaty

does require them to join the euro area at an undefined date in the future.

Of the countries that joined the EU in or after 2004, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta joined

the euro area in 2007 and 2008; Slovakia followed in January 2009; Estonia joined in

January 2011; Latvia joined in 2014; and Lithuania adopted the currency on 1 January

2015.

With Lithuania having recently become the 19th euro area country, Sweden takes its

place in this edition of the survey, joining Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic,

Hungary, Poland, and Romania.

Having joined the European Union in 1995, at least nine years prior to the other

countries in this survey, attitudes and opinions are occasionally quite different for

Sweden. Therefore, the average that comprises all seven countries should be compared

to previous editions of this study with caution.

This survey is the 17th in a series which began in 2004 and has helped the European

Commission to track opinions, levels of knowledge and familiarity with the single

currency among citizens regarding the future introduction of the common currency.

The report looks at:

levels of knowledge about and experience of the euro among citizens in the seven

countries covered by the survey

citizens’ feelings about how well they have been informed about the euro and

their preferred information channels for learning more about it

citizens’ perceptions of, and support for, the single currency

and their expectations about the adoption of the euro both for themselves and for

their country, and the potential positive or negative consequences they foresee.


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This survey was carried out by the TNS Political & Social network in the seven Member

States that have not yet joined the euro area and have no specific opt-out, between 20

and 22 April 2015. Some 7,022 respondents from different social and demographic

groups were interviewed via telephone in their mother tongue on behalf of the

Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN).

The methodology used is that of Eurobarometer surveys as carried out by the

Directorate-General for Communication “Strategy, Corporate Communication Actions and

Eurobarometer” Unit)1.. A technical note on the manner in which interviews were

conducted by the Institutes within the TNS Political & Social network is appended as an

annex to this report. Also included are the interview methods and confidence intervals2.

Note

ABREVIATIONS

BG Bulgaria

CZ Czech Republic

HU Hungary

PL Poland

RO Romania

HR Croatia

SE Sweden

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We would like to take the opportunity to thank all the respondents who have given of

their time to take part in this survey.

Without their active participation, this study would simply not have been possible.

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1 http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm 2 The results tables are included in the annex. It should be noted that the total of the percentages in the tables of this report may exceed 100% when the respondent has the possibility of giving several answers to the question.

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm


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MAIN FINDINGS

Awareness of the euro

Only around three in 10 respondents (31%) say correctly that 19 countries

already use the euro: over half (54%) gave the wrong number of euro area

countries.

Over two thirds of the respondents (69%) think that the euro will be introduced

in their country at some point in the future. Only around one tenth of

respondents believes it will never be introduced (12%).

Just under a fifth (17%) of respondents believe that their country is ready to

introduce the euro.

Roughly half of the respondents (49%) know that euro banknotes look exactly

the same in all countries that use the euro, but only around a third (36%) know

that euro coins have partly different designs from country to country.

Around nine out of 10 people (91%) have seen euro banknotes, and around

seven out of 10 have used them (71%). The respondents’ experience of euro

coins is slightly lower.

Nearly six out of 10 people (57%) who have used euro banknotes say they have

only used them abroad – 10% more than said this in 2014.

Informing citizens about the euro

Over half of the respondents (54%) do not feel well informed about the euro.

However, at 44% the proportion of people who feel well informed is at an all-time

high.

Most respondents would like to receive information about the euro either as early

as possible (28%) or at least a few years before the changeover (37%).

The National Central Bank (70%) and European institutions (53%) are the most

trusted sources when it comes to receiving information about the euro. However,

the level of trust in both has declined markedly since 2014.

Television (70%) and Internet (58%) are considered the most useful means of

receiving information about the euro.

Over seven out of 10 people think that the various proposed elements of the

information campaign are essential, except for what euro notes and coins look

like.

Dual displays of prices (70%) and amounts on bills (66%) are seen as the most

essential thing to include in an information campaign.


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The euro: perceptions and support for its introduction

A majority of people (53%) think that the introduction of the euro would be

negative for their country.

Romania (54%) and Hungary (50%) are the only two countries where at least

half think the euro would have positive consequences for their country.

A relative majority of respondents (47%) say the euro will have negative personal

consequences.

Opinion is equally divided over the issue of whether to introduce the euro: 49%

are in favour vs. 48% are against.

However, a majority is in favour of joining the euro in four countries: Romania

(68%), Hungary (60%), Bulgaria (55%) and Croatia (53%).

A relative majority of respondents (42%) would like the euro to be introduced as

late as possible. Only people in Romania favour early adoption of the currency.

Consequences of adopting the euro

A majority of people (51%) feel the impact of the euro has been positive in the

countries already using it.

Over six out of 10 people (63%) say that introducing the euro will cause prices to

go up.

The main effects of joining the euro are expected to be that it will make the

countries that join feel more European than they do now (49%), and that it will

reinforce the place of Europe in the world (44%).

Nearly eight out of 10 people (78%) think that having the euro will make it more

convenient for those who travel in other countries that use the euro, while over

two thirds (67%) say it will make it easier to shop in other countries that use the

currency.

A relative majority of people now think that adopting the euro will mean that their

country will lose control over its economic policy – a reversal of the situation in

2014.

Roughly three quarters of people (74%) are concerned about abusive price

setting during the changeover.

Around eight out of 10 respondents (81%) say that they will manage to adapt to

the replacement of their national currency by the euro.

Opinion is equally divided on the question of whether adopting the euro will mean

that one’s country loses a part of its identity.


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I. AWARENESS OF THE EURO

1. CITIZENS’ AWARENESS OF THE EURO AREA AND THE EURO’S

INTRODUCTION

1.1. Awareness of the current number of euro area countries

- Three out of 10 of respondents say correctly that there are 19 euro area

countries -

More than three out of 10 (31%) respondents give the correct answer of 19 when asked

how many EU countries have already introduced the euro3, a result which has been fairly

stable since 2012. The proportion of respondents answering correctly peaked at 32% in

September 2010.

Over half of the respondents (54%, no change) give an incorrect answer: 39% (+3

percentage points since 2014) say that there are 13 euro area countries; 10% (-3pp)

say there are six; and 5% (no change) think there are 28.

3 Q5a According to you, how many EU countries have already introduced the euro?


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Across the seven countries surveyed, the proportion of respondents answering correctly

varies widely, from 42% in Sweden to 24% in Romania. Correct responses remained

relatively static in all seven countries with no more than a two percentage point change

occurring in any country.

It is striking that in all seven countries a relative majority of respondents gave the

incorrect answer of “13”. At least four out of 10 people gave this response in four

countries: the Czech Republic (48%), Hungary (46%), Sweden (44%) and Poland

(40%).

The socio-demographic data show that:

Men are particularly more likely than women (37% vs. 25%) to correctly say that

19 EU countries have already introduced the euro.

Younger respondents are however more likely to answer incorrectly, with 59% of

people aged 15-24 giving an incorrect response, compared to 50% of those aged

55 and older.

Respondents who spent longer in education are more likely to answer correctly:

34% of people who left education aged 20 or over do so, compared with 26% of

those who left aged 15 or below.

Looking at respondents’ occupations, those working as employees (35%) are

more likely to give the correct answer than manual workers (24%).

Generally, respondents who have either seen or used euro banknotes or coins are

more likely to correctly say that there are 19 euro area countries. 35% of

respondents who consider themselves informed about the euro correctly say that

19 Member States have adopted the currency, while only 28% of those who say

they are not well-informed give the right answer.


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1.2. Expected date of the euro’s adoption

- Over two thirds of respondents think the euro will be introduced in their

country in the future -

Following on from the question about the number of countries that already use the euro,

the respondents were then asked when they think the euro will be introduced in their

country4.

Over two thirds of the respondents (69%) think that the euro will be introduced in their

country at some time in the future, either in a specific year or later than 2021. Of the

69% who are able to indicate a year, close to half (48%) of the respondents think that

the euro will be introduced in or before 2020: of these, 3% say it will be introduced in

2015-16; 10% think it will happen in 2017-18; and 35% say the euro will be introduced

in 2019-2020. In fact, with the exception of Sweden, around a third gave the year 2020

in each country. Over a fifth (21%) say the euro will be introduced in 2021 or later.

More than one out of 10 (12%) people think that the euro will never be introduced in

their country, while 19% don’t know when it will be introduced.

4 Q5c When, in which year do you think the euro will be introduced in [OUR COUNTRY]?


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More than eight out of 10 (82%) respondents in Croatia believe the euro will be

introduced at some stage in the future, of which 22% select 2017-2018, 36% identify

2019-2020 as the most likely introduction date, and 22% opt for 2021 or later. Only 6%

of respondents say the euro will never be introduced.

More than eight out of 10 (81%) respondents in Romania think the euro will be

introduced in their country at some point: 5% say the euro will be introduced in 2015-

2016, 13% say 2017-18, around four in ten (41%) select 2019-2020, and 22% choose

2021 or later. Only 3% of people in Romania think that the euro will never be

introduced, while 16% don’t know.

Around three quarters (77%) of people in Hungary think that the euro will be introduced

in the future, with 10% saying 2017-28, 38% saying 2019-2020, and 28% saying the

euro will be introduced in 2021 or later. Just over a tenth (11%) think it will never be

introduced, and 12% don’t know when this might happen.

In Bulgaria, over two thirds (69%) of the respondents think the euro will be introduced

at some point: 17% say it will happen in 2017-18, most (36%) select 2019-2020 as the

most likely introduction date, and 12% say 2021 or later. Just 2% of people in Bulgaria

think the euro will never be introduced, and 29% say they don’t know.

Two thirds of people (67%) in the Czech Republic say the euro will be introduced at

some point in the future: a tenth (10%) think it will take place in 2017-18, 39% think

that 2019-2020 is most likely, and 16% say 2021 or later. However, 20% say the euro

will never be introduced, and 13% don’t know.

In Poland, less than two thirds (65%) of respondents say the euro will be introduced at

some point, with 34% of people selecting 2019-2020 as the most likely introduction

date. Over one third (35%) say the euro will never be introduced (10%) or that they

don’t know (25%).

Sweden does not follow the same pattern as the other six countries: here, only half of

respondents are able to give a timeframe of when they think the euro will be introduced.

More than a third say that they think it will never be introduced (35%) and a significant

proportion are unable to give an answer at all (15%). Of those who think the euro will be

introduced, 2021 or later is the most common answer (27%), while 18% opt for 2019-

2020.


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According to the socio-economic data:

Women are slightly more likely to say the euro will be introduced by the year

2020 or earlier.

Respondents aged 15-24 are most likely to say the euro will be introduced in

their country at some time, while people between 40 and 54 are least likely to do

so (74% vs. 65%).

Employees are most likely (72%) to say the euro will be introduced in their

country at some time, compared to 61% of manual workers.

Over eight out of 10 (81%) of those who think the euro has a positive impact in

countries already using it also think the euro will be introduced in their country,

compared to 59% of those who think the euro has a negative impact.


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1.3. Readiness to join the euro

- Less than a fifth of people think their country is ready to introduce the euro -

Respondents were asked whether they believe their country is ready to introduce the

euro5.

Less than a fifth of people (17%) think that their country is ready to introduce the euro,

while over three quarters (79%) say their country is not ready for this.

5 Q5b In your opinion, is (OUR COUNTRY) ready to introduce the euro?


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The proportion of respondents who say their country is ready to introduce the euro

ranges from 27% in Romania to 11% in Poland. Over two thirds of people in all seven

countries think they are not ready, and around eight out of 10 people say this in Poland

(86%), Czech Republic (82%) and Hungary (79%).

The socio-economic data show that:

Men are slightly more likely than women to say that their country is ready to

introduce the euro (19% vs. 16%).

Respondents aged 15-24 (22%) are more likely to say their country is ready to

introduce than those aged 55 and over (15%).

People who left education aged 15 or earlier are more likely to say their country is

ready to introduce the euro than those who left aged 20 or above (28% vs.

14%).

Respondents who say that the impact of the euro in countries already using it has

been positive (25%) are more likely to say that their country is ready for the euro

than those who say the consequences are negative (7%).


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1.4. Familiarity with the design of euro banknotes

- Less than half of the respondents think that euro banknotes look exactly the

same across all countries -

Just under half of the respondents (49%, -2 percentage point compared with 2014)

answer correctly that euro banknotes look exactly the same in all countries that use the

euro6. This is the lowest level of correct responses since 2011. There is a corresponding

rise in those answering incorrectly, with 34% (+2pp) saying that euro banknotes have

slightly different designs. A significant proportion of respondents (17%) are unable to

give an answer.

The proportion of respondents answering correctly that the euro banknotes look exactly

the same in all countries that use the euro ranges from 69% in Romania to 37% in

Poland. Over half of the people give the correct answer in Romania (69%, no change),

Croatia (64%, -4pp) and Sweden (54%, no previous data available). Bulgaria is the only

country to have witnessed an increase (49%, +1pp) in the proportion of respondents

who are able to give a correct answer.

6 Q3 What do you think, which of the following statements is correct?


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Analysis of the socio-economic data shows that:

Women are slightly more likely than men to say correctly that the euro banknotes

look exactly the same in all countries that use the euro (51% vs 47%).

Respondents aged between 15 and 24 are more likely (56%) than those aged 55

and over (43%) to give the correct answer.

People who left education aged 15 or younger are less likely (43%) than people

who left at the age of 16-19 (52%) or aged 20 or over (48%) to correctly answer

that the euro banknotes look exactly the same in all countries that use the euro.


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1.5. Familiarity with the design of euro coins

- More than one third of respondents think that euro coins have partly different

designs from country to country -

More than one third (36%, +1 percentage point since 2014) of respondents say correctly

that euro coins have partly different designs from country to country7, a result that has

remained broadly stable since 2010.

The range of people correctly saying that euro coins have partly different designs from

country to country ranges from close to half in the Czech Republic (47%) to fewer than

one out of five in Romania (19%). The Czech Republic (47%, +3pp) and Hungary (45%,

+2pp) both recorded increases in the proportion of respondents giving the correct

answer, while Bulgaria (30%, -3pp) and Croatia (23%, -2pp) both recorded declines.

7 Q4 And what do you think, which of the following statements is correct?


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Women are more likely than men to answer incorrectly, with around half (51%)

of women saying that euro coins look exactly the same in all countries that use

the euro, compared to 42% of men.

People aged between 25 and 39 (41%) are more likely to correctly say that euro

coins have partly different designs from country to country than those aged 55

and over (29%)

People who left education aged 20 or over are more likely (40%) than people who

left education aged 15 or under (26%) to say correctly that the euro coins have

partly different designs from country to country.

Employees are more likely to say that euro coins have partly different designs

than those who are not working (44% vs 31%).

Generally, people who have seen or used euro banknotes or coins are more likely

to answer correctly that euro coins have partly different designs from country to

country.


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2. EXPERIENCE WITH EURO CASH

2.1. Euro banknotes

- The vast majority of respondents have seen and used euro banknotes -

Over nine out 10 people (91%) have seen euro banknotes, and over seven out of 10

(71%) have used euro banknotes. Since 2014, the proportion of respondents who have

seen euro banknotes has remained stable, while those who say they have used euro

banknotes has increased by 2%. The proportion of people who have seen euro

banknotes has remained relatively stable since November 2011, while the proportion

that has used euro banknotes continues to grow steadily from a base of 45% in 2006.

In 2006, a 35 percentage point gap separated those who had seen and actually used

euro banknotes. This has decreased to a low of 20 percentage points in this survey.

The proportion of respondents who have seen euro banknotes ranges from 98% in

Croatia, to 84% in Bulgaria. When looking at the evolution in results since 2014, little

has notably changed. Bulgaria is the main exception which recorded a 4 percentage

point drop in the proportion who have seen euro banknotes.

In terms of usage, results range from 88% of respondents in Croatia, to 61% in

Hungary. The Czech Republic (83%, +5pp) recorded a noticeable increase in the

proportion of people who have used euro banknotes, while Bulgaria (63%, -4pp) and

Romania (76%, -3pp) experienced a slight decline.


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Seen and used euro banknotes


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The socio-demographic results show that:

Men are more likely than women to have seen (93% vs. 88%) and used (76% vs.

67%) euro banknotes.

People aged between 25 and 39 are more likely to have seen (93% vs. 87%) and

used (81% vs. 61%) euro banknotes than those aged 55 and over.

Turning to education levels, those who left education aged 20 or above are more

likely to have seen (93%) and used (85%) euro banknotes than those who left

education aged 15 or below (75% seen, 61% used).

Self-employed people are very likely to have seen (97%) euro banknotes

compared with those not working (86%), and they are also more likely to have

used euro banknotes (85% vs. 61%).


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2.2. Euro coins

- More people than ever have seen and used euro coins -

Euro coins are less widely seen and used than euro banknotes: fewer than nine out of 10

(86%) people have seen euro coins, and only around two-thirds of people (65%) have

actually used them. The proportion of respondents who have seen euro coins has

increased slightly since 2014 (+1 percentage point), while those who say they have used

euro coins has grown to 65% (+3pp). While the proportion of people who have seen

euro coins has remained roughly the same since November 2011, the proportion of

respondents who have used euro coins continues to grow steadily, from a base of 41%

in 2006.

The proportion of respondents who have seen euro coins range from 94% of people in

the Czech Republic, to 78% in Bulgaria. The results in the Czech Republic, Poland,

Hungary and Croatia have all remained broadly stable, while there were declines in

Bulgaria (78%, -3pp) and Romania (83%, -3pp).

The proportion of people who say they have used euro coins ranges from 84% of

respondents in the Czech Republic, to 56% in Bulgaria. In the Czech Republic (84%,

+5pp) the proportion of people who have used euro coins has increased since 2014,

whereas there was a notable decline in Romania (58%, -3pp). In all other countries,

results remain broadly stable.


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Seen and used euro coins


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Men are more likely than women to have seen (89% vs. 82%) and used (70% vs.

61%) euro coins.

People aged 25 to 39 are more likely than those aged 55 and over to have seen

(91% vs. 77%) and used (75% vs. 54%) euro coins.

People living in large towns (69%) are more likely than those living in rural

villages (60%) to have used euro coins.

Employees are more likely to have seen (93%) and used (80%) euro coins than

people who are not working (79% seen, 55% used).

People who consider themselves to be well-informed about the euro are more

likely to have used euro coins than those who do not (78% vs. 655).


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2.3. Where do people use the euro?

- Over half of the respondents say they have only used euro banknotes abroad -

People who said they have already used euro banknotes and/or coins were then asked

for more information about where they had used them8.

Over half of the people in this group (57%) say they have used euro banknotes abroad,

an increase of 10% since the last round of the survey in 2014. The proportion of people

who say they have used euro banknotes both abroad and also in their own country has

decreased slightly to 30% (-4 percentage points), marking the end of a general upwards

trend. The proportion saying they have used euro banknotes in their own country has

dropped to 13% (-6pp), the lowest since April 2006.

These changes are most likely due to the new addition of Sweden to the survey. When

Sweden is removed from the average, 51% say they used euro banknotes abroad, 33%

in their country and abroad and 15% just in their country.

Base: Respondents who have used euro banknotes (N=4,993)

The proportion of people who have used euro banknotes abroad only ranges

substantially from 95% in Sweden to 20% in Romania. Besides Sweden, over half of the

respondents have used them abroad only in the Czech Republic (75%), Hungary (65%),

and Poland (62%). Generally, there is a growing trend across all seven countries

surveyed for people to have only used euro banknotes abroad, with the largest increase

occurring in Poland (62%, +7pp). Croatia and Hungary are the only countries to have

remained broadly unchanged since 2014.

8 Q2b You said you already used euro banknotes. Was it…?


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People in Romania (80%) are the most likely to say they have used euro banknotes both

abroad and in their own country. A majority of people also say this in Croatia (59%) and

Bulgaria (54%). At the other end of the scale, only 5% of people in Sweden say this.

We can observe a general downward trend in the proportion of respondents who have

used euro banknotes both abroad and in their own country, with Poland (38%, -7pp)

registering the biggest decline since 2014.

Where do people use euro banknotes?



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The socio-economic data show that:

Women are more likely than men to say they have used euro banknotes in their

own country (14% vs 12%) as well as abroad (60% vs 54%).

Those who left education aged 15 or under are more likely (25%) than those still

studying (8%) to say they have used euro banknotes in their own country.

Self-employed respondents are more likely to say they have used euro banknotes

in their own country and abroad than those not working (50% vs 44%).

People that say they are well-informed about the euro are less likely to say they

have used it in their own country (10%) than those who say they are not

informed (17%).



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- Close to three quarters of people have only used euro coins abroad -

Nearly three quarters of the respondents (72%) say they have only used euro coins

abroad, an increase of 8% since April 20149. The proportion of people who say they have

used euro coins both abroad and also in their own country has dropped to 21% (-4

percentage points), while only 7% of people (-4pp) say that they have used euro coins

in their own country only.

Similarly to what was seen with the pattern with euro banknotes, Sweden has again

influenced the average percentage. When Sweden is removed, 68% say that they have

used euro coins abroad, 23% in their country and abroad and 9% just in their country.

Regardless, this still demonstrates that has been a slight positive trend in the proportion

who have used the currency abroad this wave (+4pp).

Base: Respondents who have used euro coins (N=4,586)

A majority of the respondents in all seven countries say they have only used euro coins

abroad, with results ranging from 97% in Sweden to 53% in Romania. There have been

sizeable increases in Romania (+10pp) and Poland (+5pp) in the proportion of people

giving this answer since 2014. The swing in Romania means that for the first time a

majority of people there have only used euro coins abroad: 53% have only used them

abroad and 46% have used them both abroad and in their own country, compared with

2014 when only 43% had use euro coins abroad only and 57% had used them both

abroad and at home.

9 Q2c You said you already used euro coins. Was it…?


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Despite this, Romania (46%) still has the highest proportion of respondents who have

used euro coins both abroad and in their own country, followed by Bulgaria (41%).

Romania (46%, -11pp) and Poland (26%, -5pp) both saw a drop in the proportion of

respondents saying they use euro coins both in their own country and abroad.

Where do people use euro coins?

Base: Respondents who have used euro coins (N=4,586)


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II. INFORMING CITIZENS ABOUT THE EURO

1. SELF-PERCEIVED LEVEL OF INFORMATION

- The proportion of respondents who feel well informed about the

euro is higher than ever before -

When asked whether they feel well informed about the euro10, a majority of respondents

say that they do not feel well informed: 54% say this, compared with 44% who do feel

well informed. However, the proportion of people who feel well informed is at an all-time

high: 42% felt well informed in 2014, and 37% felt well informed in 2007.

Of those who say they feel well informed, 37% feel rather well informed, while 7% feel

very well informed. In contrast, 44% of people feel not very well informed, and 10% feel

not at all well informed.

Sweden (59% vs. 41%) and the Czech Republic (50% vs. 48%) are the only countries

where at least half of respondents feel well informed about the euro. Elsewhere, a

substantial majority of respondents say they are not well informed about it: Bulgaria

(65% vs. 33%), Hungary (59% vs. 40%), Romania (58% vs. 41%), Poland (55% vs.

43%), and Croatia (53% vs. 46%). The proportion of people who do not feel well

informed has increased since 2014 in Bulgaria (+4 percentage points) and Poland

(+2pp), whereas it declined in Romania (-5pp) and Croatia (-4pp).

10 Q6: To what extent do you feel informed about the euro?


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According to the socio-demographic data:

Men are more likely than women (52% vs. 37%) to feel well informed about the

euro.

People who spent more time in education are also more likely to feel well

informed: 49% of those who finished their education aged 20 or over feel well

informed, as opposed to 27% of people who left school aged 15 or under.

While 48% of people who live in large towns feel well informed about the euro,

only 40% of those who live in rural villages say this.

At least half of self-employed people (53%) and employed people (50%) feel well

informed about the euro, whereas a minority of people who are not working

(40%) and manual workers (41%) do so.

Respondents who have already seen and used euro banknotes and coins are a lot

more likely to feel well informed about the currency.


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2. TIMING, CHANNELS AND CONTENT OF INFORMATION

2.1. Timing for the receipt of information about the euro

- A higher proportion of respondents than in previous surveys would like to

receive information a few years before the introduction of the euro -

Respondents were asked when they would like to be informed about the introduction of

the euro in their country11. Over a third of respondents (37%, +6 percentage points

since 2014) say they would like to receive information a few years before – this is the

highest proportion of respondents to have given this answer over the lifetime of the

survey. Over a quarter of people (28%, -2pp) would like to receive information about the

introduction of the euro as soon as possible, while a quarter (25%, -3pp) would like to

receive it a few months before. Just 5% (-1pp) would like some information a few weeks

before.

Again, the addition of Sweden has had an effect on the average. When removed, 35%

across the six countries say that they would like to be informed a few years before.

11 Q7: When would you like to be informed about the introduction of euro in (OUR COUNTRY)?


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The proportion of people who would like to receive information about the introduction of

the euro as early as possible ranges from 33% in Romania to 18% in Hungary.

Looking at the combined totals of people who want to receive information as early as

possible or at least a few years before, the results range from 75% in Sweden to 52% in

Hungary. Sweden (51%) has the highest proportion of people who would like to receive

it a few years before, while Croatia (30%) has the lowest.

People in Hungary (44%) are the most likely to want to receive information only weeks

or months before the introduction of the euro, while those in Sweden (19%) are the

least likely.

On average, the proportion of respondents who want to receive information as soon as

possible has declined since 2014 (28%, -2 percentage points). However, the Czech

Republic (23%, +3pp) noticeably bucked this trend.


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Respondents aged 15-24 (37%) are the most likely to want to receive

information about the introduction of the euro as soon as possible, while those

aged 55 and over (21%) are the least likely to do so. In contrast, those aged

55 and over are the most likely to want to receive information a few years

before (40% vs. 30% of 15-24 year-olds).

People who finished their education aged 20 or over are more likely than

those who finished aged 15 or below to want to receive information a few

years before (41% vs. 29%).

Among the occupational groups, manual workers (31%) are most likely to

want to receive information only a few months before, while self-employed

people (19%) are the least likely to want this. Self-employed people are the

most likely to want to receive it as soon as possible (34% vs. 25% of manual

workers and people who are not working).


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2.2. Trusted distributors of information on the euro

- There has been a decline in the proportion of people who trust

information about the euro from their National Central Bank and

from European institutions –

Respondents were then asked whether they would trust information provided by eight

specific institutions of groups on the changeover to the euro12.

While over half of the respondents say they would trust information from their National

Central Bank (70%, -6 percentage points compared with 2014), or from European

institutions (53%, -6pp), there has been a notable decline in the level of trust placed in

both.

Over four out of 10 people would trust information from their government, national or

regional authorities (45%, -2pp), from tax or fiscal administrations (44%, +1pp), or

from consumer associations (42%, no change). Just over a third of respondents would

trust information about the euro from commercial banks (35%, -5pp), from trade unions

and other professional organisations (27%, -2pp), or from journalists (25%, -3pp).

The National Central Bank is the most trusted source of information about the

changeover to the euro in six of the seven countries, the exception being Croatia. The

degree of trust expressed in the central banks ranges from 87% in Sweden to 47% in

Croatia. Since 2014 the level of trust placed in the National Central Bank has declined

markedly in Bulgaria (56%, -18pp), Poland (61%, -15pp), and Hungary (67%, -9pp).

12 Q8: For each of the following institutions or groups, please tell me if you would trust information they

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As will be seen throughout this section, people in Sweden generally express a high level

of trust in their institutions, while those in Croatia tend to have relatively little trust.

People in Sweden are also the most likely to show trust in government, national or

regional authorities (74%), tax/fiscal administrations (84%), consumer associations

(64%), and trade unions (42%). The level of trust is also consistently high relative to the

remaining five countries in the Czech Republic.

European institutions are the most trusted source of information in Croatia (49%),

although the level of trust in these institutions is highest in Romania (62%), and lowest

in Poland (44%). People in Croatia (49%, +7pp) are more likely to trust European

institutions now than they were in 2014, but in contrast the level of trust in these

institutions has fallen sharply in Poland (44%, -14pp), Hungary (59%, -6pp), and

Bulgaria (55%, -5pp).

The level of trust shown in the information provided by government, national or regional

authorities ranges from 74% in Sweden to 27% in Croatia. While trust in these

authorities has risen since 2014 in Romania (46%, +5), it has declined substantially in

Hungary (62%, -19pp), and Poland (35%, -11pp).

While 84% of people in Sweden say they would trust information provided by tax or

fiscal administrations, only 27% of respondents in Croatia and 29% of those in Poland

say this. Respondents in Romania (44%, +6pp) are more likely to trust information

provided by tax or fiscal administrations than they were in 2014, but the level of trust in

these has fallen since then in Poland (29%, -10pp), Bulgaria (34%, -9pp), and Hungary

(51%, -6pp).

Nearly two-thirds of people in Sweden (64%), but only one-third of those in Poland

(33%) trust the information provided by consumer associations. While respondents in

Croatia (46%, +7pp) are more likely to trust consumer associations now than they were

in 2014, the degree of trust shown in these groups has fallen in Hungary (44%, -13pp),

Bulgaria (37%, -6pp), and Poland (33%, -6pp).

People in the Czech Republic (59%) are the most likely to say they would trust

information provided by commercial banks. In contrast, only a fifth of people in Croatia

and Poland (both 20%) would trust information about the changeover to the euro from

commercial banks. The level of trust shown in these institutions has declined since 2014

in Hungary (39%, -12pp), Bulgaria (32%, -12pp), and Poland (20%, -10pp).

While 42% of respondents in Sweden say they trust information provided by trade

unions, only 21% of people in Croatia would do so. Despite this, the level of trust shown

by people in Croatia (21%, +5pp) has actually increased since 2014, although it also

declined in Hungary (27%, -9pp) and Poland (23%, -5pp).

Trust in the information provided by journalists on this subject is uniformly low, ranging

from 33% in Romania to 17% in both Croatia and Hungary. Poland (22%, -9pp) was the

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According to the socio-demographic results:

Women are more likely than men to trust some of the sources of information

under discussion, including government, national or regional authorities (48% vs.

43%), tax or fiscal administrations (46% vs. 41%), European institutions (55%

vs. 51%) and commercial banks (37% vs. 33%).

Younger respondents express a higher level of trust in most of the groups or

institutions under discussion. For example, 64% of 15-24 year-olds say they

would trust information from European institutions, compared with only 44% of

people aged 55 and over. However, they are the least likely to trust the

information provided by journalists (20% vs. 28% of people aged 40-54).

Respondents who finished their education aged 20 or over are more inclined to

trust most sources of information, such as their National Central Bank (71% vs.

61% of those who left school aged 15 or under).

Employees express the highest levels of trust in most groups and institutions, the

only exception being journalists and trade unions. Manual workers (33% vs. 20%

of self-employed people) are the most likely to trust trade unions.

People who have already seen or used euro coins and banknotes, and who think

the euro has or will have a positive impact, are more likely to trust most of the

sources of information about the changeover to the euro.


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2.3. Preferred channels for information campaign

- The television and the Internet are considered the most useful means of

receiving information about the euro -

The discussion now shifts from sources of information to the media through which

information about the euro and the changeover might be received, with the respondents

asked which of these channels would be most useful13.

Seven out of 10 respondents (70%, -1 percentage point compared with 2014) think it

would be the most useful to receive information on television, while just under six out of

10 (58%, -2pp) think it would be most useful to receive information on the Internet.

Just under half of the respondents say that it would be useful to receive this information

in banks (48%, -5pp), on the radio (47%, -3pp), or in newspapers and magazines (45%,

-2pp). Roughly four out of 10 people say that schools and other places of education and

training (41%, -3pp) or their own letterbox (40%, +2pp) would be the most useful ways

to receive this information.

Around three out of 10 people think that it would be useful to get information about the

euro in public places (32%, -4pp) or in the workplace (28%, -2pp), while 17% of

respondents (-2pp) think that supermarkets and shops would be the most useful places

to receive it.

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In six out of the seven countries, a majority of people think that television is the most

useful way of receiving information about the euro and the changeover. The Czech

Republic is the one exception. The proportion of people who think television is most

useful in this regard ranges from 74% in Romania to 58% in Hungary, though there

have been declines in the proportion who say this since 2014 in the Czech Republic

(65%, -5pp) and Poland (72%, -4pp).

In the Czech Republic (73%) people are most likely to see banks as the most useful

place to receive information about the euro. At the other end of the scale only 38% of

respondents in Croatia and Hungary say this. People in Poland (44%, -13pp) are much

less likely than they were in 2014 to think that banks are useful for this.

The Internet is seen as the second most useful source of information in all seven

countries, with 69% of people in the Czech Republic, but only 44% in Croatia, finding the

Internet useful. The proportion of people who think the Internet is the most useful way

to receive information about the euro has fallen since 2014 in both Poland (61%, -8pp)

and Bulgaria (51%, -5pp).

Sweden (58%) and Poland (51%) are the only countries where at least half of the

respondents think that it would be useful to receive this information on the radio.

Respondents in Poland (51%, -8pp) and the Czech Republic (49%, -7pp) are less likely

to say this now than they were in 2014.

Over six out of 10 people in Sweden (63%), but only 28% of those in Croatia, think it

would be useful to receive this information in newspapers and magazines. Once again,

respondents in Poland (46%, -11pp) are much less likely than they were in 2014 to think

that this would be a useful way of receiving information about the euro.

Over half of people in the Czech Republic (51%), but only about a fifth of those in

Hungary (21%) say that schools and other places of education would be useful places to

receive this information. While more people in Croatia (25%, +5pp) think this would be

useful than did so in 2014, fewer do so in Poland (46%, -10pp).

People in Sweden (65%) are by far the most inclined to think that receiving this

information in their letterbox would be useful. Only around a quarter of respondents in

Croatia (27%) take this view. Less than four out of 10 people in all seven countries think

that it would be useful to receive information about the euro and the changeover in

public places, in the workplace, or in supermarkets and shops.


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Women find some of the ways of receiving information more useful than men,

including banks (50% vs. 45%), schools (44% vs. 39%) and their letterbox (43%

vs. 37%). But men are more likely to say that the Internet is useful (61% vs.

54%).

Younger respondents are the most likely to think it would be useful to receive

information in banks, in public places, schools, the workplace, and the Internet.

For example, 69% of 15-24 year-olds, but only 43% of people aged 55 and over,

think the Internet would be the most useful way to receive information about the

euro.

While 65% of respondents who finished their education aged 20 or over think it

would be useful to receive information via internet, only 27% of people who left

school at 15 or younger say this.

People who have already seen and used euro banknotes and coins are more likely

to think it is useful to receive information through most of the various means

under discussion.


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2.4. Most favoured topics of information campaigns

- A majority of people see all six proposed elements of the information

campaign as essential -

Respondents were then asked which issues about the euro it would be essential to cover

in any information campaign about the currency14.

More than seven out of 10 people think that five of the six suggested options would be

essential. These are the value of one euro in the national currency (77%, -2pp compared

with 2014), the social, economic or political implications of the euro (75%, +2pp), the

practical implications of the euro regarding one’s salary or bank account (75%, -2pp),

the way the euro will be introduced (74%, -1pp), and how to ensure that the rule for the

currency conversion into the euro are respected (71%, -1pp).

The sixth option, what euro notes and coins look like (57%, -4pp), is seen as being

somewhat less essential.

The country-level results are strikingly consistent: in all six cases people in the Czech

Republic are the most likely to say that it is essential to include the item under

discussion, and in all six cases people in Croatia are the least likely to do so.

At least two-thirds of people in all countries think it is essential to include the value of

one euro in their national currency in the information campaign: 86% of people in the

Czech Republic say this, while 67% of those in Croatia do so. In Poland (78%), Hungary

(75%), Romania (74%) and Croatia (67%) respondents regard this as the most

essential thing to include. The proportion who think it is essential to include the value of

one euro in their national currency has increased since 2014 in Croatia (67%, +6pp) and

Romania (74%, +5pp), while falling in Poland (78%, -9pp) and Bulgaria (71%, -5pp).

14 Q10: In your view, which of the following issues about the euro are essential to be covered in priority by the

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At least around seven out of 10 people in all countries except Croatia (48%) think that

the practical implications of the euro are essential to include. 83% of people in the Czech

Republic think that this should be included. People in Poland (77%, -9pp) are less likely

to say this now than they were in 2014.

In Poland and Sweden (both 78%) the social, economic or political implications of the

euro are seen as the most essential things to include in the information campaign. 86%

of people in the Czech Republic say this, but only 39% of those in Croatia. The

proportion of people who give this answer has increased since 2014 in Romania (71%,

+8pp), Croatia (39%, +7pp), and Hungary (70%, +6pp), while declining in Bulgaria

(71%, -5pp) and Poland (78%, -5pp).

The way the euro will be introduced is regarded as the most essential thing to include in

the Czech Republic (88%), Bulgaria (74%) and Romania (74%). More respondents think

this is essential now than in 2014 in Croatia (55%, +8pp) and Hungary (68%, +6pp),

though fewer do in Poland (72%, -11pp).

How to ensure that the rules for currency conversion are respected is the joint top

answer in both Sweden (78%) and Romania (74%). The proportion of people who see

this as essential increased in Croatia (50%, +10pp) and Romania (74%, +7pp), but

declined in Poland (71%, -9pp) and Bulgaria (67%, -6pp).

At least half of the respondents in five countries think that it is essential to include what

notes and coins look like, the two exceptions being Croatia (25%) and Sweden (41%).

People in Romania (63%, +9pp) and Hungary (60%, +5pp) are more likely to say this

now than in 2014, while those in Poland (59%, -11pp) and the Czech Republic (66%,

-5pp) are less likely to do so.


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Women are somewhat more likely than men to think that it is essential to include

what euro notes and coins look like (60% vs. 54%).

Younger respondents are more likely to think that most of the six items are

essential: for example, 81% of 15-24 year-olds, but only 68% of people aged 55

or over, say that it is essential to include the practical implications of the euro.

Individuals with a higher level of education are more likely to see all six things as

essential: for example, 80% of people who finished their education aged 20 and

below think the social, economic and political implications of the euro are

essential to include in the information campaign, compared with 53% of people

who finished their education aged 15 or below.

People who have already seen or used euro coins or banknotes are more likely to

think that most of the items are essential.


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2.5. Main activities and events essential to be included in an information

campaign

- Dual displays of process and amounts on bills are seen as the most essential

thing to include in an information campaign -

Lastly in this section, respondents were asked which information campaign actions they

consider essential15.

Seven out of 10 respondents (70%, -2pp compared with 2014) think that the dual

display of prices in shops is essential. At least six out of 10 people also say this with

regard to the dual display of amounts on bills (66%, -2pp), activities on the Internet or

social media (64%), and the dual display of amounts on pay slips (64%, -1pp).

Over half of the respondents thank that TV advertisements (59%, -2pp), newspaper

advertisements (54%, no change), and radio advertisements (51%, -2pp) are essential,

while just under half think that leaflets and brochures are essential (47%, no change).

People in Hungary (83%) are the most likely to consider the dual display of prices in

shops as essential, while those in Poland (61%) are the least likely to do so. The

proportion of respondents who say this has increased since 2014 in Romania (79%,

+5pp), while declining in Poland (61%, -6pp).

Respondents in Hungary (81%) are also the most likely to say that the dual display of

amounts on bills is essential, while people in Poland (56%) are again the least likely to

think this. As before, there has been an increase since 2014 in the proportion of

respondents who deem this essential in Romania (76%, +5pp), and a decline in Poland

(56%, -5pp).

15 Q11 Here is a list of various information campaign actions. Could you tell me for each of them whether you

would find it essential? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)


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Respondents in the Czech Republic (76%) are the most likely to think that activity on the

Internet or social media is essential. At least half of the respondents in the seven

countries think this is essential, with the exception of Croatia (46%).

People in Hungary (73%) are the most likely, and those in Croatia (55%) the least likely

to feel that the dual display of prices of pay slips is essential. As for TV advertisements,

respondents in Romania (73%) are the most inclined to say that these are essential,

while those in the Czech Republic and Hungary (both 49%) are the least likely to do so.

While six out of 10 people in both Poland and Romania (60%) feel that newspaper

advertisements are essential, only 35% of people in Hungary and 36% in Croatia take

this view. There was also an increase in Romania (60%, +5pp) in the proportion of

respondents who regard this as essential.

Roughly six out of 10 people in both Romania (59%) and Poland (58%) also think that

radio advertisements are essential, though only 37% of people in Sweden agree. There

was in increase in the proportion of people who think radio advertisements are essential

in Croatia (39%, +6pp) and Hungary (40%, +5pp), but also a decline in Poland (58%, -

5pp).

Romania (57%) and Poland (52%) are the only countries where at least half of the

respondents think that leaflets or brochures are essential. Only 28% of people in both

Croatia and Hungary say this. More people in Romania (57%, +5pp) deem leaflets or

brochures to be essential than did so in 2014.


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Women are somewhat more likely than men to think that dual displays on pay

slips (66% vs. 61%), and leaflets or brochures (50% vs. 43%) are essential.

People aged 25-39 are the most likely to think that the dual display of prices in

shops is essential (76% vs. 61% of 15-24 year-olds), and also that activities on

the Internet or social media are essential (73% vs. 55% of people aged 55 and

over).

Respondents who finished their education aged 20 or over are substantially more

inclined to say that activities on the Internet or social media are essential (69%

vs. 46% of people who left school aged 15 or below).

People who expect positive consequences from joining the euro, or who are in

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III. THE EURO: PERCEPTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR ITS

INTRODUCTION

1. CONSEQUENCES OF THE EURO’S INTRODUCTION

1.1. Consequences at a national level

- More people think the introduction of the euro in their country would have

negative consequences than did so in 2014 -

In the third section of the report, respondents are asked about the consequences of the

introduction of the euro in their country16.

Over four out of 10 people (41%, -3 percentage points compared with 2014) say the

consequences of introducing the euro would be positive for their country: of these 6%

(-1pp) say they would be very positive, and 35% (-2pp) rather positive. This is still some

way above the all-time low recorded in November 2011 and September 2005, when only

38% of respondents thought the euro would have positive consequences. Expectations

peaked in May 2009, when 55% of respondents thought the euro would have positive

consequences.

Over half of the respondents (53%, +3pp) think that the introduction of the euro would

be negative for their country, with 36% (+1pp) saying it would be rather negative, and

17% (+2pp) expecting it to be very negative.

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Romania (54% positive vs. 39% negative) and Hungary (50% positive vs. 44%

negative) are the only two countries where at least half think the euro would have

positive consequences for their country. Elsewhere, the expectation is that the

consequences would be negative, especially in the Czech Republic (70% negative vs.

26% positive) and Sweden (62% vs. 31%).

In Bulgaria (40%, +4pp) the proportion of people who say the euro will have positive

consequences has increased since 2014, while in Romania (54%, -3pp) it decreased.

Hungary (44%, +3pp) registered the largest increase in the proportion of respondents

who think the euro will have negative consequences.


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Men are more likely than women to say that the introduction of the euro will have

positive consequences for their country (44% vs 38%).

People aged between 15 and 24 are more likely (56%) than those aged 55 and

over (49%) to say that the introduction of the euro will have negative

consequences for their country.

People living in large towns are more likely than those in rural villages to say that

the introduction of the euro will have a positive impact (45% vs. 39%).

Employees are more likely than manual workers to say that the consequences of

the introduction of the euro will have positive consequences (45% vs. 39%).

Generally, people who have already seen and used euro banknotes and coins are

more likely to say that there will be negative consequences from the introduction

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1.2. Personal consequences of the euro’s introduction

- A relative majority of people think that the introduction of the euro will have

negative personal consequences -

Following the question about the consequences of the introduction of the euro in their

own country, people were then asked about the consequences of introducing the

currency for them personally.

Over four out of 10 people (44%, -1 percentage point compared with 2014) say that the

introduction of the euro will have positive personal consequences, with 37% (no change)

saying the consequences will be rather positive, and 7% (-1pp) saying they will be very

positive.

A relative majority of people (47%, +1pp) thinks that the personal consequences will be

negative, with 32% (no change) expecting them to be rather negative, and 15% (+1pp)

expecting them to be very negative.

More than half of the respondents in Romania (59%) and Hungary (53%) say the

introduction of the euro will have positive personal consequences, compared to just 30%

of people in the Czech Republic. The proportion of respondents expecting the euro to

have positive personal consequences has increased since 2014 in Bulgaria (42%, +3pp),

and decreased in Romania (59%, -5pp).

But in the other five countries, more people think that the introduction of the euro will

have negative personal consequences, than those who don't, with people in the Czech

Republic most likely (63%) to say this. Croatia (47%, +3pp) registered the largest

increase in the proportion of people anticipating negative personal consequences from

the introduction of the euro.


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Men are more likely than women to say that the introduction of the euro will have

positive consequences for them personally (48% vs. 39%).

Respondents aged 15-24 are more likely (49%) than those aged 55 and over

(40%) to say that the introduction of the euro will have positive personal

consequences.

Manual workers (57%) are the most likely, and self-employed people (42%) the

least likely, to say that there will be negative consequences from the introduction

of the euro.

Generally, people who have already seen and used euro banknotes and coins are

more likely to say that they will personally experience positive consequences from

the introduction of the euro.


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2. SUPPORT FOR THE SINGLE CURRENCY

2.1. Opinions within the respondents’ social environment

- People are split almost equally over the issue of whether to introduce the euro

in their country -

Having discussed the likely consequences of introducing the euro, respondents were then

asked whether they are in favour of or against the idea of introducing the euro in their

own country17.

A relative majority of respondents (49%) are in favour of introducing the euro – down

from 52% in 2014. Of these, 12% (-2 percentage points) are very much in favour, and

37% (-1pp) are rather in favour of introducing the euro.

Close to half of the respondents (48%, +3pp) are against introducing the euro in their

country: of these, 28% (+1pp) say they are rather against introducing the euro, and

20% (+2pp) say they are very much against it.

A majority of people are in favour of introducing the euro in four countries: Romania

(68%), Hungary (60%), Bulgaria (55%) and Croatia (53%). But in the remaining three

countries a majority of people are against the idea: Poland (53% against vs. 44% in

favour), Sweden (66% vs. 32%), and the Czech Republic (70% vs. 29%).

17 Q14 Generally speaking, are you personally more in favour or against the idea of introducing the euro in

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Since 2014, there has been a substantial increase in the level of support for introducing

the euro in the Czech Republic (29%, +13pp), with a slight increase occurring in

Bulgaria (55%, +4pp). But at the same time there were declines in the proportion of

respondents in favour of introducing the currency in Romania (68%, -6pp) and Hungary

(60%, -4pp).


Women are more likely than men to be against the introduction of the euro (53%

vs. 42%).

People aged 15-24 are more likely than those aged 55 and over to be against the

introduction of the euro in their country (50% vs. 44%).

Self-employed people and employees (both 52%) are more likely than manual

workers (38%) to be in favour of the introduction of the euro.

People who think the euro has a positive impact in countries that already use it

are unsurprisingly more likely (73%) to say that they support the introduction of

the euro than those who think the euro has a negative impact (18%).


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2.2. The most desired timeframe for the adoption of the euro

- Romania is the only country in which respondents favour the early adoption

of the euro -

After being asked whether they were in favour of introducing the euro, participants were

then asked when they would like the euro to become their currency18.

Over four out of 10 respondents (42%) want the euro to be introduced as late as

possible, up slightly from 41% in 2014. Over a third of respondents (36%, +1

percentage point) would like the euro to become their currency after a certain time, and

fewer than one out of five (18%, -2pp) want the euro to be introduced as soon as

possible.

Romania is the only country where a relative majority of people want the euro to be

introduced as soon as possible: 40% favour this, while only 22% want it to be

introduced as late as possible.

But in the other six countries most would like the currency to be introduced as late as

possible, with the Czech Republic (63%) and Sweden (61%) having the highest

proportions of respondents who take this view.

The proportion of respondents in Romania (40%, -4pp) in favour of joining as soon as

possible declined, while the proportion wanting to join as late as possible declined in the

Czech Republic (63%, -4pp) and Bulgaria (30%, -3pp).

18 Q15 When would you like the euro to become your currency?


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Desired timeframe for adopting the euro


70


Women are more likely than men to want the euro to be introduced as late as

possible (47% vs. 37%).

People aged 15-24 are more likely than those aged 40-54 to want the euro to be

introduced after a certain time (43% vs. 32%).

Manual workers are more likely (52%) than self-employed people and employees

(both 40%) to say they want the euro to be introduced as late as possible.

People who think the euro has had a negative impact in countries that already

use it are more likely (71%) to say the euro should be introduced as late as

possible than those who think the euro has had a positive impact (22%).


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IV. CONSEQUENCES OF ADOPTING THE EURO

1. THE CONSEQUENCES IN GENERAL

- Over half of the respondents think that the impact of euro has been positive in

the countries that have already adopted it -

In this final section of the report, respondents were first asked what impact the

introduction of the euro has had in the countries already using it19.

A majority of people feel the impact has been positive: 51% take this view, although of

these most (46%) think the impact has been rather positive, with only 5% saying it has

been very positive. Over a third of respondents (36%) think that the impact has been

negative, with 28% saying it has been fairly negative, and 8% very negative.

There has been relatively little change since 2014: the proportion of respondents who

think the impact of the euro has been positive has declined slightly (-1 percentage

point), while the proportion who says it has been negative also declined slightly (-1pp).

There was a small increase in the proportion of people who say they don’t know what the

impact has been (13%, +2pp).

At individual country level, the data show that in four countries a majority of people

think the impact of the euro has been positive: Hungary (61% positive vs. 26%

negative), Romania (60% vs. 27%), Bulgaria (53% vs. 30%), and Poland (53% vs.

34%). But in the other three countries at least a relative majority say it has been

negative: the Czech Republic (53% vs. 39%), Croatia (47% vs. 42%) and Sweden (47%

vs. 36%).

19 Q12 What impact do you think the introduction of the euro has had in the countries that are already using

the euro?


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The proportion of respondents who think the impact of the euro has been positive has

increased since 2014 in Bulgaria (53%, +3pp) but has remained broadly stable

elsewhere.

Consequences of the introduction of the euro in those countries already using the euro


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Young people are more likely to think the impact has been positive: 63% of 15-

24 year-olds say this, compared with 47-48% of people aged 40 and over.

Unsurprisingly, people who think the consequences of the euro will be positive in

their own country or for them personally are far more likely to say the

consequences have been positive elsewhere.

Over three quarters of people (77%) who are in favour of the euro in their own

country think the consequences have been positive elsewhere, compared with

only 27% of respondents who are against its introduction.


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2. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF INTRODUCING THE EURO

2.1. Will the changeover to the euro increase prices?

- The majority of people think the euro will cause prices to go up -

When considering the potential consequences of introducing the euro, respondents were

first asked what impact, if any, the euro will have on prices in their country20. Over six

out of 10 people (63%, -2 percentage points compared with 2014), while a quarter of

respondents (25%, +1pp) say that introducing the euro will help keep prices stable. Only

6% of respondents (+1pp) think the euro will help to reduce prices.

At least a relative majority of people in all seven countries think that introducing the

euro will increase prices, with the proportion who believe this ranging from 73% in the

Czech Republic and 70% in Poland, to 47% in Romania and 53% in Hungary. Hungary

(53%, +3pp) is the only country where the proportion of respondents who think the euro

will increase prices has gone up since 2014. It declined in several other countries,

notably in Poland (70%, -6pp).

Roughly a third of people in Hungary (35%) and Romania (32%) say that the euro will

help keep prices stable. Romania (13%) is the only country where at least a tenth of

respondents believe that the euro will help reduce prices.

20 Q16 What impact, if any, do you think the introduction of the euro will have on prices in (OUR COUNTRY)?


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Two-thirds (66%) of respondents who finished their education aged 20 and over

think the euro will increase prices, compared with 53% of people who finished

their education aged 15 or below.

83% of people who think the euro has had negative consequences in the

countries already using it say that prices will increase, compared with only 48%

of respondents who think it has had positive consequences in those countries.

Only around four out of 10 respondents (42%) who are in favour of the

introduction of the euro think it will cause prices to increase, compared with 84%

of people who are against it.


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2.2. Favourable political and economic consequences of the euro

- Around half of the respondents think that adopting the euro will make them

feel more European than they do now -

When asked what they think the adoption of the euro will do for their country21, over

four out of 10 respondents think that it will make them feel more European than they do

now (49%, -1 percentage point compared with 2014), and that it will reinforce the place

of Europe in the world (44%, -6pp).

Over three out of 10 people think that the euro will improve growth and employment

(33%, no change), will ensure sounder public finances (32%, -3pp), will ensure lower

interest rates and less debt charges (31%, -5pp), and will ensure low inflation rates

(31%, -3pp).

Over a fifth of respondents (22%, +4pp) don’t know what the adoption of the euro

would mean.

In four of the seven countries over half of the respondents think that the euro will make

them feel more European than they do now: Romania (58%), Poland (54%), Bulgaria

(52%), and Sweden (50%). But this is not the case in the Czech Republic (32%),

Hungary (35%), and Croatia (43%). The proportion of respondents who think the euro

will make them feel more European than they do now has increased noticeably since

2014 in Bulgaria (52%, +6pp).

21 Q18 In your opinion, what of the following do you think the adoption of the euro will do for (OUR

COUNTRY)?


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Romania (59%) is the only country in which over half of the respondents think that

adopting the euro will reinforce the place of Europe in the world. At the other end of the

scale, only 27% of people in Croatia and 38% in the Czech Republic think the euro will

have this effect. People in Poland (40%, -10pp) and the Czech Republic (38%, -9pp) are

much less likely to think this will happen than they were in 2014.

More than four out of 10 people in Romania (44%) and Hungary (41%) think that

adopting the euro will improve growth and employment, whereas only 19% of

respondents in Croatia think this would be the case.

Respondents in Romania (48%) and Bulgaria (40%) are the most inclined to think that

adopting the euro will ensure sounder public finances. Only 15% of people in Sweden

and 24% in the Czech Republic think this would happen.

Respondents in Romania (48%) are the most likely to think that adopting the euro will

ensure lower interest rates and less debt charges. In contrast, only 11% of people in

Sweden and 20% of those in the Czech Republic think adopting the euro would do this.

People in Poland (28%, -6pp) are less likely to think this would happen now than they

were in 2014.

While 45% of people in Romania and 36% in Hungary say that adopting the euro will

ensure low inflation rates, only 17% of people in Sweden think that this would be the

outcome. Respondents in Poland (27%, -6pp) are less likely to say that the euro would

do this now than they were in 2014.

A relatively high proportion of respondents say they don’t know what joining the euro

would mean, especially in the Czech Republic (35%) and Sweden (30%).


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Men are more likely than women to think that adopting the euro would have all

six outcomes. For example, 35% of men, but only 28% of women, think the euro

would ensure lower interest rates and less debt charges.

People aged 55 and over (37%) are more likely than younger respondents

(28-32%) to say that adopting the euro would ensure sounder public finances.

Unsurprisingly, people who expect the consequences of the euro to be positive for

themselves or for their country are much more likely to think that the adoption of

the euro will result in all six outcomes.

People in favour of joining the euro are also more likely to think that all six things

will happen: for example, 67% of people in favour say that joining the euro will

make them feel more European than they do now, compared with 32% of people

who are against adopting the currency.


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3. PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE EURO CHANGEOVER

- Respondents primarily think that having the euro will make it easier to travel

and shop in other euro area countries -

In terms of the practical consequences of the euro22, over three quarters of people

(78%, -3 percentage points since 2014) believe that the currency will make it more

convenient for those who travel in other countries that use the euro, while around two-

thirds think it will make it easier to shop in other countries that use the euro (67%,

-3pp), and to compare prices with other countries that use the euro (65%, +1pp).

Over half of the respondents say that the euro will help them save money by eliminating

currency exchange fees (59%, -4pp), and that it will further strengthen their place in the

EU (52%). Roughly three out of 10 people think the euro will protect their country from

the effects of national crises (31%, -4pp).

Over six out of 10 respondents in all countries think that the euro will make it more

convenient for those who travel in other countries that use the euro: the proportion of

people who say this ranges from 88% in both the Czech Republic and Sweden, to 62% in

Croatia. The proportion of respondents who take this view has declined noticeably since

2014 in Poland (74%, -10pp).

Over seven out of 10 people in the Czech Republic (77%), Hungary (72%) and Sweden

(71%) say that having the euro will make it easier to shop in other countries that use

the euro. In contrast, only 52% of respondents in Croatia believe that this is the case.

Again, there was a decline in Poland (65%, -8pp) in the proportion of respondents who

think this.

More than seven out of 10 people in Sweden (75%) and Hungary (71%) think having the

currency will make it easier to compare prices with other countries that use the euro,

whereas only around half of the respondents in Croatia (53%) say this.

22 Q17 Do you think that the euro…? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)


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Seven out of 10 people in the Czech Republic (70%), but less than half of those in

Croatia (45%), say that the euro will help them save money by eliminating currency

exchange fees. While the proportion of respondents who expect this to happen has

increased since 2014 in Croatia (45%, +5pp), it has declined substantially in Poland

(52%, -17pp).

About three quarters of people in Romania (74%) think that the euro will further

strengthen their place in the EU – substantially more than in the other six countries. Less

than half of the respondents think that this would happen in Croatia (40%), the Czech

Republic (42%), Poland (45%) and Sweden (46%).

However, in all countries less than half of the respondents believe that joining the euro

will protect their country from international crises, with the proportion who think it will

ranging from 42% in Romania to 16% in Sweden. Respondents in Poland (30%, -5pp)

and Hungary (33%, -4pp) are less likely to expect this than they were in 2014.


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Men are somewhat more likely than women (33% vs. 28%) to think that the euro

will protect their country from the effects of international crises.

Younger respondents are more likely to expect that most of the six outcomes will

occur. For example, 74% of 15-24 year-olds, but only 58% of people aged 55

and over, believe that the euro will allow them to easily compare prices with

other countries that use the euro.

Individuals with a higher level of education are more likely think that the euro will

cause these things to happen, with one exception: people who left school aged 19

or under are more likely to think that the euro will protect their country from the

effects of international crises (34% vs. 29%).


expect most of these outcomes.

Similarly people who expect the euro to have positive consequences, or who

favour joining the currency, are more likely to anticipate these six results.


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4. POTENTIAL INCONVENIENCES OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO

- While a strong majority of respondents say they will personally manage to

adapt to the new currency, a relative majority thinks that adopting the euro will

mean that their country will lose control over its economic policy -

Four statements about the potential of introducing the euro were read to the

respondents and they were asked to agree or disagree with them23.

Over eight out of 10 respondents (81%) agree that they will personally manage to adapt

to the replacement of their national currency by the euro. Less than a fifth of people

(17%) disagree. This question was not previously included in the survey.

Roughly three quarters of respondents (74%, +3 percentage points compared with

2014) agree that they are concerned about abusive price setting during the changeover.

Nearly a quarter of people (23%, -4pp) disagree.

Just under half of the respondents (48%, no change) agree that adopting the euro will

mean that their country loses part of its identity. The same proportion of respondents

(48%, -1pp) disagrees with this.

Nearly half of people (47%, +5pp) agree that adopting the euro will mean that their

country will lose control over its economic policy. Almost as many respondents (46%,

-7pp) disagree with this. This result is a noticeable turnaround from 2014, when a

sizeable majority of respondents (53% vs. 42%) did not think the euro would mean a

loss of control over economic policy.

23 Q19.1 Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…?


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4.1. Concerns regarding abuses and cheating on prices during the

changeover

- Around three quarters are concerned about abusive price setting during the

changeover -

The proportion of respondents who agree that they are concerned about abusive price

setting during the changeover has risen to 74% since 2014, when 71% of people

agreed. This is consistent with recent results: since 2008, between 71% and 75% of

respondents have agreed with this statement. The level of agreement had previously

dipped to 67% in 2007.

At least two-thirds of people in all seven countries agree that they are concerned about

abusive price setting during the changeover. The level of agreement ranges from 84% in

Bulgaria to 65% in Sweden. The proportion of respondents who agree has increased

since 2014 in Romania (73%, +8pp), Bulgaria (84%, +6pp), and Hungary (69%, +5pp).


85

Fears regarding the introduction of the euro: Afraid of abuses and cheating on prices during the changeover


86


Respondents aged 55 or over are somewhat less likely than younger respondents

(69% vs. 74-76%) to feel concerned about abusive price setting during the

changeover.

People who expect the euro to have negative consequences are more likely to feel

concerned about this. For example, 79% of people who think the euro will have

negative consequences for their own country express concern about abusive price

setting, as opposed 67% of respondents who think the euro will have positive

consequences.

79% of people who are against joining the euro, but only 69% of those in favour,

feel concerned about abusive price setting during the changeover.


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4.2. Changes due to the euro’s introduction

- Around eight in ten respondents think that they will personally manage to

adapt to the replacement of their national currency by the euro -

When asked whether they will personally manage to adapt to the replacement of their

national currency by the euro, 40% of people totally agree that they will and 41% tend

to agree that they will. In total, over eight in 10 respondents agree that they will be able

to personally manage. Only 17% of respondents disagree, with 10% tending to disagree,

and 7% totally disagreeing.

The level of agreement among individual countries ranges from 89% in Romania to 71%

in the Czech Republic. The proportion of people who totally agree varies more

substantially: 64% of people totally agree in Sweden, but fewer than three out of 10

people totally agree in the Czech Republic (24%) and Poland (28%).

Over a fifth of people do not agree that they will personally manage to adapt to the

replacement of their national currency by the euro in the Czech Republic (28%) and

Poland (22%).


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Men are more likely than women (85% vs. 77%) to agree that they will

personally manage to adapt to the replacement of their national currency by the

euro.

While 83% of people who finished their education aged 20 or over agree that they

will manage to adapt, only 72% of respondents who left school aged 15 or under

do so.

88% of employees, but only 76% of manual workers, say they will personally

manage to adapt.


say they will personally manage to adapt.

Individuals who believe the impact of the euro has been or will be positive are

much more likely to believe that they will personally manage to adapt to the

replacement of their national currency by the euro.

96% of people in favour of the euro say they will manage to adapt to the new

currency, as opposed to 65% of people who are against it.


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4.3. Effects on national identity due to the adoption of the euro

- Respondents are divided over whether adopting the euro will mean that their

country will lose a part of its identity -

Equal proportions of people agree and disagree (both 48%) that adopting the euro will

mean that their country loses a part of its identity. Opinion has been more or less

equally divided on this question since November 2011; before that a majority of people

consistently disagreed with the statement.

There are big differences between countries on this question. At least a relative majority

of respondents agree that adopting the euro will mean that their country loses a part of

its identity in four countries: the Czech Republic (66% vs. 32%), Sweden (66% vs.

33%), Croatia (53% vs. 44%), and Bulgaria (48% vs. 44%). But in the other three

countries at least a relative majority of respondents disagree: Hungary (63% vs. 33%),

Poland (53% vs. 44%), and Romania (49% vs. 45%). Since 2014, the level of

agreement has increased in Croatia (53%, +3pp) and Romania (45%, +2pp).


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Fears regarding the introduction of the euro: Adopting the euro will mean that (COUNTRY) will lose a great deal of its identity


92


While 62% of 15-24 year-olds agree that adopting the euro will mean that their

country loses a part of its identity, only 41% of people aged 55 and above think

this will happen.

While 63% of people who think the euro will have negative consequences for their

country say adopting it will mean that their country loses a part of its identity,

only 32% of those who say the euro will have positive consequences agree.

65% of people who are against the introduction of the euro in their own country

think adopting it will mean their country loses a part of its identity, while only

33% of people in favour say this.


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4.4. Control over a nation’s economic policy

- Respondents are divided over whether adopting the euro will mean that their

country will lose control over its economic policy -

A relative majority of people (47% vs. 46%) agree that adopting the euro will mean that

their country loses control over its economic policy. This is the first time in the history of

the survey that a relative majority of people have agreed with the statement. Even as

recently as 2014, 53% of people disagreed, while only 42% agreed. In 2006, 59% of

respondents disagreed, versus only 29% who agreed. As will be seen below, the addition

of Sweden to the survey goes a long way to explaining the swing.

At least a relative majority of people in four countries agree that adopting the euro will

mean that their country loses control over its economic policy: Sweden (71% vs. 26%),

the Czech Republic (52% vs. 43%), Romania (48% vs. 41%), and Bulgaria (45% vs.

44%). In the other three countries a most respondents do not agree with this: Hungary

(62% vs. 32%), Croatia (50% vs. 44%), and Poland (50% vs. 44%). Since 2014, the

level of agreement has increased in Romania (48%, +6pp) and Poland (44%, +5pp),

while declining in the Czech Republic (52%, -4pp) and Croatia (44%, -3pp).


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Fears regarding the introduction of the euro: Adopting the euro will mean that (COUNTRY) will lose control over its economic policy


95


While 52% of people aged 39 or below agree that adopting the euro will mean

that their country loses control over its economic policy, only 42% of people aged

55 or over agree.

61% of people who think the euro will have negative consequences for them

personally, but only 35% of those who think it will have positive consequences,

agree with the statement.

Similarly, 63% of respondents who are against joining the euro agree that

adopting it will mean that their country loses control over its economic policy,

versus 33% of those in favour.

ANNEXES

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS


FLASH EUROBAROMETER 418

“Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the

common currency”

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Between the 20th and the 22nd of April 2015, TNS Political & Social, a consortium created between TNS political &

social, TNS UK and TNS opinion, carried out the survey FLASH EUROBAROMETER 418 about the “Introduction of

the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency”.

This survey has been requested by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial

Affairs. It is a general public survey co-ordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication (“Strategy,

Corporate Communication Actions and Eurobarometer” Unit). The FLASH EUROBAROMETER 418 covers the

population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States that have not yet adopted the

common currency, resident in each of the seven Member States and aged 15 years and over. The survey covers

the national population of citizens as well as the population of citizens of all the European Union Member States

who are resident in these countries and have a sufficient command of the national languages to answer the

questionnaire. All interviews were carried using the TNS e-Call center (our centralized CATI system). In every

country respondents were called both on fixed lines and mobile phones. The basic sample design applied in all

states is multi-stage random (probability). In each household, the respondent was drawn at random following the

"last birthday rule".

TNS has developed its own RDD sample generation capabilities based on using contact telephone numbers from

responders to random probability or random location face to face surveys, such as Eurobarometer, as seed

numbers. The approach works because the seed number identifies a working block of telephone numbers and

reduces the volume of numbers generated that will be ineffective. The seed numbers are stratified by NUTS2

region and urbanisation to approximate a geographically representative sample. From each seed number the

required sample of numbers are generated by randomly replacing the last two digits. The sample is then screened

against business databases in order to exclude as many of these numbers as possible before going into field. This

approach is consistent across all countries.

TS1


Readers are reminded that survey results are estimations, the accuracy of which, everything being equal, rests

upon the sample size and upon the observed percentage. With samples of about 1,000 interviews, the real

percentages vary within the following confidence limits:

ABBR. COUNTRIES INSTITUTES N°

INTERVIEWS

FIELDWORK

DATES

POPULATION

15+

BG Bulgaria TNS BBSS 1.005 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 6.537.510

CZ Czech Rep. TNS Aisa s.r.o 1.000 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 9.012.443

HR Croatia HENDAL 1.002 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 3.749.400

HU Hungary TNS Hoffmann Kft 1.006 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 8.320.614

PL Poland TNS OBOP 1.000 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 32.413.735

RO Romania TNS CSOP 1.008 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 18.246.731

SE Sweden TNS SIFO AB 1.001 20/04/2015 22/04/2015 7.791.240

TOTAL

NMS6+SE

7.022

20/04/2015

22/04/2015 81.110.173

various sample sizes are in rows various observed results are in columns

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%

N=50 6,0 8,3 9,9 11,1 12,0 12,7 13,2 13,6 13,8 13,9 N=50

N=500 1,9 2,6 3,1 3,5 3,8 4,0 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,4 N=500

N=1000 1,4 1,9 2,2 2,5 2,7 2,8 3,0 3,0 3,1 3,1 N=1000

N=1500 1,1 1,5 1,8 2,0 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,5 2,5 N=1500

N=2000 1,0 1,3 1,6 1,8 1,9 2,0 2,1 2,1 2,2 2,2 N=2000

N=3000 0,8 1,1 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,8 1,8 1,8 N=3000

N=4000 0,7 0,9 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,5 1,5 1,5 N=4000

N=5000 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,3 1,4 1,4 1,4 N=5000

N=6000 0,6 0,8 0,9 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,3 1,3 N=6000

N=7000 0,5 0,7 0,8 0,9 1,0 1,1 1,1 1,1 1,2 1,2 N=7000

N=7500 0,5 0,7 0,8 0,9 1,0 1,0 1,1 1,1 1,1 1,1 N=7500

N=8000 0,5 0,7 0,8 0,9 0,9 1,0 1,0 1,1 1,1 1,1 N=8000

N=9000 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 0,9 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 N=9000

N=10000 0,4 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,9 0,9 1,0 1,0 1,0 N=10000

N=11000 0,4 0,6 0,7 0,7 0,8 0,9 0,9 0,9 0,9 0,9 N=11000

N=12000 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,9 0,9 0,9 0,9 N=12000

N=13000 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,8 0,9 0,9 N=13000

N=14000 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,8 0,8 0,8 N=14000

N=15000 0,3 0,5 0,6 0,6 0,7 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,8 0,8 N=15000

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%

Statistical Margins due to the sampling process

(at the 95% level of confidence)

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QUESTIONNAIRE


Q1

1

2

Q2a

1

2

Q2b

1

2

3

4

Abroad

In (OUR COUNTRY) and abroad

DK/NA

FL402 Q2b

FL402 Q2a

ASK Q2b IF THE RESPONDENT ALREADY USED EURO BANK NOTES, Q2a.1=1, OTHERS GO TO

Q2c

You said you already used euro banknotes. Was it…?

(READ OUT – ONE ANSWER ONLY)

In (OUR COUNTRY)

Euro banknotes 1 2 3

Euro coins 1 2 3

FL402 Q1

ASK Q2a IF THE RESPONDENT HAS SEEN EURO, Q1.1=1 OR Q1.2=1, OTHERS GO TO Q2b

Have you already used…?

(READ OUT ‐ ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

Yes No DK/NA

Euro banknotes 1 2 3

Euro coins 1 2 3

Have you already seen…?

(READ OUT ‐ ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

Yes No DK/NA

Q1


Q2c

1

2

3

4

Q3

1

2

3

Q4

1

2

3

The euro coins look exactly the same in all countries that use the euro

The euro coins have partly different designs from country to country

DK/NA

FL402 Q4

The euro banknotes have partly different designs from country to country

DK/NA

FL402 Q3

And what do you think, which of the following statements is correct?


FL402 Q2c

ASK ALL

What do you think, which of the following statements is correct?


The euro banknotes look exactly the same in all countries that use the euro

You said you already used euro coins. Was it…?


In (OUR COUNTRY)

Abroad


DK/NA

ASK Q2c IF THE RESPONDENT ALREADY USED EURO COINS, Q2a.2=1, OTHERS GO TO Q3

Q2


Q5a

1

2

3

4

5

Q5b

1

2

3

Q5c

FL402 Q5b

When, in which year do you think the euro will be introduced in [OUR COUNTRY]?

(READ OUT ‐ RECORD EXACT YEAR) (INT.: IF "NEVER" CODE '9998' ‐ IF "DK/NA" CODE '9999')

Year

FL402 Q5c

FL402 Q5a

In your opinion, is (OUR COUNTRY) ready to introduce the euro? (M)


Yes

No

DK/NA


6

13

19 (M)

28 (M)

DK/NA

According to you, how many EU countries have already introduced the euro?

Q3


Q6

1

2

3

4

5

Q7

1

2

3

4

5

Q8

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

FL402 Q8

European Institutions

Commercial banks

Journalists

Trade unions, professional organisations, etc

Consumer associations

DK/NA

For each of the following institutions or groups, please tell me if you would trust information

they provide on the changeover to the euro?

(ROTATE ‐ READ OUT – MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Government, national or regional authorities

Tax/ fiscal administrations

National Central Bank

As soon as possible

A few years before

A few months before

A few weeks before

DK/NA

FL402 Q7

Not at all well informed

DK/NA

FL402 Q6

When would you like to be informed about the introduction of euro in (OUR COUNTRY)?


To what extent do you feel informed about the euro? Do you feel:


Very well informed

Rather well informed

Not very well informed

Q4


Q9

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

10,

11,

Q10

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

The social, economic or political implications of the euro

DK/NA

FL402 Q10


The way how the euro will be introduced in (OUR COUNTRY)

The value of one euro in (COUNTRY CURRENCY)

What notes and coins in euros look like

How to ensure that the rules for the currency conversion into euro are

respected

The practical implications of the euro regarding your salary, your bank

account

In your letter box

On the Internet

DK/NA

FL402 Q9

In your view, which of the following issues about the euro are essential to be covered in

priority by the information campaign?

In public places

In schools and other places of education and training

In the workplace

On the radio

On television

In newspapers, magazines

Where would it be most useful for you to receive information about the euro and the

changeover?


In banks

In supermarkets and shops

Q5


Q11

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

Q12

1

2

3

4

5

FL402 Q12


Very positive impact (M)

Rather positive impact (M)

Rather negative impact (M)

Very negative impact (M)

DK/NA

Newspaper advertisements

On the internet/ social media (N)

DK/NA

FL402 Q11

What impact do you think the introduction of the euro has had in the countries that are

already using the euro? (M)

Dual display of prices in shops

Dual display of the amount on bills (electricity, gas …)

Dual display on your pay slip

Leaflets/ brochures

TV advertisements

Radio advertisements

Here is a list of various information campaign actions. Could you tell me for each of them

whether you would find it essential?


Q6


Q13

1

2

Q14

1

2

3

4

5

Q15

1

2

3

4


As soon as possible

After a certain time

As late as possible

DK/NA

FL402 Q15

Rather against its introduction

Very much against its introduction

DK/NA

FL402 Q14

When would you like the euro to become your currency?

FL402 Q13

Generally speaking, are you personally more in favour or against the idea of introducing the

euro in (OUR COUNTRY)?


Very much in favour of its introduction

Rather in favour of its introduction

For you personally 1 2 3 4 5

[OUR COUNTRY] 1 2 3 4 5

Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences

for…?

(ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

(READ OUT) Very

positive

consequen

ces

Rather

positive

consequen

ces

Rather

negative

consequen

ces

Very

negative

consequen

ces

DK/NA

Q7


Q16

1

2

3

4

5

Q17

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,DK/NA

FL402 Q17

Will allow you to easily compare prices with other countries that use the

euro

Will make it easier to shop in other countries that use the euro

Will save money by eliminating fees of currency exchange in other

countries that use the euro

Will be more convenient for those who travel in other countries that use

the euro

Will protect (OUR COUNTRY) from the effects of international crises

Will further strengthen our place in the EU (N)

No impact (DO NOT READ OUT)

DK/NA

FL402 Q16

Do you think that the euro…?

(READ OUT – MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

What impact, if any, do you think the introduction of the euro will have on prices in (OUR

COUNTRY)?


Will increase prices

Will help keep prices stable

Will help reduce prices

Q8


Q18

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

Q19

1

2

3

4

FL402 Q19

Adopting the euro will mean

that (OUR COUNTRY) will

lose a part of its identity

1 2 3 4 5

Adopting the euro will mean

that (OUR COUNTRY) will

lose control over its

economic policy

1 2 3 4 5

You are concerned about

abusive price setting during

the changeover

1 2 3 4 5

You personally will manage

to adapt to the

replacement of the

(NATIONAL CURRENCY) by

the euro (N)

1 2 3 4 5

FL402 Q18

Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…?

(ONE ANSWER PER LINE)

(ROTATE ‐ READ OUT) Totally

agree

Tend to

agree

Tend to

disagree

Totally

disagree

DK/NA

Will ensure sounder public finances

Will improve growth and employment

Will ensure low inflation rates

Will reinforce the place of Europe in the world

Will make us feel more European than now

DK/NA

In your opinion, what of the following do you think the adoption of the euro will do for (OUR

COUNTRY)?

(READ OUT – MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Will ensure lower interest rates, less debt charges

Q9

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CZ 96 1 4 -1 0 0

HU 86 0 14 0 0 0

PL 90 -1 10 1 0 0

RO 93 -2 7 2 0 0

SE 88 12 0

HR 98 1 2 -1 0 0

Don't know

Q1.1 Haben Sie schon einmal... gesehen?

Q1.1 Avez-vous déjà vu…? Des billets d'euro

Q1.1 Have you already seen…?

Euro-Banknoten

Ja Nein Weiß nicht

Oui

Euro banknotes

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Non

No

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PL 85 0 15 0 0 0

RO 83 -3 17 3 0 0

SE 87 13 0

HR 87 1 12 -2 1 1

Don't know

Q1.2 Haben Sie schon einmal... gesehen?

Q1.2 Avez-vous déjà vu…? Des pièces d'euro

Q1.2 Have you already seen…?

Euro-Münzen

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Oui

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No

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HU 71 2 29 -2 0 0

PL 72 1 28 -1 0 0

RO 81 -2 19 2 0 0

SE 91 8 1

HR 90 0 10 0 0 0

Don't know

Q2a.1 Haben Sie schon einmal... verwendet?

Q2a.1 Avez-vous déjà utilisé…? Des billets d'euro

Q2a.1 Have you already used…?

Euro-Banknoten

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Oui

Euro banknotes

Yes

Non

No

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CZ 89 4 11 -4 0 0

HU 71 2 29 -2 0 0

PL 73 2 27 -2 0 0

RO 69 -2 31 2 0 0

SE 92 7 1

HR 82 1 18 -1 0 0

Don't know


Q2a.2 Avez-vous déjà utilisé…? Des pièces d'euro


Euro-Münzen

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Oui

Euro coins

Yes

Non

No

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CZ 83 5 13 -4 4 -1

HU 61 2 25 -2 14 0

PL 64 0 25 -1 11 1

RO 76 -3 17 1 7 2

SE 80 7 13

HR 88 1 10 0 2 -1

Don't know


Q2a.1 Avez-vous déjà utilisé…? Des billets d'euro


Euro-Banknoten

Ja Nein Weiß nicht

Oui

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No

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CZ 84 5 10 -4 6 -1

HU 60 2 25 -1 15 -1

PL 62 1 23 -1 15 0

RO 58 -3 25 0 17 3

SE 80 6 14

HR 71 1 16 0 13 -1

Don't know


Q2a.2 Avez-vous déjà utilisé…? Des pièces d'euro


Euro-Münzen

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Oui

Euro coins

Yes

Non

No

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CZ 2 -1 75 3 23 -2 0 0

HU 7 0 65 0 28 0 0 0

PL 8 -5 62 7 30 -2 0 0

RO 35 -4 20 3 45 1 0 0

SE 0 95 5 0

HR 19 0 41 -1 40 1 0 0

Don't know

A l'étranger

Abroad

Dans (NOTRE PAYS) et à l'étranger


Q2b Sie sagten, Sie haben schon einmal Euro-Banknoten verwendet. War dies...?

Q2b Vous dites avoir déjà utilisé des billets d'euro. Était-ce... ?

Q2b You said you already used euro banknotes. Was it…?

In (UNSEREM LAND) Im Ausland In (UNSEREM LAND) und im Ausland Weiß nicht

Dans (NOTRE PAYS)

In (OUR COUNTRY)

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CZ 2 -1 80 2 18 -1 0 0

HU 6 1 67 -2 27 1 0 0

PL 5 -2 74 5 21 -3 0 0

RO 19 -6 53 10 27 -5 1 1

SE 1 97 2 0

HR 7 -1 62 1 31 1 0 -1

Don't know

A l'étranger

Abroad

Dans (NOTRE PAYS) et à l'étranger


Q2c Sie sagten, Sie haben schon einmal Euro-Münzen verwendet. War dies...?

Q2c Vous dites avoir déjà utilisé des pièces d'euro. Était-ce… ?

Q2c You said you already used euro coins. Was it…?

In (UNSEREM LAND) Im Ausland In (UNSEREM LAND) und im Ausland Weiß nicht

Dans (NOTRE PAYS)

In (OUR COUNTRY)

Ne sait pas

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CZ 48 -3 42 3 10 0

HU 46 -3 43 1 11 2

PL 37 -3 39 1 24 2

RO 69 0 17 1 14 -1

SE 54 37 9

HR 64 -4 21 2 15 2

The euro banknotes look exactly the same in all countries that use the

euro

Q3 Selon vous, laquelle des affirmations suivantes est correcte ?

Q3 What do you think, which of the following statements is correct?

Les billets d'euro ont certains motifs qui sont différents d'un pays à

l'autre

Die Euro-Banknoten sehen in allen Ländern, die den Euro verwenden,

völlig gleich aus

Die Euro-Banknoten sind von Land zu Land teilweise unterschiedlich

gestaltet Weiß nicht

The euro banknotes have partly different designs from country to

country

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Q3 Welche der folgenden Aussagen treffen Ihrer Ansicht nach zu?

Les billets d'euro sont exactement les mêmes dans tous les pays qui

utilisent cette monnaie

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CZ 41 -4 47 3 12 1

HU 40 -4 45 2 15 2

PL 37 -2 40 0 23 2

RO 66 2 19 0 15 -2

SE 51 41 8

HR 57 -1 23 -2 20 3

The euro coins look exactly the same in all countries that use the

euro

Q4 Selon vous, laquelle des affirmations suivantes est correcte ?

Q4 And what do you think, which of the following statements is correct?

Les pièces d'euro ont certains motifs différents d'un pays à l'autre

Die Euro-Münzen sehen in allen Ländern, die den Euro verwenden,

völlig gleich aus

Die Euro-Münzen sind von Land zu Land teilweise unterschiedlich

gestaltet Weiß nicht

Q4 Und welche der folgenden Aussagen treffen Ihrer Ansicht nach zu?

The euro coins have partly different designs from country to country

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Les pièces d'euro sont exactement les mêmes dans tous les pays qui

utilisent cette monnaie

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CZ 6 -4 48 2 35 1 4 1 7 0 58 -1

HU 7 -6 46 3 35 -1 3 -1 9 5 56 -4

PL 12 -3 40 3 29 1 3 0 16 -1 55 0

RO 13 0 28 -1 24 -1 8 -2 27 4 49 -3

SE 6 44 42 4 4 54

HR 8 -1 38 3 37 -2 6 1 11 -1 52 3

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Q5a Selon vous, combien de pays ont déjà introduit l'euro ?

Q5a According to you, how many EU countries have already introduced the euro?

Q5a Wie viele Länder haben Ihrer Meinung nach den Euro schon eingeführt?

Weiß nicht Gesamt ‘Falsche Antworten’

28

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Total 'Réponse incorrectes'

Total 'Wrong answers'6

28

6 13 19 28

13

13

19

19

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CZ

HR

HU

PL

RO

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Q5b Selon vous, est-ce que (NOTRE PAYS) est prête à introduire l'euro?

Q5b In your opinion, is (OUR COUNTRY) ready to introduce the euro?

21 76 3

11 86 3

27 69 4

20 77 3

17 79 4

20 75 5

15 82 3

Oui

Yes

Ne sait pas

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CZ 0 0 0 -3 2 -6 3 -5 6 -5 3 -4 36 11 1 0 16 6

HU 0 0 0 -2 1 -7 3 -1 7 -4 2 -3 36 7 1 0 26 1

PL 0 0 0 -3 2 -9 3 -4 6 -5 2 -4 32 6 2 1 18 7

RO 0 -1 1 -7 4 -11 5 -3 7 -3 5 1 36 10 1 1 22 9

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CZ 20 2 13 4

HU 11 4 13 5

PL 10 1 25 10

RO 3 0 16 4

SE 15

HR 6 3 12 1

2021

2021

Plus tard

Later20202018 2019

Q5c.1 Quand, en quelle année, pensez-vous que l'euro sera introduit en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

Q5c.1 When, in which year do you think the euro will be introduced in (OUR COUNTRY)?

20202018 2019

2014

2017

2017

2015

2015

20162014

2016

2021 Später

Jamais Ne sait pas

Never Don't know

Nie Weiß nicht

Q5c.1 In welchem Jahr wird Ihrer Meinung nach der Euro in (UNSEREM LAND) eingeführt werden?

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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CZ 0 0 2 -9 10 -9 39 6 16 6 20 2 13 4

HU 0 0 1 -8 10 -5 38 3 28 2 11 4 12 4

PL 0 0 2 -12 9 -9 34 2 20 8 10 1 25 10

RO 0 -1 5 -18 13 -5 41 11 22 9 3 0 16 4

SE 1 4 18 27 35 15

HR 0 0 2 -20 22 -2 36 3 22 14 6 3 12 2

2021 or later

Jamais

Never

2015-2016

2015-2016

2017-2018

2017-2018

Q5c.2 Quand, en quelle année, pensez-vous que l'euro sera introduit en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

Q5c.2 When, in which year do you think the euro will be introduced in (OUR COUNTRY)?

2014

2014

2019-2020

2019-2020

Ne sait pas

Don't know

2021 ou plus tard

Q5c.2 In welchem Jahr wird Ihrer Meinung nach der Euro in (UNSEREM LAND) eingeführt werden?

2014 2015-2016 2017-2018 2019-2020 2021 oder später Nie Weiß nicht

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CZ 6 1 44 -1 39 1 9 -1 2 0 50 0 48 0

HU 4 1 36 0 50 0 9 -1 1 0 40 1 59 -1

PL 8 2 35 -4 44 3 11 -1 2 0 43 -2 55 2

RO 8 0 33 5 48 -2 10 -3 1 0 41 5 58 -5

SE 10 49 33 8 0 59 41

HR 7 1 39 3 44 -3 9 -1 1 0 46 4 53 -4

Don't know

Total 'Informé'

Total 'Informed'

Plutôt bien informé(e)

Rather well informed

Pas très bien informé(e)

Not very well informed

Q6 Dans quelle mesure estimez-vous être informé sur l'euro ? Pensez-vous être…

Q6 To what extent do you feel informed about the euro? Do you feel:

Très bien informé(e)

Very well informed

Pas bien informé(e) du

toutNot at all well

informed

Total 'Pas informé'

Total 'Not informed'

Ne sait pas

Q6 Wie gut fühlen Sie sich über den Euro informiert? Fühlen Sie sich:

Sehr gut informiert

Eher gut informiert

Nicht sehr gut informiert

Überhaupt nicht gut informiert

Weiß nicht Gesamt 'Informiert'

Gesamt 'Nicht informiert'

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CZ 23 3 39 1 27 -3 6 -2 5 1

HU 18 1 34 1 36 -2 8 -1 4 1

PL 31 -4 37 7 24 -3 3 -1 5 1

RO 33 -1 32 2 23 -2 8 1 4 0

SE 24 51 17 2 6

HR 28 1 30 2 27 -3 7 -1 8 1

Dès que possible

Q7 Quand souhaiteriez-vous être informé de l'introduction de l'euro en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

Q7 When would you like to be informed about the introduction of euro in (OUR COUNTRY)?

Q7 Wann würden Sie gerne über die Einführung des Euro in (UNSEREM LAND) informiert werden?

Quelques semaines avant Ne sait pas

Don't know

Quelques années avant

A few years before

Quelques mois avant

A few months before

So bald wie möglich Einige Jahre vorher Einige Monate vorher Einige Wochen vorher Weiß nicht

As soon as possible A few weeks before

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CZ 64 1 61 -1 81 -3 57 1 59 -2

HU 43 -19 51 -6 67 -9 59 -6 39 -12

PL 35 -11 29 -10 61 -15 44 -14 20 -10

RO 46 5 44 6 82 1 62 1 44 0

SE 74 84 87 60 47

HR 27 -2 27 3 47 -1 49 7 20 -4

National Central Bank

Les banques privées

Commercial banks

Die Bundesregierung, die lokalen oder

regionalen Behörden

Steuerbehörden Die nationale Zentralbank

Den Europäischen Institutionen Geschäftsbanken

Le gouvernement, les autorités locales

ou nationales

Government, national or regional

authorities

Tax/ fiscal administrations

La banque centrale nationale

Q8 Bitte geben Sie an, ob Sie Informationen von den folgenden Institutionen oder Gruppierungen über den Übergang zum Euro vertrauen würden? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Les institutions européennes

European Institutions

Les administrations fiscales

Q8 Pour chaque institution ou groupe suivant, pourriez-vous me dire si vous auriez confiance dans les informations qu'ils fournissent sur le passage à l'euro ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Q8 For each of the following institutions or groups, please tell me if you would trust information they provide on the changeover to the euro? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

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CZ 21 3 32 -1 56 -4 3 1

HU 17 1 27 -9 44 -13 5 2

PL 22 -9 23 -5 33 -6 14 7

RO 33 0 27 0 37 3 4 1

SE 25 42 64 3

HR 17 1 21 5 46 7 11 3

Q8 Bitte geben Sie an, ob Sie Informationen von den folgenden Institutionen oder Gruppierungen über den Übergang zum Euro vertrauen würden? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Q8 Pour chaque institution ou groupe suivant, pourriez-vous me dire si vous auriez confiance dans les informations qu'ils fournissent sur le passage à l'euro ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)Q8 For each of the following institutions or groups, please tell me if you would trust information they provide on the changeover to the euro? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Les syndicats, les associations

professionnelles, etc.

Les associations de consommateurs

Journalisten Gewerkschaften, Berufsverbände

Verbraucherverbänden Weiß nicht

Trade unions, professional

organisations, etc

Les journalistes

Consumer associations Don't know

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Journalists

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CZ 73 -4 12 -3 38 -5 51 -4 26 1 49 -7

HU 38 -2 9 -4 13 -8 21 2 19 1 34 -3

PL 44 -13 16 -4 35 -7 46 -10 30 -6 51 -8

RO 48 1 25 2 34 0 44 2 33 1 46 1

SE 50 18 37 44 27 58

HR 38 0 6 0 18 1 25 5 12 1 30 2

Q9 Wo wäre es für Sie am hilfreichsten, Informationen über den Euro und die Umstellung zum Euro zu erhalten? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Dans les banques

In banks

Dans les écoles et autres lieux de formation et d'éducation

Q9 Où serait-il le plus utile d'obtenir des informations sur l'euro et sur son introduction ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Q9 Where would it be most useful for you to receive information about the euro and the changeover? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

In the workplace

A la radio

On the radio

Dans les supermarchés et

les magasins

In supermarkets and shops

Dans les espaces publics

In public places

RadioIn Banken In Supermärkten und Läden

In öffentlichen Einrichtungen

In Schulen und sonstigen

Bildungseinricht-ungen

Am Arbeitsplatz

In schools and other places of education and

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Sur le lieu de travail

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BG 70 -1 38 -1 30 -1 51 -5 3 0

CZ 65 -5 48 -2 37 -3 69 0 2 0

HU 58 -2 31 2 37 1 56 0 1 -1

PL 72 -4 46 -11 41 -2 61 -8 2 0

RO 74 2 43 1 36 1 49 2 1 0

SE 73 63 65 63 2

HR 59 3 28 -2 27 2 44 1 3 1

Q9 Où serait-il le plus utile d'obtenir des informations sur l'euro et sur son introduction ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Q9 Where would it be most useful for you to receive information about the euro and the changeover? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

On the Internet Don't know

A la télévisionDans les journaux, magazines

Dans votre boîte aux lettres Sur Internet Ne sait pas

Fernsehen In Zeitungen, Zeitschriften

In Ihrem Briefkasten Im Internet Weiß nicht

Q9 Wo wäre es für Sie am hilfreichsten, Informationen über den Euro und die Umstellung zum Euro zu erhalten? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

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The practical implications of

the euro regarding your

salary, your bank account

Les implications

sociales, économiques et politiques

de l'euro

The social, economic or

political implications of

the euro

La valeur d'un euro en

(MONNAIE NATIONALE)

The value of one euro in (COUNTRY CURRENCY)

L'apparence des pièces et

des billets

What notes and coins in

euros look like

Q10 Selon vous, quelles sont les principales questions sur l'euro que devrait aborder en priorité la campagne d'information à ce sujet ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Q10 In your view, which of the following issues about the euro are essential to be covered in priority by the information campaign? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

La façon dont l'euro sera introduite

dans (NOTRE PAYS)

The way how the euro will be introduced

in (OUR COUNTRY)

La façon de garantir le respect des règles de

conversion monétaire vers l'euro

How to ensure that the rules

for the currency

conversion into euro are

respected

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Les implications pratiques de

l'euro concernant le

salaire, le compte en

banque

Q10 Welche Bereiche sollten Ihrer Ansicht nach während der Informationskampagne zur Einführung des Euro besonders berücksichtigt werden? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Auf welche Weise der Euro in

(UNSEREM LAND)

eingeführt wird

Der Wert eines Euro in (LANDESWÄH

RUNG)

Das Aussehen der Euro-Banknoten und Euro-Münzen

Wie gewährleistet wird, dass die Regeln für die Umstellung

der Landeswährun

g zum Euro eingehalten

Die praktischen

Auswirkungen der Euro bezüglich

Ihres Gehaltes,

Ihres Bankkontos

Die sozialen, wirtschaftliche

n und politischen

Auswirkungen der Euro

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PL 61 -6 56 -5 57 -4 52 -1 59 -4 58 -5

RO 79 5 76 5 72 2 57 5 73 2 59 4

SE 71 66 62 37 54 37

HR 66 0 59 -1 55 1 28 0 57 3 39 6

De la publicité à la télévision

TV advertisements

De la publicité à la radio

Radio advertisements

Q11 Voici une liste de différentes actions de campagne d'information. Pourriez-vous me dire, pour chacune d'entre elles, si vous la considérez comme indispensable ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)Q11 Here is a list of various information campaign actions. Could you tell me for each of them whether you would find it essential? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Leaflets/ brochures

Le double affichage des

montants sur les factures

(électricité, gaz, etc.)

Dual display of the amount on bills (electricity,

gas …)

Le double affichage du

montant sur la fiche de salaire

Dual display on your pay slip

Le double affichage des prix

dans les magasins

Q11 Hier folgend eine Liste verschiedener Informationskampagnen. Würden Sie mir bitte zu jeder sagen, ob Sie diese für notwendig halten? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Doppelte Preisauszeichnun

g in Läden

Doppelte Betragsangabe auf Rechnungen (Strom, Gas...)

Doppelte Betragsangabe auf der Lohn- oder Gehaltsa-

brechnung

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BroschürenFernsehspots Radiospots

Dual display of prices in shops

Des brochures / dépliants

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RO 60 5 63 63 2 -1

SE 56 63 7

HR 36 -1 46 46 5 0

On the internet/ social media Don't know

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De la publicité dans la presse

Sur Internet/ les médias sociaux Ne sait pas

Newspaper advertisements

Zeitungsanzeigen Im Internet/ Social Media Weiß nicht

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RO 14 -2 46 0 20 -1 7 0 13 3 60 -2 27 -1

SE 3 33 37 10 17 36 47

HR 4 -3 38 1 37 4 10 -2 11 0 42 -2 47 2

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Total 'Impact positif'

Total 'Positive impact'

Un impact plutôt positif

Rather positive impact

Un impact plutôt négatif

Rather negative impact

Q12 Quel impact pensez-vous que l'introduction de l'euro a eu dans les pays qui ont déjà adopté l'euro?

Q12 What impact do you think the introduction of the euro has had in the countries that are already using the euro?

Un impact très positif

Very positive impact

Un impact très négatif

Very negative impact

Total 'Impact négatif'

Total 'Negative impact'

Ne sait pas

Weiß nicht

Gesamt ‘Positive Auswirk-ungen'

Gesamt ‘Negative Auswirk-ungen’

Q12 Sind Sie der Ansicht, dass die Einführung des Euro in denjenigen Ländern, die den Euro schon verwenden, positive oder negative Auswirkungen hatte

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SE 3 28 44 18

HR 8 0 30 -2 35 2 18 -2

Q13.1 Sind Sie der Ansicht, die Einführung des Euro würde positive oder negative Auswirkungen haben für...? (UNSEREM LAND)

Very negative consequences

Very positive consequences

Des conséquences plutôt positives

Des conséquences très positives

Rather positive consequences

Des conséquences plutôt négatives

Rather negative consequences

Sehr positive Auswirkungen

Eher positive Auswirkungen

Eher negative Auswirkungen

Sehr negative Auswirkungen

Q13.1 Pensez-vous que l'introduction de l'euro aurait des conséquences positives ou négatives pour… ? (NOTRE PAYS)

Q13.1 Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences for…? (OUR COUNTRY)

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Q13.1 Sind Sie der Ansicht, die Einführung des Euro würde positive oder negative Auswirkungen haben für...? (UNSEREM LAND)

(NOTRE PAYS)

(OUR COUNTRY)

Q13.1 Pensez-vous que l'introduction de l'euro aurait des conséquences positives ou négatives pour… ?

Q13.1 Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences for…?

Weiß nicht Gesamt ‘Positive Auswirkungen’

Gesamt ‘Negative Auswirkungen’

Ne sait pas Total 'Conséquences positives'

Total 'Conséquences négatives'

Total 'Negative consequences'Don't know Total 'Positive

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SE 5 30 37 14

HR 8 -1 34 -1 32 4 15 -1

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Des conséquences plutôt positives

Rather positive consequences

Sehr positive Auswirkungen

Eher positive Auswirkungen

Eher negative Auswirkungen

Sehr negative Auswirkungen

Des conséquences plutôt négatives

Rather negative consequences

Very negative consequences

Q13.2 Pensez-vous que l'introduction de l'euro aurait des conséquences positives ou négatives pour… ? Vous personnellement

Q13.2 Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences for…? For you personally

Des conséquences très négatives

Des conséquences très positives

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RO 9 3 59 -5 32 2

SE 14 35 51

HR 11 -1 42 -2 47 3

Vous personnellement

For you personally

Total 'Negative consequences'

Q13.2 Pensez-vous que l'introduction de l'euro aurait des conséquences positives ou négatives pour… ?

Q13.2 Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences for…?

Don't know Total 'Positive consequences'

Weiß nicht Gesamt ‘Positive Auswirkungen’

Gesamt ‘Negative Auswirkungen’

Q13.2 Sind Sie der Ansicht, die Einführung des Euro würde positive oder negative Auswirkungen haben für...?

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PL 10 -2 34 1 28 1 25 -1 3 1 44 -1 53 0

RO 20 -4 48 -2 20 3 6 -1 6 4 68 -6 26 2

SE 5 27 38 28 2 32 66

HR 12 0 41 -2 27 -2 16 3 4 1 53 -2 43 1

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Total 'Favorable à

son introduction'

Total 'In favour of its introduction'

Plutôt favorable à

son introduction

Rather in favour of its introduction

Plutôt contre son

introduction

Rather against its

introduction

Q14 De façon générale, êtes-vous plutôt en favorable ou contre l'idée de l'introduction de l'euro en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

Q14 Generally speaking, are you personally more in favour or against the idea of introducing the euro in (OUR COUNTRY)?

Très favorable à son

introduction

Very much in favour of its introduction

Tout à fait contre son

introduction

Very much against its

introduction

Total 'Contre son

introduction'

Total 'Against its

introduction'

Ne sait pas

Weiß nichtGesamt

‘Befürwortet Einführung’

Gesamt ‘Lehnt Einführung ab’

Q14 Sind Sie, allgemein gesehen, persönlich eher für oder eher gegen die Einführung des Euro in (UNSEREM LAND)

Bin eindeutig für die

Einführung des Euro

Bin eher für die Einführung

des Euro

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PL 10 -1 38 1 47 -1 5 1

RO 40 -4 34 5 22 -2 4 1

SE 10 24 61 5

HR 15 -3 41 1 40 1 4 1

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Après un certain temps

After a certain time

Le plus tard possible

As late as possible

Q15 Zu welchem Zeitpunkt sollte Ihrer Ansicht nach der Euro die Landeswährung werden?

Q15 Quand souhaitez-vous que l'euro devienne votre monnaie ?

Q15 When would you like the euro to become your currency?

So bald wie möglich Nach einer gewissen Zeit So spät wie möglich Weiß nicht

Dès que possible

As soon as possible

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PL 70 -6 20 2 4 2 1 0 5 2

RO 47 -1 32 -2 13 2 1 -1 7 2

SE 64 22 5 2 7

HR 65 -2 22 0 7 2 2 0 4 0

Augmentation des prix

Q16 Quel impact éventuel aura l'introduction de l'euro sur les prix en (NOTRE PAYS) ?

Q16 What impact, if any, do you think the introduction of the euro will have on prices in (OUR COUNTRY)?

Q16 Welche Auswirkungen hätte Ihrer Ansicht nach, wenn überhaupt, die Einführung des Euro auf die Preise in (UNSEREM LAND)?

Pas d'impact (NE PAS LIRE) Ne sait pas

Don't know

Participation à la stabilisation des prix

Will help keep prices stable

Participation à la baisse des prix

Will help reduce prices

Die Preise würden steigen

Der Euro würde helfen, die Preise stabil zu halten

Der Euro würde helfen, die Preise zu

reduzieren

Keine Auswirkung (NICHT VORLESEN) Weiß nicht

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CZ 69 0 77 2 70 -1 88 -1 23 2 42 42 4 0

HU 71 1 72 2 65 -2 73 0 33 -4 52 52 5 0

PL 63 -2 65 -8 52 -17 74 -10 30 -5 45 45 8 4

RO 62 0 63 -4 62 4 80 1 42 -3 74 74 5 0

SE 75 71 62 88 16 46 5

HR 53 1 52 -1 45 5 62 -3 27 -2 40 40 7 -1

Will protect (OUR

COUNTRY) from the effects of

international crises

Renforcera notre position

dans l'UE

Will further strengthen our

place in the EU

Facilitera les achats dans les magasins des autres pays qui

utilisent l'euro

Will make it easier to shop

in other countries that use the euro

Permettra d'économiser de l'argent

grâce à l'élimination des frais de conversion monétaire dans les

autres pays qui utilisent

l'euro

Will save money by eliminating

fees of currency

exchange in other


Q17 Pensez-vous que l'euro… ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)

Q17 Do you think that the euro…? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Permettra de comparer

facilement les prix avec les autres pays qui utilisent

l'euro

Will allow you to easily compare

prices with other


Sera plus pratique pour

ceux qui voyagent dans

les autres pays qui

utilisent l'euro

Will be more convenient for

those who travel in other countries that use the euro

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Protégera (NOTRE PAYS)

des conséquences

des crises internationales

Q17 Glauben Sie, dass der Euro...? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Weiß nicht

Preisvergleiche mit anderen

Ländern erleichtern

wird, die den Euro

verwenden

Einkäufe in anderen Ländern

erleichtern wird, die den

Euro verwenden

Geld einspart, da in den

Ländern, die ebenfalls den

Euro verwenden,

Wechselkursgebühren entfallen

Erleichterungen schaffen wird für

diejenigen, die in andere

Länder reisen, in denen der

Euro verwendet

wird

(UNSEREM LAND) Schutz bieten wird,

vor den Auswirkungen internationaler

Krisen

unsere Position in der

EU stärken wird

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PL 28 -6 29 -2 32 -1 27 -6 40 -10 54 -1 22 3

RO 48 -2 48 3 44 3 45 2 59 1 58 -1 12 3

SE 11 15 29 17 44 50 30

HR 35 0 28 2 19 2 28 4 27 3 43 -1 20 0

Will reinforce the place of

Europe in the world

Permettre de se sentir plus

Européens qu'aujourd'hui

Will make us feel more

European than now

Garantir des finances

publiques plus saines

Will ensure sounder public

finances

Améliore la croissance et

l'emploi

Will improve growth and employment

Q18 Selon vous, quelles affirmations, parmi les suivantes, correspondent aux effets qu'aura l'introduction de l'euro sur (NOTRE PAYS) ? (PLUSIEURS REPONSES POSSIBLES)Q18 In your opinion, what of the following do you think the adoption of the euro will do for (OUR COUNTRY)? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

Garantir des taux d'intérêt

bas sur la dette, moins à

rembourser

Will ensure lower interest

rates, less debt charges

Garantir un taux

d'inflation faible

Will ensure low inflation

rates

Ne sait pas

Don't know

Renforcer la place de

l'Europe dans le monde

Q18 Welche der folgenden Auswirkungen wird die Einführung des Euro in (UNSEREM LAND) Ihrer Ansicht nach haben? (MEHRFACHNENNUNGEN MÖGLICH)

Niedrigere Zinssätze, niedrigere

Schuldenlast

Solidere öffentliche Finanzen

Stärkeres Wachstum und Anstieg

der Arbeitsplätze

Niedrigere Inflationsrate

Stärkung der Position

Europas in der Welt

Eine Stärkung des Gefühls, Europäer zu

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Totally disagree

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Weiß nicht Gesamt 'Stimme zu'

Stimme eher zu

Stimme eher nicht zu

Total 'Agree'

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Gesamt 'Stimme night

zu'

Q19.1 Würden Sie mir bitte zu den folgenden Aussagen mitteilen, ob Sie zustimmen oder nicht zustimmen? Sie, persönlich, werden sich an der Ablösung der (NATIONALE WÄHRUNG) durch den Euro anpassen.

Q19.1 Pourriez-vous me dire si vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec chacune des affirmations suivantes…? Vous, personnellement, arriverez à vous adapter au remplacement de (DEVISE NATIONALE) par l'euro.

Q19.1 Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…? You personally will manage to adapt to the replacement of the (NATIONAL CURRENCY) by the euro

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PL 33 -4 41 4 15 -3 9 2 2 1 74 0 24 -1

RO 42 3 31 5 12 1 10 -11 5 2 73 8 22 -10

SE 32 33 15 18 2 65 33

HR 45 5 33 -2 12 -1 7 -3 3 1 78 3 19 -4

Q19.2 Pourriez-vous me dire si vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec chacune des affirmations suivantes…? Vous êtes préoccupés par une conversion abusive des prix lors du passage à l'euro

Q19.2 Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…? You are concerned about abusive price setting during the changeover


Total 'Pas d'accord'

Sie sind beunruhigt über mißbräuchliche Preisfestsetzungen während der Übergangsphase

Tend to agree


Tend to disagree Totally agree

Plutôt d'accord

Q19.2 Würden Sie mir bitte zu den folgenden Aussagen mitteilen, ob Sie zustimmen oder nicht zustimmen?

Total 'Disagree'


Totally disagree

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Q19.3 Pourriez-vous me dire si vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec chacune des affirmations suivantes…? L'adoption de l'euro impliquera que (NOTRE PAYS) perde le contrôle sur ses politiques économiques

Q19.3 Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…? Adopting the euro will mean that (OUR COUNTRY) will lose control over its economic policy



Die Einführung des Euro wird für (UNSER LAND) bedeuten, dass die Kontrolle über die Wirtschaftspolitik verloren geht

Tend to agree



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RO 24 -1 21 3 20 4 29 -6 6 0 45 2 49 -2

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HR 25 1 28 2 21 -1 23 -3 3 1 53 3 44 -4

Q19.4 Pourriez-vous me dire si vous êtes d'accord ou pas d'accord avec chacune des affirmations suivantes…? L'adoption de l'euro impliquera que (NOTRE PAYS) perde une partie de son identité

Q19.4 Could you tell me for each of the following statements if you agree or disagree…? Adopting the euro will mean that (OUR COUNTRY) will lose a part of its identity



Die Einführung des Euro wird für (UNSER LAND) bedeuten, dass ein Teil der Identität verloren geht

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