Eurobarometer Survey Shows 79% Support for the Euro

Brussels (Eurotoday) – The latest Eurobarometer survey shows strong support for the euro (79%) and the Recovery Plan (68%), with 61% backing the abolition of 1- and 2-cent coins.

According to the European Commission’s latest Eurobarometer survey, public support for the euro remains very firm. The survey discovers that 79% of respondents consider that having the euro is the right thing for the EU. A large bulk of 71% of respondents also assume it is a good thing for their own country. 

The survey results indicate a high level of backing for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the apparatus at the heart of NextGenerationEU. A substantial majority of 68% of respondents back the idea of a recovery plan backing all Member States, on condition that they drive green, digital and social investments and reforms. 

The survey also pursued citizens’ opinions on certain questions linked to euro coins and banknotes. It discovered that 61% of respondents are in endorsement of abolishing 1- and 2-euro cent coins, contemplating a high and stable level of support with absolute majorities in all but three euro area Member nations (Spain, Cyprus and Greece).

The blank” rel=”noopener”>Eurobarometer survey was executed through discussions with over 18,600 respondents from all 20 euro area Member States, between 7 and 15 October 2024. The Standard Eurobarometer, issued on 29 November, shows that support for the euro has gained an all-time high, with 74% approval across the EU and 81% in the eurozone.


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