EU Poll Shows 82% of Slovenians Support the Euro

Ljubljana, 17 July

Slovenians mostly think about the EU in connection with the single European currency, the euro, with 82% of those surveyed in favour of the European Monetary Union and the euro, according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll.

The results, presented by the European Commission Representation in Slovenia on Monday, also show that 58% of Slovenians think positively of the EU, while their trust in European institutions is improving.
According to the poll, carried out in March and April on 1,033 Slovenians, 65% of them trust the European Commission (up from 53% from the autumn poll) and 61% trust the European Central Bank (up from 47% half a year ago).
The loss of the country's national currency, the tolar, is meanwhile feared by 35% of those polled, down from 39% in the autumn Eurobarometer. Slovenia is to switch over to the euro on 1 January 2007.
The poll also showed that 87% of Slovenians are happy with their lives, while only 1% of those polled said that they are not happy at all.
Over half of those polled meanwhile said that Slovenia's priority task is fighting unemployment (55%), followed by measures to improve the economic situation (34%).
Where Slovenians markedly differ from the rest of the EU is in their belief in the importance of immigration and fight against terrorism. While in the EU on average 14% and 10% of the respondents, respectively, believe that these are important tasks, in Slovenia the numbers stands at 1%.
In comparison with the Eurobarometer carried out one year ago, a greater percentage of Slovenians also believe that membership in the EU is something good. The number stands at 54% currently, up from 43% a year ago.
Regarding the EU constitutional treaty, 53% of Slovenians believe that it should be amended. A further 79% also believe that passing the treaty would improve the transparency of the bloc's functioning.
Support for EU enlargement has traditionally been high in Slovenia, with 73% of respondents saying that they are in favour of it, the highest number of all EU member states.
Regarding energy issues, 59% of those polled would not want to pay more for energy from renewable sources, while 37% would be prefer to reduce their energy consumption rather than pay more.

EU Poll Shows 82% of Slovenians Support the Euro

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