Poland Euro. A huge change in public sentiment

Overall support for the introduction of the euro in Poland has fallen from 34.9% in a few years to 30.7% in 2023. – noted in the information describing the study commissioned by the Foundation for Economic Freedom. According to reports, opposition to the euro also rose from 50.8%. Up to 56.5% of respondents answered the question: “In general, are you in favor or against the idea of ​​introducing the euro in Poland within a few years?”

As the study authors note, The decline in support for the adoption of the euro was particularly pronounced among women. Currently, 28.5% of women support the introduction of the euro within a few years (33.9% in 2023) and 34.1% of men (36% in 2023). It is noteworthy that “women’s views on the euro are becoming more concrete” – the proportion of women who answered “it’s hard to say” has dropped significantly compared to 2023.

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He also added Among voters of the various political parties, those of the Civic Alliance (57%) declared the highest support for the introduction of the euro.However, the share of “yes” votes among this group fell by 10.6 percentage points compared to 2023. At the same time, more than 30% of respondents believe that we should not have a common currency at all.

To a large extent, attitudes towards the euro are rooted in widespread political sympathies.and to a lesser extent by age, education or place of residence – the authors of the study concept Marek Góra and Robert Sobiech are quoted in a press release.

They also explain that voters of the current ruling coalition are quite positive about the euro, but representatives of these parties remain silent on this issue and even distance themselves from it, as if it were unimportant. – Political differences are crucial. The authors of the study add that voters are influenced by the arguments put forward by the parties they support.

As reported in the survey results publication, the proposal to start preparations for the adoption of a common currency received greater support from respondents.

Nearly 40% of respondents said they want Poland to start such preparations. Among KO voters, the support rate exceeds 71.8%. As for the left, 60.7% support the idea. Among the respondents, the support rate of Third Way voters is 55.8%. As for Law and Justice and Federation voters, the support rate of respondents is definitely less – 24.4% and 22.8%, respectively. It was also noted that among PiS voters, nearly 80% did not support the idea. The respondents.

When it comes to starting preparations for the euro, more men than women support it. The drop in support among women is particularly significant, with a drop of 9.1 percentage points compared to 2023, and a drop of 2.2 percentage points among men, he added.

The CAWI study was conducted by SW Research on a representative sample of 1,017 adult residents of Poland in April 2024. The previous study was conducted on the same sample in spring 2023. Adding that the aim of the study was to reconstruct society’s attitudes towards the common currency, the euro, and to understand the changes that occurred between the studies.