Thursday 27 September 2012

Germans have lost their faith in the euro - and the entire European Union

A recently published opinion poll about how the Germans view the euro and the entire European Union  membership has not received the attention in the rest of Europe that it deserves - probably because the generally pro EU mainstream media have chosen to ignore it. 

The poll, done by the renowned Bertelsmann Foundation, shows a dramatic loss in the support for both the euro and the entire European project. For the first time ever, a majority of Germans think that they would be better of without the European Union:





Only 32% of the Germans think that they would be worse of without the EU! In addition, 48% of those polled even see the EU as a danger to social peace and stability in Germany.

And the Bertelsmann poll also clearly shows that Germans are tired of being the euro paymasters: 


65% of the Germans think that they would be do better without the euro! Only 21% think that they are better off with the common currency. 

Never before have the Germans been so critical of the European Union and the euro, says Bertelsmann Foundation Chairman Aart De Geus.

Read the entire article (in German) here

The poll should be a clear message to the ruling political elite in Germany, as well as leaders elsewhere in Europe. Sadly though, it is also clear that they - and the eurocrats in Brussels - refuse to listen to ordinary people. Instead they are pushing their Slow Motion Titanic towards its  final destination ...

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