German opinion poll shows majority believe euro membership carries more disadvantages than advantages

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open quoteNew German opinion poll shows majority believe euro membership carries more disadvantages than advantages;
In an interview with Leipziger Volkszeitung, German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich reiterated that German assistance for Greece was not unconditional, arguing that: “We’re not willing to pour money into a bottomless pit… Anyone who wants to see help and solidarity from us has to accept that we expect a certain amount of seriousness and a certain amount of reasonableness”. An opinion poll commissioned by German state TV ZDF published on Friday showed that 79% of respondents rejected eurobonds as a solution to the crisis. Support for euro membership appears to be waning as 50% of respondents (up from 43% in February) say they believed Germany’s euro membership carried more disadvantages than advantages. According to the poll, 45% took the opposite view (down from 51% in February).close quote

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