Les Européens perdent confiance dans l'UE, mais pas dans l'euro

Infographie : François Descheemaekere

[Euractiv]

Selon une récente étude, l'intégration européenne jouit d'un soutien bien moindre au sein de la population depuis le début de la crise de la dette souveraine. Peu d'Européens souhaitent toutefois abandonner l'euro et les Grecs demeurent les plus fervents défenseurs de la monnaie unique.

A growing number of Europeans in Britain, France, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland and Greece say integration has weakened their economies and question whether membership of the European Union is a good thing, according to a report published today by the non-profit, Washington-based Pew Research Centre. ​The study aims to provide a greater insight into attitudes and trends in Europe and has been taken into account previously by U.S. officials when formulating policies towards the continent. Only in Germany, Europe's largest economy and biggest contributor to the bailout programmes supporting indebted Ireland, Greece and Portugal, has enthusiasm for the EU grown since 2009.
Sixty-five percent of Germans see membership in a positive light, up 2 percent from a Pew poll in 2009.
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