According to the survey data, 56.5 percent of Poles believe that the country should not introduce the euro in the near future, a slight decrease from last year’s figure of 50.8 percent. Support for the introduction of the European Union currency has particularly waned among women.
Currently, only 28.5 percent of Poles express a desire for their country to join the Eurozone in the coming years, down from 33.9 percent last year. Notably, the majority of voters within the center Civic Coalition, the leading party in Poland’s ruling coalition, support joining the euro zone, with 57 percent expressing their support. However, their voter support has decreased by 10.6 percentage points over the past year.
Over 30 percent of respondents indicated their preference for retaining the zloty, while almost 40 percent expressed a desire for Poland to begin preparations to become a member of the Eurozone in the future.
Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski has stated that the Polish economy is not currently prepared for the single currency, and that work on the introduction of the euro is not currently underway in his ministry.