Gauging popular sentiment in europe ........

Got this idea from mish's post , thought I would try to expand upon it.....

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2012/01/65-of-italians-think-euro-made-things.html

CNBC has some interesting figures on a recent poll in Italy: Majority of Italians No Longer Trust the Euro

• 65% of those polled thought the introduction of the euro has been more damaging than beneficial for the Italian economy
• 55% percent of Italians have lost confidence in the euro single currency
• Confidence in the European Union stood at 51%, the lowest level in many years
• 31% said they would prefer a return to the lira

The last bullet point is the odd man out. Expect to see that number rise as Italy heads into a massive recession.





That post made we wonder what the Greeks think......


http://www.athensnews.gr/portal/8/52251

Citizens unhappy with coalition government: poll

15 Jan 2012

The survey by pollster Public Issue for Sunday's Kathimerini newspaper showed that 91 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with the government, up from 80 percent in an early December poll.   The three-party coalition government was formed in November to push a bailout deal and take the overborrowed country to elections, now tentatively set for April.   Papademos's approval rating remained higher than his government's, though it dropped slightly to 55 percent from 60 percent registered in the December poll.   Also, 50 percent of respondents said they did not see a need for immediate elections.   The poll, conducted on January 5-10 on a nationwide sample of 1,018 Greeks, showed the conservative New Democracy (ND) party maintaining its lead over the Pasok socialists but unable to secure an absolute majority if elections were held today.   New Democracy would win 30.5 percent of the vote versus 14 percent for the socialists and 12.5 percent for the communist party, which is not part of the coalition government.   "The political landscape remains fluid. New Democracy leads but without outright majority," Kathimerini said. (Reuters)