Majority of Europeans Support Current Coins

The European Commission has published the results of its latest Eurobarometer, a survey conducted to measure public perceptions of the euro currency among citizens living in euro-area countries.

During October, 18,667 interviews were conducted over the phone by Ipsos European Public Affairs on behalf of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). Respondents were asked whether they thought having the euro is a good or bad thing for the EU, with most (79%) answering positively, whilst 69% agreed that the euro is a good thing for their country specifically.

Distinguishing and handling euro coins

The survey also asked for responses regarding citizens’ satisfaction with the current euro banknotes and coins. In terms of coins, nearly half (47%) of respondents said that they found it ‘very easy’ to handle euro coins, with nearly two-fifths (39%) finding coin handling ‘rather easy’. More than one in ten found distinguishing and handling euro coins difficult, with 9% saying that it was ‘rather difficult’ and 3% ‘very difficult’.