(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Half of adults in Sweden are ready to vote on whether their country should adopt the single European currency, according to a poll by Novus Opinion published in Dagens Nyheter. 51 per cent of respondents think that a new referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the euro ought to be held.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Half of adults in Sweden are ready to vote on whether their country should adopt the single European currency, according to a poll by Novus Opinion published in Dagens Nyheter. 51 per cent of respondents think that a new referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the euro ought to be held.
The euro has been used in 12 EU countries since January 2002. At the time, Sweden, Britain and Denmark were the only EU members that did not adopt the currency. The European Central Bank has set a fiscal deficit limit of 3.0 per cent to allow other member nations to adopt the euro. Slovenia began using the currency in 2007, Cyprus and Malta in 2008, and Slovakia in 2009.
Sweden held a referendum on the euro on Sept. 14, 2003. In that nationwide ballot, 56 per cent of voters chose to keep the krona as the national currency.
Earlier this month, People’s Party Liberals (FpL) secretary Erik Ullenhag voiced support for a new referendum, saying, "It would be good for Sweden to join euro-area. (…) It’s time to listen to the Swedish people and let the question of the euro be asked again."
Polling Data
Do you think that a new referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the euro ought to be held or not?
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Yes |
51% |
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No |
44% |
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Not sure |
5% |
Source: Novus Opinion / Dagens Nyheter
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Swede adults, conducted from May 5 to May 12, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
