The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports on a survey carried out for it on Germans and how they regard the EU.
67% had little or no trust in the EU.
Only 12% favour faster integration
68% have little or no trust in the single currency.
These responses are at almost British levels of euroscepticism. It is only one opinion poll but it shows increasing intolerance, and this will surely become a feature of the German political scene. There is a string of regional elections in Germany due this year and we shall be watching them closely.
If Germans come to see the EU in black and white terms, as hard working Germany bailing out idle Mediterranean countries, there may come a time soon when Angela Merkel will be faced with a choice: the bailout programme or re-election.
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