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Majority of Greeks Regret Joining Euro, Believe EU Will Collapse

by Nick Hallett Most Greeks now say they regret joining the euro currency, while a majority also believe the European Union is on the verge of collapse. The Alco polling company found that 53 per cent of Greeks think joining the single currency in 2002 was “wrong”, while one in three believes the country should ditch the euro and bring back the drachma. Support for the drachma is especially high among younger Greeks, who are suffering the highest unemployment rate in Europe at 53 per cent. Kostas Panagopoulos, head of Alco, said Greeks have resented the European Union (EU) since the… View Article