Eurozone countries: impact of euro on European identification 2019

This statistic illustrates the general opinion of the eurozone countries citizens with regards to the impact of euro currency on European identity ("feeling European") as of 2019, broken down by country. It can be seen that the impact of the euro on European identity for members of the population in Malta was comparatively good, with 44 percent of respondents stating that the euro currency makes them feel more European. On the other hand, the share of people stating that the euro makes them feel more European in Belgium stood at 21 percent for the same time period. Overall, the share of the euro area population stating that the euro makes them feel more European stood at 28 percent as of 2018.

Does the euro make you personally feel more European than before?*

Characteristic	Yes, more European	Nothing has changed	Don't know
Malta	44%	53%	3%
Luxembourg	39%	57%	4%
Austria	37%	62%	1%
Slovenia	36%	63%	1%
Ireland	35%	64%	1%
Italy	33%	65%	2%
Estonia	32%	64%	4%
Germany	31%	66%	3%
Lithuania	31%	65%	4%
Latvia	30%	68%	2%
Finland	30%	67%	3%
Portugal	29%	69%	2%
Spain	28%	71%	1%
Euro Area	28%	69%	3%
Slovakia	28%	68%	4%
The Netherlands	23%	74%	3%
France	22%	76%	2%
Greece	22%	75%	3%
Cyprus	22%	77%	1%
Belgium	21%	76%	3%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

October 2019

Number of respondents

17,551 respondents

Age group

15 and older

Special properties

citizens of euro area countries

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* The full question read as follows: "Does the euro make you personally feel more European than before or would you say that your feeling of being European has not changed?"

The euro is the official currency of 19 Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. These countries are collectively known as the euro area.

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