“The measures taken by European governments to save the single currency when it was on the brink may be all well and good, but they came at a very high cost when you consider the growing discontent with the European Union,” remarks the daily.
According to a recent Eurobarometer poll, citizens’ trust in the EU is in freefall in all member states, and not just the southern countries worst affected by the crisis.
“But there is one important caveat,” notes Ta Nea: “When they are asked if they would like their country to leave the Union or to give up the euro, the answer is negative.”
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