Debomy, Daniel, (2013), “EU No, Euro Yes! European Public Opinions Facing The Crisis (2007-2012)”, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, Policy Paper N. 90.
Steadily consistent answers to several questions asked for Standard Eurobarometer opinion polls show that a decline in public opinion on the European Union observed since 2007 significantly worsened in 2011, bringing support to historically low levels which continue today. Since 2010 and 2011 respectively, indicators of membership to the EU and perceived benefits of membership (for which over 25 years of uninterrupted series of results are available) are no longer included in the survey. Therefore direct comparison of current public opinion with previous instances of decline in support for the EU is not possible. Nevertheless, the extent of recent decline (following already gloomy results in 2010) suggest that the highest level of euro gloom ever observed in the last quarter century has been or is close to being reached. This is accompanied by expectations of economic decline among a growing percentage of respondents; there is a clear correlation between these two variables.