The United Kingdom And The Euro

Great Britain and the euro

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The British currency is the pound sterling and does not intend to introduce the euro in the foreseeable future. Britain negotiated an opt-out of part of the Maastricht Treaty, which required him to adopt the single currency, and the coalition government elected in 2010 promised not to join the euro for the life of Parliament. [1]

The British public has consistently opposed joining the euro. Opinion polls in 2005 (57 percent against), [2], 11 to 12 December 2008 (59 percent against), [3], and 6 to 8 January 2009 (64 percent said they would vote No changes in foreign currency) [4] show that the opposition. In the survey, the BBC Radio 4 19 to 21 December 2008, 71% of respondents said they vote no, even though 23% of respondents would vote Yes, and 6% were open. The economic recession in Britain and the invoice value of the pound was not affected by the change in public opinion. [5] survey in early May 2009 the opposition has been increased, with 75% of respondents pledging to vote against joining the euro. [6] However, the YouGov poll in April 2010, some people do not want to join the euro and the majority of people want to join the euro fell by 10% and 2%, and the proportion of insecure people increased by 12%, compared to a query the ICM for the previous year. In August 2011 some people did not want to enter the euro hit a new record, 85%.