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Poll: 53% of Germans Want Greece to Quit the Euro

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The majority – however not the overwhelming – of Germans would better see Greece outside the euro zone, according to an Emnid poll published by German Bild am Sonntag. 34% of Greece’s European partners in Germany say the debt-ridden country should keep the Euro. So far there has been no survey conducted in Greece about Chancellor Angela Merkel or the German media. I guess nobody dares to conduct such a survey.

The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday.

The Emnid poll said 53 percent of Germans surveyed thought Greece should return to its former currency, the drachma, while only 34 percent felt it should keep the euro.

Euro zone ministers had hoped to meet this coming Monday to finalize the second Greek bailout, which must be in place by mid-March to prevent a chaotic default, but the meeting was postponed because of reluctance in Athens to commit to reforms.

Without the austerity measures, which include cutting holiday bonuses and lowering the minimum wage in a country reeling from its fifth year of recession, the ministers say they cannot approve the 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plan.

The Emnid poll said 80 percent of Germans surveyed opposes releasing the rescue package unless Greece implements the reforms. (Source: Reuters)

PS Anyone from among these 34%  Greece-friendly Germans to offer a job to a multi-language Greek?