Flash Eurobarometer 501 : The euro area

78% of respondents surveyed reply that having the euro is a good thing for the EU, while 69% say that having the euro is a good thing for their country. An increasing number of citizens in the euro area, 32%, say the euro makes them feel more European than before. Roughly two in three citizens in the euro area believe this year’s inflation rate will be higher than last year’s; this represents the highest proportion observed since 2008. #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)