Economics
The Euro Is Popular But Riven by Jealousy in Each of Its Members
A light projection of a one euro coin at the EU parliament building in Brussels.
Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
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The euro enjoys a high level of public support that has defied its turbulent crises, but that cheer hides a darker truth.
Bank of France researchers say the wider backing for the currency is accompanied with an undercurrent of jealousy running deep among voters in member states.