Estonia looks to boost euro support

  • 2010-07-16
  • TBT Staff

TALLINN - The Estonian Finance Ministry has announced that it will launch a campaign to increase support among the general population for the country joining the eurozone at the start of next year.

According to "Business Week", at present less than half the Estonian population - 45% - support the move to adopt the EU's single currency. Opposition to the adoption of the single currency is strongest among senior citizens and the Russian-speaking population.

Tea Varrak, chancellor of the country's Finance Ministry, told reporters at a press conference in Tallinn that he wanted to boost this to 65 per cent.