Europe

Q Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?

Public opinion on the Euro has changed little since last year, with a majority still saying they would vote 'no' in a referendum on Britain joining the single European currency. Research by MORI Financial Service for Schroder Salomon Smith Barney shows 57% of people in Britain say they would vote 'no' when asked 'If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a single European currency, how would you vote?'. Three in 10 (31%) say they would vote yes and one in 10 (11%) said they did not know how they would vote.

Most Europeans who say they know about Canada's seal hunt say they oppose it, according to a new survey by the MORI Social Research Institute.

Half of senior business people within the British Chambers of Commerce (49%) want the Chancellor to wait and see how the Euro develops before joining, even if the 'five economic tests' are satisfied, according to new research by MORI.

A third (34%) of UK consumers have bought goods or services from abroad in the past 12 months and of these three-quarters (75%) have bought something from EU countries, according to a new survey conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute.

There has been a slight drop in the gap between those who would vote in a referendum for the UK to join the European Monetary Union (EMU) and those who would vote against.

Research by MORI Financial Services (MFS) on attitudes in the UK towards joining the European Monetary Union (EMU) has shown little change over the past five years.

Our latest MORI poll suggests that public opinion remains clearly against EMU entry. The balance of opinion against EMU entry has increased slightly since May and is similar to the average of Labour's first term in government (1997-01).

Our latest MORI poll (carried out just after the 'Paxman' interviews) suggests that PM Blair's pro-EMU comments have failed to generate much rise in public support for EMU entry.