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Germans associate fears of job losses and weaker social benefits with Brussels (Photo: EUobserver)

Germans blame EU for economic problems

A large majority of Germans associate the European Union with economic and social problems and as many as 84 percent fear jobs may be lost to EU countries where labour costs are lower.

The figures appeared in a Eurobarometer study carried out on behalf of the European Commission and seen by the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung.\n \nIn the survey 64 percent said they saw loss of social standards and benefits as a problem. The European Union was not a solution to this, but rather part o...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Germans associate fears of job losses and weaker social benefits with Brussels (Photo: EUobserver)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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