An overwhelming majority of citizens in the big eurozone countries believe that the euro has damaged their national economies. More than two-thirds of the French, Italians and Spanish - and more than half of Germans - believe the single currency has had a “negative impact”, according to an FT-Harris poll. In France, only 5 per cent said the euro has had a positive effect on the French economy.

Read the full article by Ralph Atkins, Financial Times correspondent in Frankfurt.