Polish złoty

Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency, the finance minister in the pro-European Union government has said.

The majority of Polish citizens are against the introduction of the euro, according to a study by the IBRiS research center commissioned by Zet radio, BTA reported.

When asked whether Poland should accept the common European currency and replace the Polish zloty with it, 14.7 percent of respondents answered "yes" and 9.8 percent "I tend to agree."

The movement, which now encompasses hundreds of businesses across the country, was conceived in the mountainous regions of southern Poland. Here, the skiing season would be in full swing at this time of the year, were it not for a total ban on tourism and other recreational activities, including dining out, that the government said will last until at least the end of January.

By Dorota Bartyzel & Piotr Skolimowski

Poland could see its currency rise if Greece leaves the euro because its economy is the most balanced in the European Union, central bank Governor Marek Belka said.