Germans may say they want the D-mark back, but fewer than a tenth see this as a realistic possibility, says Allensbach.

ECONOMIST: Germany and the euro

Many Germans agree with his sentiments: around three out of four, according to a poll by the Allensbach market-research institute, would like to eat more food that is produced naturally.

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That is important, if the German people are to continue supporting plans to help other eurozone countries because, as the Allensbach Institute warned recently, a large majority of Germans have little or no faith in the euro or the European Union.

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