As Poland readies to join Eurozone, nearly 70% of Poles against adopting euro

Nearly 70% of Poles are against Poland dropping its currency, the zloty, and adopting the euro, a survey conducted by Polish polling company CBOS showed on Thursday.

Only 24% were in favour of joining the euro, while 68% were against, CBOS said.

"Since February 2013 the%age of supporters of Poland's accession to the euro zone has fallen by 5 (percentage) points and is currently at one of the lowest levels in the history of our surveys," the polling firm said in a statement.

Poland is preparing to join the euro zone but has not yet decided when it would adopt the euro. Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna told parliament on Thursday that setting a date for Poland to adopt the euro was "premature".

The CBOS survey showed that 64% of Poles expected an increase in prices should Poland join the euro zone, with 42% expecting unfavourable euro-zloty exchange rates.

In addition, 27% were worried about the country losing control over its monetary policy.

The survey was conducted in October on a representative sample of 919 Poles.

A Reuters poll of analysts in late October showed Poland would not adopt the euro this decade, and public opposition and a constitutional hurdle mean it may continue to use the zloty currency well into the 2020s.