By the end of 2006, after about five years of the euro, a French magazine reported that 52% of the French feel that the euro is a "bad thing". French workers now blame the euro for price hikes and job losses. 71% of French [[blue-collar workers]] say the euro has hurt them personally. The Telegraph, 12-27-06. | By the end of 2006, after about five years of the euro, a French magazine reported that 52% of the French feel that the euro is a "bad thing". French workers now blame the euro for price hikes and job losses. 71% of French [[blue-collar workers]] say the euro has hurt them personally. The Telegraph, 12-27-06. |