Trust in the ECB and the euro: empirical results Public trust in European institutions and the ECB can be analysed using public surveys and empirical research. [3] The Eurobarometer survey offers a good basis for such an analysis, given that it provides data on trust in the currency union covering the entire period since its inception.
Descriptive analysis: trust in the ECB and the euro over time Trust in the ECB – similar to trust in European institutions overall – has declined in the years following the financial crisis. [4] Net trust, the difference between the share of respondents who trust the ECB and those who do not, has been almost continuously negative for nearly ten years (Figure 1).