A new survey of seven countries across Europe revealed that nearly half of the Europeans surveyed believe Jews are not loyal to their country and more than one-third believe they have �too much power� in business and finance.

The findings were released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in New York.
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The study, �Attitudes Toward Jews in Seven European Countries�, shows millions continue to believe the classical anti-Semitic canards that have persistently pursued Jews through the centuries.�
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The opinion survey of 3,500 adults � 500 in each of the seven European countries � Austria, France, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom � conducted from December 1, 2008 to January 13, 2009, found 31% of the respondents across Europe blame Jews in the financial industry for the current global economic crisis.
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Overall, 40% of Europeans in the countries polled believe that Jews have too much power in the business world, with more than half of Hungarian, Spanish and Polish respondents agreeing with that statement.�����������
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��This poll confirms that anti-Semitism remains alive and well in the minds of many Europeans,� said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL�s national director.�
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�It is distressing that there seems to be no movement away from the constancy of anti-Semitic held views, with accusations about Jews of disloyalty, control and responsibility for the death of Jesus.�
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��In the wake of the global financial crisis, the strong belief of excessive Jewish influence on business and finance is especially worrisome,� Foxman added.�
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�Clearly, age old anti-Semitic stereotypes die hard, particularly on a continent which is witnessing a surge in violent attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions following the war in Gaza.�
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A comparison with the 2007 survey indicates that over the past two years levels of anti-Semitism have remained steady in six of the seven countries tested.�
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The United Kingdom was the only country in which there was a marked decline, ADL said.
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The percentage of those believing that Jews �have too much power in the business world� increased by 7% in Hungary, 6% in Poland and 5% in France.
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ADL commissioned First International Resources to conduct the survey.� Fielded in Europe by Taylor Nelson Sofres, it was conducted in the native language of each of the countries among the general population.�����������
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Country by Country findings on anti-Semitic attitudes��
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In responding �probably true� to the statement, �Jews are more loyal to Israel than their own country,� the 2009 survey found:
Austria � 47%, down from 54% in 2007
France � 38%, down from 39% in 2007
Germany � 53%, up from 51% in 2007
Hungary � 40%, down from 50% in 2007
Poland � 63%, up from 59% in 2007
Spain � 64%, up from 60% in 2007
The United Kingdom � 37%, down from 50% in 2007
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In responding �probably true� to the statement, �Jews have too much power in the business world,� the 2009 survey found:
Austria � 36%, down from 37% in 2007
France �� 33%, up from 28% in 2007
Germany � 21%, unchanged from 2007
Hungary � 67%, up from 60% in 2007
Poland � 55%, up from 49% in 2007
Spain � 56%, up from 53% in 2007
The United Kingdom � 15%, down from 22% in 2007
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In responding �probably true� to the statement �Jews have too much power in international financial markets,� the 2009 survey found:
Austria � 37%, down from 43% in 2007
France � 27%, down from 28% in 2007
Germany � 22%, down from 25% in 2007
Hungary � 59%, down from 61% in 2007
Poland � 54%, unchanged from 2007
Spain �74%, up from 68% in 2007
The United Kingdom � 15%, down from 21% in 2007
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In responding �probably true� to the statement �Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust,� the 2009 survey found:
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Austria � 55%, up from 54% in 2007
France � 33%, down from 40 % in 2007
Germany � 45%, unchanged from 2007
Hungary � 56%, down from 58% from 2007
Poland � 55%, down from 58% in 2007
Spain � 42%, down from 46% in 2007
The United Kingdom � 20%, down from 28% in 2007