Nearly half Dutch public want smaller currency bloc-poll

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AMSTERDAM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A Dutch opinion poll found that nearly half those surveyed want the euro zone's strongest economies, including Germany and the Netherlands, to form their own currency bloc, reflecting a deep distrust of weaker members who need expensive bailouts.
The notion of a two-speed Europe has been mooted by German and French officials in private over the past months according to EU sources, although European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso strongly rejected creating any divisions in the EU in a speech on Wednesday night.
A new Maurice de Hond survey, published on Sunday, found that 47 percent of Dutch polled favoured forming a hard core bloc, up from 39 percent in May.
It also found that 32 percent favoured quitting the euro, 60 percent were against leaving and 43 percent wanted a referendum on whether to return to the old currency, the guilder.