Euro Quotes - page 2

We have the EURO as a currency, which means a lot. It has not just stabilized the situation in Kosovo politically and economically, but also facilitated the direct contact that we have with Europe. (Ibrahim Rugova)
I knew that I could never win a referendum in Germany. We would have lost a referendum on the introduction of the Euro. That's quite clear. I would have lost and by seven to three.... If a Chancellor is trying to push something through, he must be a man of power. And if he's smart, he knows when the time is ripe. In one case – the Euro – I was like a dictator ... The Euro is a synonym for Europe. Europe, for the first time, has no more war. View quote
Helmut Kohl
Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union. View quote
Gerhard Schröder
European citizens expect that there will be also a fair system inside the European Union and in the euro, and that's why we have to have quite hard discipline. View quote
Tarja Halonen
One needs a complex package of policies and, as we always stress, structural reforms come first, because many of the problems of the euro area are structural. And I'm sure that's also the biggest fear for the Governing Council as a whole. We discussed the possibility of negative deposit rates, but our objective is maintaining price stability. View quote
Mario Draghi
There is no better protection against the euro crisis than successful structural reforms in southern Europe. View quote
Mario Draghi
Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence. View quote
Mario Draghi
Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. Believe me, it will be enough. View quote
Mario Draghi
It is too early to assess the policies of the new German government. I can only say that the crisis has shown that the monetary union is incomplete and that the weaknesses need to be remedied. Germany helps the euro best by further strengthening its competitiveness and promoting growth. View quote
Mario Draghi
The signals from the monetary analysis confirm the picture of subdued underlying price pressures in the euro area over the medium term. View quote
Mario Draghi
We will do whatever we could do to keep Greece inside the euro and inside Europe. (Alexis Tsipras)
One of the biggest attractions of the euro is that it is seen as the most likely candidate to replace the dollar as the reserve currency. View quote
Peter Schiff
In the long run, the euro as a fiat currency may very well fail like the U. S. dollar. (2006, before Greece) View quote
Peter Schiff
There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties, one cannot exit the euro without leaving the EU. View quote
Jean-Claude Juncker
Nothing is more absurd than a Prime Minister who has committed us in principle to joining the Euro saying last week that he was against it. He talks about his five tests; we know what they are: "Does Peter want it? Will Gordon let me? Will the French like it? Will Robin notice? Can I get away with it? View quote
William Hague
I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it. View quote
William Hague
The consequences of a collapse would not be pretty. Whichever country precipitated it - Germany by threatening to abandon the euro, or Greece or Spain by actually doing so - would trigger economic chaos and incur its neighbours' wrath. View quote
Barry Eichengreen
As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the short run. View quote
Barry Eichengreen
The 1992 crisis proved that the existing system was unstable. Not moving forward to the euro would have set up Europe for even more disruptive crises. View quote
Barry Eichengreen
I can confirm that Poland will join the euro zone, and not just because all the treaties are signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the European Union. But only a fool would believe that the euro could provide a guarantee that a financial crisis would never happen again. View quote
Donald Tusk
The three towering geniuses of European culture, Shakespeare, Mozart and Leonardo da Vinci were not allowed to appear on the euro note as they might, in their separate ways, cause offense: Mozart because he was a "womanizer," Shakespeare because he wrote The Merchant of Venice, a play judged to be anti-Semitic, and Leonardo because he was reported to fancy boys. Now the euro note carries a picture of a rather dull bridge. (John Mortimer)
...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
It's political glue inside Europe to keep it together - the euro is the best thing going for it since the creation of the common market. View quote
Robert Mundell
I am sure the euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that now. But some day there will be a crisis and new instruments will be created. View quote
Romano Prodi
Interviewer: Why is it important to be here in Serbia at EHF EURO 2012? View quote
Gjorge Ivanov