Francois Hollande Quotes

It seems like cloud cuckoo land... If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the pound sterling — no! ... We have made it quite clear that we will not have a single currency imposed on us.

A national currency, with the Euro as a common currency - that wouldn't bother me.

The Greek people do not want to exit the euro. And I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay in the euro zone.

We have no intention of leaving the euro. In no way will we experiment with the future of our country.

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.

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.

Europe unified its monetary policy through the euro before it unified politically, therefore sustaining member countries' abilities to pursue the kind of independent fiscal policies that can strain a joint currency.

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.

Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union.

Europe must dissipate any doubts over the euro, affirm that the euro is an irreversible project and act in consequence.

The Euro was a terrible mistake, one that is very difficult to unmake.

While it was an experiment to bring them together, nothing has divided Europe as much as the euro.

Europe is one thing. The euro is something else.

I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro.

A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy.

Our eurozone partners have made it clear: The choice is between staying in or getting out of the eurozone.

A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone.

The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block.

The strongest institution in the hands of the European Union is the euro.

There is a European Central Bank, of course, established and it has the structure similar to the Federal Reserve system, not precisely the same but similar.

It is a responsibility we perceive from the entire international community to protect the stability of the single currency as well as the European frame work.

Some countries that are close to Europe that already hold Deutschemarks, clearly would automatically hold euros, those are countries in Eastern Europe mainly, a few countries in Africa.

After choosing monetary union, further political union and workable governance in Europe was always going to be necessary.

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.

We will do whatever we could do to keep Greece inside the euro and inside Europe.