Matteo Salvini Quotes

Leaving the euro was never up for discussion. It is not up for discussion.

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

I have never said I would adopt the euro. Not today, not tomorrow, not in five years. We will introduce the euro when it will benefit Poles and Poland.

I don't say every country has to leave the euro... But we have to leave the possibility if a country wants to leave.

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.

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.

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

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.

Europe is one thing. The euro is something else.

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

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.

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 vast majority of Greeks accept the need for reform and want to keep our country inside the euro zone.

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.

I was sure we would never see the adoption of the Euro. Countries giving up their currencies for a common tender was, it seemed to me, completely out of tune with currency being a carrier of people's cultural identity, celebrating national heroes and events, as it had been for hundreds of years.

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

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency.

Greece wishes to be part of the eurozone, but it must, of course, go through with the necessary reforms to make this happen.

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

I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.

The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.

I hope Greece is going to remain in the Euro zone.

But I would bet that the euro continues to exist and that its importance as a global currency will likely increase.