Romano Prodi Quotes

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

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

Countries themselves need to do everything possible to remain in the euro zone.

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

The euro must be defended, or uncertainty about the European Union will be widespread.

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

Germans tend to forget now that the euro was largely a Franco-German creation. No country has benefited more from the euro than Germany, both politically and economically. Therefore what has happened as a result of the introduction of the euro is largely Germany's its responsibility.

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.

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.

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.

One needs a comprehensive concept that decides just how much debt states like Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy can sustainably bear.

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.

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

Interest rates do not have to be identical across the whole euro area, but it is unacceptable if major differences arise from broken capital markets or concern about a euro area break-up.

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

Europe and the euro zone have no reason, rationally, to push Greece out of the euro. But this is a system in which many parties, many countries, many governments, many electorates participate and we could have events which, rationally, are not controllable.

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

I don't want to have one currency for all North America.

The eyes of the world are fixed on the U.S. to see if we have the political courage and moral sense to solve our debt crisis.

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 going to continue to be the largest single trading block.

The most important thing is to defend the euro.

Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong.

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