Eurozone Debt Quotes

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

When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.

The euro is... a failed currency, a wrong currency, a failed experiment.

It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.

My main argument against staying in the E.U. has been the poor economic record of the E.U. as a whole and the eurozone in particular. The performance has got worse the more the E.U. has developed joint policies and central controls.

Germany has to put the broader European interest on the same level as its own national interest, or the euro is toast.

We will work to modify and remove some European parameters, but regarding the euro, I remain convinced that the single currency is destined to end: not because I want it but because the facts, common sense, and the real economy dictate it.

Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

We must break up the eurozone. We must set those Mediterranean countries free.

I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds.

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.

If the euro fails, Europe fails.

The most important thing is to defend the euro.

It is the entire euro zone system which is under threat at the moment, not just a few small countries anymore... Our euro is under threat. The changing situation needs a quick and immediate reaction.

The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism.

The battle of the euro is being fought right now in Spain and Italy. The future of the euro is at stake in the next weeks.

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

We have much more to fear from economic weakness in Europe than in economic strength in Europe.

With the Eurozone … seeking internal balance via ever larger external imbalances in the form of current account surpluses, debtor Eurozone could only attain internal balance with ever larger external imbalances in the form of current account deficits..