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title: "35 Euro Zone Quotes by 25 authors"
description: "Browse 35 Euro Zone quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Euro Zone sayings and thoughts."
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> [A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-raffarin/a-country-like-france-now-does-two-thirds-of-its-trade-within-the/)

[Jean-Pierre Raffarin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-raffarin/)

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> [I hope Greece is going to remain in the Euro zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-ponta/i-hope-greece-is-going-to-remain-in-the-euro-zone/)

[Victor Ponta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-ponta/)

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> [We need to put in place an economic system of governance for the euro-zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-fillon/we-need-to-put-in-place-an-economic-system-of-governance-for-the-euro/)

[Francois Fillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-fillon/)

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> [A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-hollande/a-country-outside-the-euro-zone-cannot-have-a-veto-over-countries-in/)

[Francois Hollande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-hollande/)

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> [After the accession to the euro zone, interest rates declined substantially in Portugal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anibal-cavaco-silva/after-the-accession-to-the-euro-zone-interest-rates-declined/)

[Anibal Cavaco Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anibal-cavaco-silva/)

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> [It is virtually impossible for what you are voting on to remain as it is currently. There could be huge changes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-farage/it-is-virtually-impossible-for-what-you-are-voting-on-to-remain-as-it/)

[Nigel Farage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-farage/)

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> [Across the continent, political divisions are deepening. For all of these reasons, the specter of a euro zone collapse has not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-eichengreen/across-the-continent-political-divisions-are-deepening-for-all-of/)

[Barry Eichengreen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-eichengreen/)

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> [As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-eichengreen/as-for-the-single-market-the-e-u-s-landmark-achievement-there-is-no/)

[Barry Eichengreen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-eichengreen/)

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> [In the end, the politics of the euro zone weren't strong enough to create a fully integrated fiscal union with a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stiglitz/in-the-end-the-politics-of-the-euro-zone-weren-t-strong-enough-to/)

[Joseph Stiglitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stiglitz/)

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> [It is the entire euro zone system which is under threat at the moment, not just a few small countries anymore... Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iveta-radicova/it-is-the-entire-euro-zone-system-which-is-under-threat-at-the-moment/)

[Iveta Radicova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iveta-radicova/)

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> [The Greek people do not want to exit the euro. And I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/the-greek-people-do-not-want-to-exit-the-euro-and-i-believe-the-greek/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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> [We are keen to stress that a strong euro zone is good for a strong United Kingdom. It's not for us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/we-are-keen-to-stress-that-a-strong-euro-zone-is-good-for-a-strong/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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> [In both the U.S. and Europe, the budget and balance sheet numbers do not work. When 'off-balance sheet' promises are taken into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-singer/in-both-the-u-s-and-europe-the-budget-and-balance-sheet-numbers-do/)

[Paul Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-singer/)

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> [Giving Northern Europe a veto over Southern Europe's budgets will not hold a monetary union together. The euro zone will continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/giving-northern-europe-a-veto-over-southern-europe-s-budgets-will-not/)

[Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/)

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> [There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-osborne/there-was-a-real-fear-that-a-euro-zone-bank-might-fail-that-we-d-have/)

[George Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-osborne/)

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> [The euro zone was driven by the neoliberal view that markets are always efficient. That in itself is political. There was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stiglitz/the-euro-zone-was-driven-by-the-neoliberal-view-that-markets-are/)

[Joseph Stiglitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stiglitz/)

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> [I think sometimes Europe may take for granted the extraordinary progress that's been made over the last 40, 50 years. I recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-sometimes-europe-may-take-for-granted-the-extraordinary/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfgang-schauble/germany-has-always-stood-for-an-e-u-of-the-27-countries-but-in-light/)

[Wolfgang Schauble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfgang-schauble/)

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> [The euro zone must strike for a better governance structure, and there is no alternative to that. Euro zone countries must either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-jiwei/the-euro-zone-must-strike-for-a-better-governance-structure-and-there/)

[Lou Jiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-jiwei/)

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> [First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/first-of-all-greece-won-t-go-down-we-re-talking-about-a-country-that/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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> [Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/greece-has-given-europe-the-opportunity-to-fix-a-defect-in-the-euro/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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> [“The euro crisis showed that the euro zone needs a banking union, which centralises a lot of power. And the best hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-euro-crisis-showed-that-the-euro-zone-needs-a-banking-union-which/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-soros/the-key-problem-is-the-debt-restructuring-in-the-euro-zone-as-long-as/)

[George Soros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-soros/)

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> [Most of what needs to be changed in the euro zone can be done without treaty changes. The demand for treaty change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/most-of-what-needs-to-be-changed-in-the-euro-zone-can-be-done-without/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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> [Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangelos-venizelos/greece-is-a-medium-sized-country-in-europe-our-debt-accounts-for-only/)

[Evangelos Venizelos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangelos-venizelos/)

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> [Businesses will only invest in Greece if three conditions are fulfilled. First, there must be a clear commitment to the euro. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/businesses-will-only-invest-in-greece-if-three-conditions-are/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/if-the-euro-zone-doesn-t-come-up-with-a-comprehensive-vision-of-its/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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> [ We \[European countries\] probably need to move forward together, each at their own speed. The faster ones, that could be the countries… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paolo-gentiloni/we-european-countries-probably-need-to-move-forward-together-each-at/)

[Paolo Gentiloni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paolo-gentiloni/)

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> [There's no more place in the euro zone for well-meaning laxness when dealing with deficits and failings. If the demands on Greece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/there-s-no-more-place-in-the-euro-zone-for-well-meaning-laxness-when/)

[Peer Steinbruck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peer-steinbruck/)

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> [Germany benefits the most from the European Union because Germany is, by far, the biggest exporter into the Euro Zone, and therefore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-kaeser/germany-benefits-the-most-from-the-european-union-because-germany-is/)

[Joe Kaeser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-kaeser/)

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> [Europe and the euro zone have no reason, rationally, to push Greece out of the euro. But this is a system in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangelos-venizelos/europe-and-the-euro-zone-have-no-reason-rationally-to-push-greece-out/)

[Evangelos Venizelos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangelos-venizelos/)

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> [It is true that no member state can be required to make payments to others. But if countries want to offer voluntary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfgang-schauble/it-is-true-that-no-member-state-can-be-required-to-make-payments-to/)

[Wolfgang Schauble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfgang-schauble/)

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> [Part of the concept of the euro zone was to establish a common market. The banks were going to bank across all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dimon/part-of-the-concept-of-the-euro-zone-was-to-establish-a-common-market/)

[Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dimon/)

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> [You've got some very powerful countries: Poland, the United Kingdom, Sweden and others who have a genuine desire to see the euro…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/you-ve-got-some-very-powerful-countries-poland-the-united-kingdom/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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> [If we were the problem, it would be very convenient - kick Greece out, everything's fine. What would happen to Spain, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/if-we-were-the-problem-it-would-be-very-convenient-kick-greece-out-2/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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