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> [If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/if-i-had-political-responsibility-i-would-want-to-prepare-for-a-plan/)

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

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## More by Peer Steinbruck

> [There are still deep-seated structural problems that threaten the economic balance in the world: Between the United States and China, for example, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/there-are-still-deep-seated-structural-problems-that-threaten-the/)

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

> [If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/if-i-had-political-responsibility-i-would-want-to-prepare-for-a-plan/)

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

> [You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications. Most of all, one shouldn't alienate a candidate. A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/you-can-t-exactly-bake-a-man-to-your-specifications-most-of-all-one/)

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

> [When I look at how the banking world has changed and at the role Chinese banks, for example, play today, Germany, as an export-oriented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/when-i-look-at-how-the-banking-world-has-changed-and-at-the-role/)

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

> [The U.S. will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. The world will become multi-polar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/the-u-s-will-lose-its-status-as-the-superpower-of-the-world-financial/)

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

> [But I would bet that the euro continues to exist and that its importance as a global currency will likely increase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/but-i-would-bet-that-the-euro-continues-to-exist-and-that-its/)

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

> [If things sometimes get tough, you can't ask yourself what impact it's having on you. It isn't an option.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/if-things-sometimes-get-tough-you-can-t-ask-yourself-what-impact-it-s/)

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

> [When I look at the chaotic and volatile debate right now, both in Germany and around the world, my impression and concern is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/when-i-look-at-the-chaotic-and-volatile-debate-right-now-both-in/)

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

> [The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/the-euro-is-a-vital-issue-for-germany-there-is-no-other-country-that/)

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

> [Greece will not manage to get back on its feet without restructuring its debt. There is no way around it. The country's creditors will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/greece-will-not-manage-to-get-back-on-its-feet-without-restructuring/)

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

> [One has to explain to people that the EU in this form is the answer both to 1945 and to the 21st century, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/one-has-to-explain-to-people-that-the-eu-in-this-form-is-the-answer/)

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

> [Nevertheless, I don't hesitate to say that elections in Germany are decided in the center, not on the fringes and not in the accumulation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/nevertheless-i-don-t-hesitate-to-say-that-elections-in-germany-are/)

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

> [Over a period of 20 years, German reunification has cost 2 trillion euros, or an average of 100 billion euros a year. So, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/over-a-period-of-20-years-german-reunification-has-cost-2-trillion/)

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

> [I would happily help to turn the stone being thrown at me into a boomerang.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/i-would-happily-help-to-turn-the-stone-being-thrown-at-me-into-a/)

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

> [You can't let a candidate run for too long. He will be dragged along, cut apart, put back together and ripped to shreds again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peer-steinbruck/you-can-t-let-a-candidate-run-for-too-long-he-will-be-dragged-along/)

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