Austerity Quote by Alexis Tsipras

Austerity need not be Europe's fate.

— Francois Hollande

European officials thought that austerity was part of what they called their 'convergence policies,' of trying to bring countries together. Instead, it actually made…

— Joseph Stiglitz

In Europe there's an dangerous growth of ultra xenophobia which is pretty threatening to any one who remembers the history of Europe... and an…

— Noam Chomsky

Mainstream economic theories popular in the last several decades have tended to downplay the government's role in markets and to increase skepticism about even…

— Mariana Mazzucato

The danger is not only that these austerity measures are killing the European economies but also that they threaten the very legitimacy of European…

— Ha-Joon Chang

Even in London, at the centre of the wealthiest region in northern Europe, in so many ways insulated from the financial realities faced by…

— David Olusoga

People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their…

— David Cameron

Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are.

— Alexis Tsipras

In difficult economic times, I'm firmly opposed to austerity.

— Jagmeet Singh

This goes back to the main challenge we are facing, because Europe at the moment is not competitive. We have many imbalances and my…

— Mark Rutte

Austerity is literally a matter of life and death. Unless it is stopped, lives will continue to be unnecessarily shortened.

— Owen Jones

We believe in the fundamental principles of the European economy.

— Vladimir Putin