Agendas Quote by Angela Merkel

We are entering a new phase of European politics. What is decisive is not only do we have a single currency area, but also…

— Oskar Lafontaine

I believe Europe is burning financially. Europe's problems are not going to go away. They are so structural. Yet, our problems are right behind…

— Richard Shelby

I am sure the euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that…

— Romano Prodi

While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics, executive salaries and the future of the euro, do the opposite, even if it's hard.…

— Jonathan Sacks

What's going to happen is that there will be a definite consensus that Europe is not working. The diagnosis will be to shed the…

— Joseph Stiglitz

If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the…

— Peer Steinbruck

I am very worried about politicians who know that their countries are greatly benefiting financially and at the same time are saying that the…

— Kersti Kaljulaid

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

I think as a business it would be amazing if the euro was to collapse, but financially and economically I think that would be…

— Lloyd Dorfman

If we do not resolve the euro crisis, we will all pay the price. And if we do resolve it, we will all benefit,…

— Mario Draghi

In a global race, can we really justify the huge number of expensive peripheral European institutions? Can we justify a commission that gets ever…

— David Cameron

The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually talking about…

— George Papandreou