Europe Quote by Beppe Grillo

I'm a pessimist about the euro, but not about Europe. So the southern periphery, Spain, Italy, Greece, leave - Italy might be the first…

— Tyler Cowen

Europe unified its monetary policy through the euro before it unified politically, therefore sustaining member countries' abilities to pursue the kind of independent fiscal…

— Amity Shlaes

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

The euro is good for Europe. But only if there is flexibility all around.

— Milton Friedman

By common consent, most European countries support the maintenance of robust welfare states and are comfortable with taxation systems that support them.

— Charles Kennedy

I want the whole of Europe to have one currency; it will make trading much easier.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I am in favor of the European institutions being led for the next two-and-a-half years as they have been thus far. We need stability.

— Jean-Claude Juncker

We must ensure that more binding, durable, and enforceable fiscal rules go hand-in-hand with funding certainty for countries pursuing sound and sustainable economic policies.…

— Enda Kenny

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

A European currency will lead to member-nations transferring their sovereignty over financial and wage policies as well as in monetary affairs... It is an…

— Hans Tietmeyer

Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.

— Martin Schulz

I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.

— George Papandreou