Able Quote by Dalia Grybauskaite

Britain is not part of the single currency. That is a decision we have taken, a voluntary decision of this country, but as a…

— George Osborne

The euro is not a currency. It is a political weapon to force countries to implement the policies decided by the E.U. and keep…

— Marine Le Pen

Britain is not in the single currency, and we're not going to be. But we all need the eurozone to have the right governance…

— David Cameron

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and…

— Peer Steinbruck

There is a proposal to divide the currency zone into a north and a south euro. There is also the idea of setting up…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

It is obvious that the monetary union among 17 very different European countries does not work. As an economist, I know that the Eurozone…

— Vaclav Klaus

The economic union - creating a big common market, like the United States, so that you can compete across borders. There are common rules,…

— Jamie Dimon

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

A single currency entails a fixed interest rate, which means countries can't manage their own currency to suit their own needs. You need a…

— Joseph Stiglitz

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I don't understand why the Euro-sceptics think monetary union will lead to a federal Europe. It seems to me that the opposite is the…

— Harry Enfield

I'm not trying to be diplomatic. I'm trying to be more nuanced and realistic. I think there has to be a serious examination of…

— Stephen Harper