Budgets Quote by Jean-Claude Juncker

It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.

— Angela Merkel

I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as…

— Francois Hollande

I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in…

— Francois Hollande

A lot more people are willing to invest in bonds denominated in euros. And there was the fiscal discipline argument, which is that this…

— Austan Goolsbee

At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union,…

— Angela Merkel

I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.

— Francois Hollande

In the end, the politics of the euro zone weren't strong enough to create a fully integrated fiscal union with a common banking system,…

— Joseph Stiglitz

This is the joint responsibility of everyone who was involved in the introduction of the euro without understanding the consequences. When the euro was…

— George Soros

It is absurd to say that our country can issue $30,000,000 in bonds and not $30,000,000 in currency. Both are promises to pay; but…

— Thomas A. Edison

Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them…

— Angela Merkel

The Germans argue - and I can fully understand them - that the euro countries must surrender their sovereignty, because that is the only…

— Charles Dallara

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