Balance Quote by Laurent Fabius

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.

— Henry Paulson

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

The French are overwhelmingly convinced that the euro is a burden. Returning to an adapted national currency will create millions of jobs and give…

— Marine Le Pen

I think Europe is well advised to form a unified economic force to be on par with the U.S. and China.

— Joe Kaeser

It is a responsibility we perceive from the entire international community to protect the stability of the single currency as well as the European…

— Giorgio Napolitano

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

The proposal for a new global reserve currency - or Special Drawing Rights - is a good idea for many reasons. Yes, for the…

— Joseph Stiglitz

We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would…

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

We will work to modify and remove some European parameters, but regarding the euro, I remain convinced that the single currency is destined to…

— Matteo Salvini