Consequence Quote by Mariano Rajoy

If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.

— Mario Monti

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

“Every culture has a myth of decline from some golden age, and almost all peoples throughout history have been pessimists. Even today pessimism still…

— Peter Thiel

The EU is mired in deep structural crisis. Greece, Portugal and Ireland cannot survive inside the Euro.

— Nigel Farage

The euro is... a failed currency, a wrong currency, a failed experiment.

— Matteo Salvini

The bottom line is that the euro is a failed experiment.

— Paul Singer

“The attempt to resolve its problems by turning the Eurozone into a bigger Germany is going to prove unworkable. If this is not understood…

— Martin Wolf

So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to…

— Romano Prodi

(A unified) 'Europe' is the result of plans. It is, in fact, a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of intellectuals, a…

— Margaret Thatcher

A very difficult year is ahead of us. We must continue our efforts with decisiveness, to stay in the euro, to make sure we…

— Lucas Papademos

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

The 1992 crisis proved that the existing system was unstable. Not moving forward to the euro would have set up Europe for even more…

— Barry Eichengreen