Eastern Quote by Robert C. Solomon

Euro was created by Germany, for Germany.

— Marine Le Pen

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

The reserve currency role seems to add prestige to an area and some people in Europe have talked about the desirability of the euro…

— Robert C. Solomon

Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we…

— Wolfgang Schauble

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

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

If European monetary policy is run according to German interests, huge structural imbalances will accumulate. The Germans will then either have to pay to…

— John Lanchester

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Germany's problem, in part, is that it went into the euro at the wrong exchange rate that overvalued the deutsche mark.

— Milton Friedman

The euro currency both presupposes and promotes a fiction - that 'Europe' has somehow become, against the wishes of most Europeans, a political rather…

— George Will

Germany has to put the broader European interest on the same level as its own national interest, or the euro is toast.

— John Lanchester

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

— Milton Friedman