Assistance Quote by Wolfgang Schauble

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's no more place in the euro zone for well-meaning laxness when dealing with deficits and failings. If the demands on Greece aren't taken…

— Peer Steinbruck

A European currency will lead to member-nations transferring their sovereignty over financial and wage policies as well as in monetary affairs... It is an…

— Hans Tietmeyer

Our position in Europe is not negotiable. The Greek people will defend it by all means. But participation in the euro involves rules and…

— Lucas Papademos

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.

— Lucas Papademos

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

Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a…

— George Papandreou

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

— Francois Hollande

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

— Charles Dallara

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 ones with the most generous social provisions are the northern European countries: Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. These are export-oriented, surplus…

— Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh

For a small open economy that trades mostly with the euro zone it makes absolute sense to be part of the currency union. Our…

— Dalia Grybauskaite