“Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.” CountryMembersPercentEuropeAccountsDebtMediumsZoneGreeceEuro Author:Evangelos Venizelos
“Greeks have to know that they are not alone ... Those who are fighting for the survivor of Greece inside the Euro area are deeply harmed by the impression floating around in the Greek public opinion that Greece is a victim. Greece is a member of the EU and the euro. I want Greece to be a constructive member of the Union because the EU is also benefiting from Greece.” KnowsWantFightingOpinionMembersAreasVictimUnionsImpressionGreekSurvivorFloatingPublic OpinionGreeceNot AloneConstructiveEuro Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.” EndsCountryMembersVoteCrisisUnionsBritishAffectedCurrencyRefugeeEuroRefugee Crisis Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I have criticized it [Europe], but I repeat: we keep 40 percent of our gold and foreign currency reserves in euros, we are not interested in the collapse of the Eurozone, but I do not rule out the possibility of decisions being made that would consolidate a group of countries equal in economic development and this, in my opinion, will lead to a consolidation of the euro. But there can also be some interim decisions in order to keep the present number of members of the Eurozone unchanged.” MadeCountryOrderDecisionNumbersOpinionGroupsEconomicPossibilityDevelopmentEqualMembersPercentEuropeGoldRepeatsCollapseNot InterestedCurrencyReservesEuroEconomic DevelopmentConsolidationEurozoneInterim Author:Vladimir Putin
“Establishing proper economic governance that allows the Eurozone to undertake the integration it needs whilst protecting the interests of the single market for all 28, the rights of member states who are not in the Euro - including of course the UK - is really important for the future of the European Union.” NeedsImportantStatesCoursesInterestRightsEconomicMembersUnionsIncludingIntegrationGovernanceEuropean UnionEuroEurozone Author:George Osborne
“Europe unified its monetary policy through the euro before it unified politically, therefore sustaining member countries' abilities to pursue the kind of independent fiscal policies that can strain a joint currency.” KindCountryAbilityPolicyMembersEuropeIndependentPursueCurrencyStrainJointsMonetaryEuroUnifiedSustainingMonetary PolicyFiscal Policy Author:Amity Shlaes