Any degree of unemployment worries me.

This is one of the gravest crises Europe has ever experienced... An agreement failed because of the completely stubborn attitudes of the UK and the Netherlands.

Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union.

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership.

The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.

Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.