One important and interesting point was made by the British Conservatives today. It was
in fact expressed some kind of satisfaction with the situation in the euro area. Let me
tell you that it is puzzling that you seem to delight in the difficulties of the euro
area and this is in stark contrast with the position taken by your leader, Prime Minister
Cameron. So a good effort will be in terms of accountability to your public that you
say the same thing here that you say in London.....
I am also by the way very puzzled with the ease with which some of you are recommending
some member states to leave the euro. This, once again is in complete contrast to the
position taken by the PM of Britian, which for instance at the G8 summit said it is in
his national interest that Greece stays
in the euro area.
And when some of you are suggesting that the problems of the economic situation in europe
now are the result of the euro area and that for instance you disapprove the big bailout
programmes in the banking sector in the euro area, let me just put the facts straight.
The country by far that has been spending money with the banking sector is Britain.
More than any country
in the EU..... The country in all the EU that has been committing taxpayers money to save
the financial sector has been by far Britain. This is not a euro area problem. This
is a problem of the EU as a whole.