Euro will not fail, said Wolfgang Schäuble and John Major
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The single currency fails, and the nations of the region are determined to defend, Mr. A is said German newspaper Bild am Sonntag in an interview published on Sundays.
"Officials agreed Europe: the euro is to our advantage." And that is why we defend successfully, "Mr Sch?uble was quoted as saying."
"Those who bet their money to the euro will no success", he added. "The euro not."
His comments came ahead of a Summit of the European Union this week is to concentrate on the establishment of a permanent mechanism for rescue from 2013 for the crisis strikes euro area countries.
The euro came under pressure because the followed by Greece Ireland strikes in €750bn Fund relief area.
Separately, John Major Sunday gave the single currency its vote of confidence.
"What I do not expect for the euro area to break," former Prime Minister said in an interview with Andrew Marr Show BBC television Sunday.
The United States and fund international monetary would intervene to help prevent a breakup if this scenario threatened, he said.
However, he added that the euro area is likely to face "a long time - and perhaps a decade - slow growth."
Saturday, Prime Minister José Socrates Portugal, sought to allay fears that his nation would be the next to seek a bailout in front of the sovereign debt crisis.
"Our problem is just a budget that we have to fix, just like other countries", Mr. Socrates said Diario de Noticias.
"There is no reason that the IMF enter Portugal, because the Portugal is not necessary," he said, according to the Portuguese daily. "The Government is not necessary that we know exactly what to do and we do need someone to come and tell us what we should do."
EU leaders are committed to defending the single currency, said Mr Socrates. "How we defend is responding to our budgetary targets, this is what we do."
