He is one of the 'architects' of the European Single Currency: Cees Maas, the former Treasurer-General of The Netherlands was one of the driving forces behind the Treaty of Maastricht, which led to the creation of the euro.

"There is no euro crisis", he explains to euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie: "but there is a problem with our governments, having deficits which are too high."

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