Well, this is a turn-up for the books. Some of the Enro euro fraudsters are at last making a gesture in the direction of coming clean. Here (via the Daily Telegraph) is Herman Van Rompuy, president of the EU Council:

The EU’s president told a selected audience of civil servants and businessmen that the Greek debt crisis and euro zone bailout had come as a nasty shock to ordinary Europeans. He said the public was not made aware of the full social and economic implications of the currency before it was created.

Indeed it was not.

Meanwhile, those helpful people over at Open Europe have compiled a fun selection of quotes from EU prominenti on the Enro euro. There are plenty of treats to enjoy, but perhaps this is my favorite:

“The euro is a protection shield against the crisis.”

That was José Manuel Barroso, president of the EU Commission, on Feb. 10 this year.