VIENNA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The euro remains a functioning currency despite the debt woes of some euro zone members, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said on Sunday.
'The euro as a currency is fully able to function,' he told a panel discussion on Austrian television.
(Reporting by Sylvia Westall and Michael Shields, editing by Maureen Bavdek) Keywords: ECB NOWOTNY/ (michael.shields@thomsonreuters.com, Reuters Messaging: michael.shields.reuters.com@reuters.net; +43 1 531 12258) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
'The euro as a currency is fully able to function,' he told a panel discussion on Austrian television.
(Reporting by Sylvia Westall and Michael Shields, editing by Maureen Bavdek) Keywords: ECB NOWOTNY/ (michael.shields@thomsonreuters.com, Reuters Messaging: michael.shields.reuters.com@reuters.net; +43 1 531 12258) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.