Trichet Says Greece’s Best Option Is to Remain in Euro

Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Greece’s best option is to remain in the euro area because the Greek public would first to bear the brunt of an exit.

“I think the will of the Greek government, the overwhelming will of the Greek people -- according to the information I have -- and of course the option of the European friends is that staying in the euro area is by far the best solution,” Trichet said in an interview in Zurich on Tuesday. “But it’s up to the Greek democracy to decide whether or not they want to stay in the euro area.”