European union Quotes · Page 4

The good thing about the European Union is that the joint project ultimately benefits all Member States and not just a few.

— Jean-Claude Juncker

The government has been repairing Poland's image and its relations with the European Union and the world.

— Donald Tusk

I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.

— John Major

I think it is one of the fundamentals, not only of the European Union but also of free trade, that competition is…

— Margrethe Vestager

Nationalism is war. - in arguing to strengthen the federal powers of the European Union

— Francois Mitterrand

The European Union will never see America, or an American president, as a risk.

— Federica Mogherini

The European Union and its member states continue and will continue, as the nuclear deal is implemented, to have open channels with…

— Federica Mogherini

The European Union can now act like a major power, at least that is what the European Union tells us.

— John Bolton

The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as…

— David Cameron

Not partial membership of the European Union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. No, the United Kingdom is leaving…

— Theresa May

The Financial Times is pro-British membership of the European Union. We have taken that position for decades. But we are not starry-eyed…

— Lionel Barber

Having the United Kingdom in the European Union gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union and is…

— Barack Obama

The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order…

— Maggie Gallagher

It would be a very serious mistake for the U.K. to vote to leave the European Union, and I think it would…

— Nicola Sturgeon

“What is now the EU was set up so that France and Germany could hug each other so tightly in a loving…

— Tim Marshall

If Britain votes to leave the European Union, then that could have huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and, given…

— Martin McGuinness

“The monetary union tries to handle two groups of countries which differ greatly in terms of economic culture. First, the North-West European…

— Frits Bolkestein

That as much as we're afraid of New World Order coming and of Canada and America joining together, that if we don't…

— Immortal Technique

European Union partners never said European Union partners're going to renege on any promises, European Union partners said that European Union partners…

— Yanis Varoufakis

Britain is not part of the single currency. That is a decision we have taken, a voluntary decision of this country, but…

— George Osborne

To promote the process of European integration, we must improve an institutional mechanism already existing in the European Union, reinforced co-operation, by…

— Lionel Jospin

The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry…

— Zac Goldsmith

Countries will cooperate with each other, and are more likely to cooperate with each other when they share a common culture, as…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. For example, it is neither right nor necessary to claim that…

— David Cameron

“They control Europe under the attractive and falsely uniting banner of the “European Union”, the Middle East under the convenient banner of…

— Louis Yako

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.

— Peter Mandelson

You still hear some people speaking as though we could decide whether the Common market existed or not.

— Hugh Gaitskell

I find it unspeakably sad that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union.

— Frans Timmermans

The European Union has lost virtually all of its credibility amongst large swaths of the European population.

— Tariq Ali

It is in our nations' interests to see a strong European Union with a growing economy, competitive on the world market.

— David Lidington

I want to stay in the European Union which is the best trade deal we could possibly have, but we need to…

— Jo Swinson

I have absolutely no doubts that the best for the U.K. is to stay in the European Union.

— Miroslav Lajcak

Crimea, a casualty of the West's attempt to march NATO and the European Union up to Russia's doorstep, is surely lost for…

— John Mearsheimer

I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.

— Francois Hollande

I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be…

— Olusegun Obasanjo

I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.

— Liz Truss

I will be Madame Frexit if the European Union doesn't give us back our monetary, legislative, territorial, and budget sovereignty.

— Marine Le Pen

An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This…

— Joschka Fischer

We need to put Italian interests before those of the European Union, or at least at the same level.

— Matteo Salvini

Article 50 governs the exit from the European Union and here there can also be no renegotiation.

— Jean-Claude Juncker