European union Quotes · Page 4

The Commission is extremely important. The E.U. without the Commission would not be the European Union.

— Miroslav Lajcak

We need to underline the need for Britain to depart from the European Union in an orderly fashion.

— Giuseppe Conte

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

— Jean-Claude Juncker

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

— Matteo Salvini

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

— Joschka Fischer

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

— Marine Le Pen

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

— Liz Truss

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

— Olusegun Obasanjo

If we saw coordinated action of restricting access to cryptocurrency projects in the United States and the European Union, that could have…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

The European Union, ok, right, it has a bureaucracy, right. It's sometimes difficult to deal with but so what? You hire a…

— Daniel Fried

There are huge political problems in Germany, but German economic power is something which was bound to happen. The way out of…

— Tariq Ali

There is no Croatian dream. There is no European Union dream. There is no Chinese communist dream, except maybe to get out.…

— Rush Limbaugh

I am for joining a free trade zone. The European Union is not such zone, but a zone of raging bureaucracy which…

— Janusz Korwin-Mikke

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

While the ranks of MPs on all sides of the Commons, along with most of the country, are busy splitting into two…

— Julia Hartley-Brewer

Public confidence in, and support for, the euro - and, indeed, the European Union - will ultimately be determined by how well…

— Enda Kenny

[Russians would like to] undermine the West and its institutions, create doubts about NATO, create doubts about the European Union, support nationalists…

— Daniel Fried

“David Davis had promised that Britain would be part of a free-trade area ‘almost twice the size of the EU’ within two…

— Nick Clegg

I should also say that apart from the negotiations that are taking place within the WTO, we are ourselves involved in all…

— Thabo Mbeki

The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an integrated North American Union--complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually…

— Ron Paul

“A more thorough analysis of the many weaknesses and shortcomings of the confederal system of that time would make clear that today’s…

— Leo Klinkers

Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in…

— Fatos Nano

Thanks to the European Union, Ireland has a much more open climate of discussion and debate, as you can see in the…

— Mary Robinson

The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually…

— George Papandreou

“The first report suggests that “social computing could play an increasingly important role in re-engaging citizens in political debate, in securing social…

— Derek Hansen

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

— Francois Hollande

The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.

— Pope Francis

We have to be serious and consistent if we believe the European Union makes sense. I believe it makes sense.

— Federica Mogherini

I'm against the European Union, but I am very much in favor of Europe.

— Geert Wilders

We have a commitment to making sure that the U.K. remains a member of the European Union.

— Chuka Umunna

Western Europe has been redefining the nation state since 1945 when it formed the European Union following World War II.

— Pete Hoekstra

Brexit is a disaster, Italy won't be real about its debt, and the European Union is in trouble.

— John Layfield

It's a European Union of economic failure, of mass unemployment and of low growth.

— Nigel Farage

There is no precedent of an advanced economy withdrawing from a trade agreement as deep and as complex as the European Union.

— Jo Johnson

I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.

— Michael Gove

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

— John Major

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

— Donald Tusk

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

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

— Anonymous

I think that it is becoming more and more clear that the European Union is an indispensable partner in some fields.

— Federica Mogherini