Achieve Quote by Angela Merkel

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into…

— John Hutton

Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of the Eurozone and therefore the shape of the EU itself. Opportunities to advance our national…

— David Cameron

It [the Euro] is a decisive step towards ever closer political and institutional union in Europe. Above all, it is political.

— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Europe was initially supposed to be primarily a political project! The EU never would have come about had it been up to experts or…

— Emmanuel Macron

We need a change of course in the European Union. The most important is the focus on the big questions and a European Union…

— Sebastian Kurz

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

— Peter Mandelson

We are entering a new phase of European politics. What is decisive is not only do we have a single currency area, but also…

— Oskar Lafontaine

Political leaders need to formulate long-term EU goals that show: Yes, we want to stay together.

— Martin Schulz

I prefer to concentrate on my task of leading Europe to the success that our citizens expect. We have to look forwards now because…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a…

— John Hutton

The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

— David Cameron