Jose Manuel Barroso Quotes

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• A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
• I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.
• Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.
• Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
• Responding to the challenge of climate change is the ultimate political test for our generation...Our package not only responds to this challenge, but...is an opportunity…
• Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.
• My mother wanted me to be a professor, because I have several people in my family who are professors at university,
• What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open,
• If we say leaders are incompetent, we are going to fuel extremist, populist, xenophobic and ultra-nationalist parties.
• I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with…
• By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to…
• Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.
• Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.
• Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.
• For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.
• Governments are not always right.
• I am a very committed European.
• I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.
• I don't know why my son was born conservative.
• I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

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