Critical Quote by Francois Hollande

Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.

— Francois Hollande

France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities…

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Whatever the details of union may be, there's no doubt we need more policy coordination in Europe.

— Gerhard Schroder

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity,…

— Angela Merkel

As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and…

— Francois Hollande

A joint European army is a very far-reaching proposal and it would be difficult to implement. Such initiatives are nevertheless needed.

— Martin Schulz

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

— Federica Mogherini

Fifa and Uefa need the clubs for a World Cup or European Championship. But the clubs don't need them. Theoretically we could play Bundesliga…

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Germany has acted effectively during the euro crisis. It needs to build on this to engage in other spheres too.

— Joachim Gauck

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

— Angela Merkel

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

You can't rule out that, in the future, we could create a European league with the major clubs from Italy, Germany, England, Spain and…

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge