Controlled Quote by Martin Schulz

No one imposes things on anyone in Europe. That's not my notion, nor is it my temperament. The EU has always functioned under the…

— Francois Hollande

One of the richest and largest markets in the world, Europe can set global standards. And if a French president is prepared to at…

— Martin Schulz

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

— Maggie Gallagher

My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.

— Francois Hollande

People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until…

— William Hague

The largest weight is now on Germany's shoulders. Chancellor Merkel must continue to convince people of the EU's importance; she must spearhead the effort…

— Anthony Glees

People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.

— William Hague

(I)t is highly questionable whether when 'Europe speaks with one voice', as we are so often told it is doing, anyone is really listening.…

— Margaret Thatcher

How can we later criticise other countries outside the European Union for adopting such measures to repress opponents when we are tolerating this inside…

— Carles Puigdemont

If there ever was a time for a cool, rational and unemotional series of responses on the part of people in Europe, it is…

— Anthony Glees

I repeat that, in my opinion, the European Commission and the leading European economies are acting very pragmatically and are on the right path.

— Vladimir Putin

People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until…

— William Hague