Government Quote by Mary Robinson

You have to consider that countries have now joined the EU that had no sovereignty for decades, countries like Poland, or others that weren't…

— Lech Kaczynski

“And yet, for all its faults as a system of indirect government, the Union has certain interesting and original attributes. Decisions and laws may…

— Tony Judt

Europe started very well in the 1950s with a trading bloc but it became a political project, and we transferred sovereignty to them. If…

— Geert Wilders

Over the longer term, the institutions and powers of the EU will continue to expand and certain policymaking powers, heretofore vested in the member…

— David Cameron

It is an illusion to think that [EU] states can hold on to their autonomy.

— Hans Tietmeyer

The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's…

— John Warner

The EU treaties clearly promote an alliance of national states that, as far as possible, maintain their own responsibilities. There is no mention of…

— Jaroslaw Kaczynski

People want their own laws to take precedence over those of the European Union. The French have understood that the EU does not live…

— Marine Le Pen

Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe…

— Vladimir Putin

The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It…

— William Hague

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

Everyone should respect the sovereignty of the EU countries.

— Evangelos Venizelos