Adopting Quote by Nick Clegg

There is a growing frustration that the EU is seen as something that is done to people rather than acting on their behalf. And…

— David Cameron

Effectively, the EU is a very powerful bureaucracy, dominated now by the German elite, which is backed by the rest of the European Union…

— Tariq Ali

All of us, the government, parliament, local authorities and the society must demonstrate determination and readiness to use knowledge and capabilities... toward full European…

— Igor Luksic

EU expansion is, unfortunately, continuing without a constitution, as a gradual process of standardization - and that's far more dangerous. It is very difficult…

— Vaclav Klaus

Before we talk about further accessions, we have to consolidate the European Union internally. People are increasingly losing faith in the EU's effectiveness.

— Martin Schulz

When we look at the situation in the EU, we need to honestly admit that it desperately needs to develop further, that we need…

— Sebastian Kurz

Yet in order to make sure the European social model keeps up with the pace of economic change that is now necessary, the EU…

— John Hutton

Speaking from my experience as a person involved for a long time in building the European Union, it is important to have patience and…

— Giorgio Napolitano

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 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

The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels.

— William Hague

Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions…

— David Cameron