Approach Quote by Peer Steinbruck

Since it took up office, the Commission which I lead has pursued a clear policy: we need less interference from Brussels when it comes…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

I think that Europe has to get its act together very quickly. The Belgian guy who's leading the negotiations against Brexit, he sees it…

— Irvine Welsh

We have more and more rules coming out of Europe telling us what to do, and I think people are getting a bit fed…

— David Jason

We [European countries] probably need to move forward together, each at their own speed. The faster ones, that could be the countries in the…

— Paolo Gentiloni

Just come to Brussels after a Council meeting. Do you know what happens? Every head of government holds his or her own press conference.…

— Martin Schulz

Should we continue to run our economic affairs or be managed by people in Brussels?

— Nigel Farage

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

We agree: Brussels can't regulate everything. I'm driven by something else: There are forces in Europe that want to generally give national policy priority…

— Martin Schulz

For many people, politics in Brussels and Strasbourg might as well be happening on another planet.

— Martin Schulz

So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to…

— Romano Prodi

If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and…

— Nick Clegg

This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and parliaments which represent legitimate…

— Vaclav Klaus