John McCain Quotes

The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security.

It's crucial we make the case for institutions like Nato and the E.U. as foundations for the peace and prosperity we have enjoyed for decades - and which too many people appear to take for granted.

For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held that relationship since 1949 when we established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. NATO is the bond. It's a security bond.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.

We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.

I am not, never have been, and never will be a politician. But I want to tell you the United States has always been proud of having the support of the United Kingdom, of keeping Britain in Europe. We need Britain in Europe.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

The only thing wrong with NATO is that we don't belong to it.

It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.

It is possible there will be much less support for NATO because there is a lot of identification of the United States with NATO.

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

We can't return to the 19th century, draw up our drawbridges and say, we don't have anything to do with each other, Germany will not work with the Netherlands, the UK will not work with France. That's ludicrous. We are condemned to work with each other.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

I don’t want Italy to withdraw from the Atlantic Pact [NATO] … not only because our withdrawal would upset the international equilibrium. I feel safer …

You say that NATO is not directed against us, that it is simply a security structure that is adapting to new realities. Therefore, we propose to join NATO.

Moscow would have to give up its its global aspirations and agree to obey rules that it had played no part in devising. European Commission President Romano Prodi expressed this formula best in 2002: Russia would share with the EU wvweything but institutions..... this meant Russia would adopt EU rules and regulations but would not be able to influence their development.

NATO is indispensable to America's national security.

The U.S.-E.U. partnership is indispensable to ensuring a Europe whole, free, and at peace.

Today, it is more important than ever to strengthen transatlantic relations. Only by co-operating closely can the EU and the US continue to make a difference when dealing with unprecedented challenges such as Daesh, the threats to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, climate change and migration.

In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.

We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.

With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with Russia.

China's reform and opening-up programme and Europe's integration process have both contributed significantly to global peace, development, and prosperity. China firmly supports the integration of Europe and regards the E.U. as a strategic partner that deserves our confidence.