Angela Merkel Quotes

For all its shortcomings, European co-operation and integration has created an understanding of shared destiny. We no longer point guns at each other; we fight it out at a conference table. And we will continue to do so when the U.K. is no longer a member state but, I hope, still a friend.

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.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The decisive factor for the future of Europe - and before all things, for the 'restoration' of Europe - will be whether political thought and national feelings are influenced by the reality of internationalism.

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

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.

The strength of Europe at the end of the day has always been that we stuck together and that demands a great amount - probably even more so than in the past - of discussions, of balancing, of bringing along individual countries.

The most important thing is that Europe has to remain united.

You can't build Europe against anyone.

Like other countries in the world, China must uphold its own sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests. At the same time, we are willing to properly handle differences and disagreements in state-to-state relations.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.

France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity.

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.

In one line of his poem he said good fences make good neighbors. I'd like to think that Alaska and British Columbia working together can prove that we can be pretty darned good neighbors without fences.

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

America cannot meet this century's challenges alone; the world cannot meet them without America.

We do not believe that good relations with one country precludes good relations with another.

Our relations with the other powers of the world are important, but still more important are our relations among ourselves.

Solidarity and competitiveness are the two sides of a European coin.

What we need is a common goal for more Europe.

At the European table, we are systematically the most determined to advance a strategy of increased cooperation.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

The world is waiting for us, the world wants to engage with us, the world wants to be friendly with us, the world wants to be our partner in prosperity, and the world admires India in many ways.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.