B. C. Forbes Quotes

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

The whole project of European Union is one in deep trouble.

No one is alone, and each change here brings about another change there.

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.

Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.

I declare myself an Austrian and a European. A united Europe will be a peaceful Europe.

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.

The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.

I cannot resign myself to the decline of Europe, and of France.

The glue that binds the EU together is not a shared identity but shared projects.

United, France and Germany can accomplish and prevent anything.... On their union depends, therefore, not only their own welfare but also the destiny of all of Europe.

In the light of these treaties we are Europeans only.

We must build a kind of United States of Europe.

We Europeans will always have two fatherlands. One is Europe, and the other is our own country. It is unified in its diversity—this Europe.

We are part of the community of Europe, and we must do our duty as such.

We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.

We all need Europe, not just those of us in Europe. And we Germans need Europe more than the others. Germany is the country with the longest border, the most neighbours, and is, by population and economic strength, the number one in Europe.

Don't leave criticism of the E.U. to those who hate it.

What we need is a common goal for more Europe.

Europe needs us just as much as we need Europe and it's time to stop fiddling for a solution, it's time to implement the solution.

If someone complains about Europe from Monday to Saturday, then nobody is going to believe him on Sunday when he says he is a convinced European.

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.

In a global world, what happens within one country can all too easily affect others.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

Our security and prosperity are inextricably linked.