Mario Monti Quotes

I think there are enormous possibilities. And today there are no I think barriers to increased cooperation with India and the United States.

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.

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

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.

France wants Britain to remain in the E.U.; indeed, how can we imagine that friendly nation that is our ally and played a role on the international stage could be outside the E.U.?

Responding to Britain's future challenges will require unceasing agility in seeking out new alliances and refurbishing old ones inside Europe, not just outside it.

At German unification, we were lucky to get so much help from West Germany. Now, we have the good fortune of being able to help each other in 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.

I hope that we will find a solution that leaves Britain as a partner in a lot of the European activities that we need them to be a partner in.

We need Britain not only to stay in the E.U. but to be very active in it.

Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.

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.

There's going to be a need for a system of cooperation within the continent of Europe including the U.K. that covers both economic and political cooperation.

I think that what started out as a European Union originally was probably a really wonderful and world-changing idea, the idea of a kind of cooperation and interdependence between countries. But the idea that individualization would work on common ground, not on conflict, not against each other, but to find how each benefitted from the other I thought was an incredibly hopeful and positive possibility.

If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.

Israel and the United States have been locked in a mutually necessary and beneficial intelligence-sharing relationship for more than 60 years.

Britain can get far better results if it engages with Europe than standing on the sidelines and saying that Europe should change.

Our commitment to our extensive security cooperation with vital international partners, like India, remains steadfast.

Africa wants the world to acknowledge that through fair partnerships with other members of the global community, we ourselves are capable of unprecedented growth.

Europe is and will be a Union of States.

Now we characterise Russian-Chinese relations as a strategic partnership, even a special strategic partnership. We have never had such a level of trust with China before. China is our major trade and economic partner among foreign states. We implement joint multi-billion projects. We cooperate not only within the UN Security Council, which is logical, as both China and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council, but also within such regional organisations as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, BRICS, etc.

If there is one thing Britain should learn from the last 50 years, it is this: Europe can only get more important for us.

India and Fiji have many shared values, and it is the responsibility of both the countries to strengthen those values.

Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.

Our relationship with the European Union, which has done so much to promote stability, stimulate economic growth, and foster the spread of democratic values and ideals across the continent and beyond.