Jean Monnet Quotes

I completely agree with Helmut Kohl. I am not an advocate of the "United States of Europe," nor am I an integration fanatic.

We need less theoretical debate and more practical application and acknowledgment of what Europe can and does do so that it is brought home to people in a relevant way.

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 must build a kind of United States of Europe.

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

It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That's incorrect.

A united Europe is our Continent's only chance to avoid falling off the world's radar. The heads of government of Germany, France and the United Kingdom also know that their voice is only heard internationally because they speak through the megaphone of the European Union.

I am a committed European; a united Europe is Romania's future.

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.

Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.

In the light of these treaties we are Europeans only.

We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.

We cannot turn our backs on Europe. We are part of Europe.

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

I'm a big believer in Europe.

Europe is and will be a Union of States.

The emergence of a unified Europe is one of the most revolutionary events of our time.

[Helmut] Kohl said Europe must return to being a community committed to stability and the rule of law.

The future will belong to the Germans... ...when we build the House of Europe. In the next two years, we will make the process of European integration irreversible. This is a really big battle but it is worth the fight.

Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded.

Europe has never existed. One must genuinely create Europe.

Nothing would be better today if Europe were divided or smaller. Today we have to say loud and clear that the crises, which have affected Europe cannot serve as a pretext for its disintegration. A mini-Europe would be the worst response to the maxi problems we have to face.

But it is the best thing that we have for bringing the countries of Europe around the same table and for forging compromises so that people here can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. In a world which is growing closer together all the time, we can only survive and influence the rules if we join forces. We will miss the presence of the United Kingdom at this table.

Without a tighter union, Europe will disintegrate