Angela Merkel Quotes

The U.K. has always had a special relationship with the E.U.

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.?

Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.

There is no doubt that our government is pro-European.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

The EU is an English-speaking power. The single market was a British idea…. If you refuse please don’t expect us to help you wreck or paralyze the EU.

The E.U. should want Turkey to be part of it.

I have specifically argued that we need to change our relationship with the European Union by fundamentally reforming not just our relationship but the European Union itself.

I am absolutely convinced that the E.U. will still be around. I am convinced the U.K. will be sitting at that table and not negotiating an exit, but being there to stay.

Brexit has really broken a taboo. The Brits have shown us that you can leave the European Union, and you can come out better.

We cannot afford to let Brexit slip away - the political price, the reputational damage to the country is too great.

When we were told Brexit meant taking back powers for Parliament, no one told my constituents this meant the French parliament and the German parliament, not our own.

I have spent more time thinking about European issues than even I can imagine - so many years thinking about Britain and the way our influence around the world was amplified through the European Union.

I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.

Very few MPs disagree with the need for a withdrawal bill to enable us to disentangle our 50-year relationship with the legal structures of the European Union and to enable us to function effectively outside of it.

Being part of the E.U. in Poland means that for the first time in a millennium, nobody disputes Poland's borders, and it brought a level of freedom that Poland has never known before.

David Cameron wants people to believe that his isolation in Europe is a result of Britain being outnumbered when it matters most.

It is a mystery why any Americans would support the concept of the EU.

We are convinced that Turkey would be a useful member of the European Union.

Serbia stands firmly on the EU path.

Let me be absolutely clear: I think it is defeatist to sort of say we want to leave the European Union. We're going to try and change the rules and change the way it works and change the objectives that it has in order to make it something that works for Britain.

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

I believe something very deeply. That Britain's national interest is best served in a flexible, adaptable and open European Union and that such a European Union is best with Britain in it.