Emmanuel Macron Quotes

The heart of the matter is that the very nature of the European Union, and of this country's relationship with it, has fundamentally changed after the coming into being of the European monetary union and the creation of the eurozone, of which - quite rightly - we are not a part.

Anything that keeps the U.K. close to the E.U. and best of all, in the E.U., would make me personally very happy.

I don't want to leave euro or leave the European Union.

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone.

I see us very much at the heart of Europe. We are founding members of the single market; we are founding members of the euro.

I am in favour of a different Europe, where each state can adopt its fiscal and monetary system.

In order for the E.U. area to stay together, they needed to form a banking union, which meant they needed to have a common credible deposit insurance guarantee for everybody in the E.U. area.

The 1992 crisis proved that the existing system was unstable. Not moving forward to the euro would have set up Europe for even more disruptive crises.

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.

There are lots of jobs and investment in Scotland dependent on our membership of the E.U. single market.

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

Europe must dissipate any doubts over the euro, affirm that the euro is an irreversible project and act in consequence.

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

Peace in Europe can only come through union in one economic system. The United States of Europe are overdue.

I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

There is no access to the market without budgetary contributions... and without respect for the four freedoms of the E.U.

Theresa May has made a decision that we want our economic future to remain close to Europe: it's the biggest single market in the world; it's right on our doorstep.

De facto, you have a multi-speed Europe. You look at the Schengen, you look at the euro zone, all this kind of cooperations, you have a multi-speed Europe.

What's going to happen is that there will be a definite consensus that Europe is not working. The diagnosis will be to shed the currency and keep the rest, or that Europe is not working and a broader rejection - like in the U.K.

The Eurozone allows for the largely unimpeded movement of people, goods, services, and capital across borders. It has also resulted in unprecedented cooperation on crime, security, and finance among its members.

The most difficult part of Brexit will be to figure out the trade regime between the U.K. and the rest of the E.U. because the level of trade integration between the members of the E.U. is the deepest in the world and integrates regulations that govern how products and services are produced and sold within the E.U.

We have a commitment to making sure that the U.K. remains a member of the European Union.

Germany has to put the broader European interest on the same level as its own national interest, or the euro is toast.