Leonid Brezhnev Quotes

I like this idea of the re-foundation of the European Union, maybe it can be done, because Europe - I do not say is unique, but it has a force, a culture, a history that cannot be wasted, and we must do everything so that the European Union has the strength and also the inspiration to make it go forward.

In the light of these treaties we are Europeans only.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

Europe has never existed. One must genuinely create Europe.

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

I like this idea of the re-foundation of the European Union, maybe it can be done, because Europe - I do not say is unique, but it has a force, a culture, a history that cannot be wasted, and we must do everything so that the European Union has the strength and also the inspiration to make it go forward. That's what I think.

Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.

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.

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.

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

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

We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.

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

We are a European nation - must stay one.

Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.

You can't build Europe against anyone.

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.

To avoid the trap of Europe fragmenting on the economy, security, and identity, we have to return to the original promises of the European project: peace, prosperity and freedom. We should have a real, adult, democratic debate about the Europe we want.

I am not anti-European.

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.

I'm very proudly European. I love that we have stories to tell of a place where we come from and we can relate to.

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.

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

We must go back to teach Europeans to love Europe.