European project Quotes

Few in Europe imagined the incompetence and dishonesty of Greek economic managers would bring the entire European project into question.

Europe has never existed. One must genuinely create Europe.

I continue to believe when I said in Hanover, that the E.U. remains one of the world's great political and economic achievements, and that those achievements should not be taken for granted.

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

(A unified) 'Europe' is the result of plans. It is, in fact, a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of intellectuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure: only the scale of the final damage done is in doubt.

Many European parties, including the conventional parties in France, no longer have the ability to keep people together. And in terms of the coalition government, I am convinced that Angela Merkel has the necessary will and ambition. I want to be very cautious with my statements about her coalition negotiations, but support for Europe is part of the DNA of both the Greens and the Free Democratic Party. I was very pleased that the heads of both parties spoke out positively about the European project.

The EU project is to create a country called Europe.

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

The EU remains our dream. We must not give it up. Otherwise Putin would win. His goal is to undermine the EU. This is not only about a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is fighting against the West and its values. Therefore, the European project of Ukraine must not fail. We know that this aim requires successful reforms in Ukraine, even if they hurt now.

It's not attractive at the moment to vouch for the European idea. I still do it, because I believe nothing would be better for our continent.

If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.

My entire political career has been based on building up Britain's political standing and economic prosperity through our membership of the E.U. and the European project.

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.

Virtually every aspect of our commercial lives have been given away to be run by European project over which we had so little say.

At a time when the European project is facing challenges, it's especially important to show the benefits of economic integration by continuing to invest in our people and working to reduce inequality, both within and across our countries.

The outcome of the referendum does not affect those of my officials who have British nationality, since they work for Europe and not for the UK. They have made a major contribution to our common European project, and I will continue to count on their talent and commitment.