“For my generation, the monetary union has always been about forging peace.” GenerationsUnionsMy GenerationMonetaryForging Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“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.” KnowsWorldGovernmentFallSpeakVoiceChanceUnitedHeardEuropeUnionsKingdomsFranceGermanyContinentsEuropean UnionRadarUnited KingdomFalling Off Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Greeks have to know that they are not alone ... Those who are fighting for the survivor of Greece inside the Euro area are deeply harmed by the impression floating around in the Greek public opinion that Greece is a victim. Greece is a member of the EU and the euro. I want Greece to be a constructive member of the Union because the EU is also benefiting from Greece.” KnowsWantFightingOpinionMembersAreasVictimUnionsImpressionGreekSurvivorFloatingPublic OpinionGreeceNot AloneConstructiveEuro Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.” EndsCountryMembersVoteCrisisUnionsBritishAffectedCurrencyRefugeeEuroRefugee Crisis Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“You can't deepen the European Union against the wishes of the European countries.” CountryWishUnionsEuropean UnionEuropean Countries Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“The European Union has decades of experience in overcoming crises and has always emerged stronger after.” OvercomingStrongerCrisisUnionsDecadesEuropean Union Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Article 50 governs the exit from the European Union and here there can also be no renegotiation.” UnionsArticlesExitEuropean Union Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“The will of the British people must now be put into effect as quickly as possible. Under Article 50 of the EU Treaty the UK must leave the European Union within two years at the latest.” PeopleYearsTwoEffectsUnionsBritishTwo YearsArticlesTreatiesEuropean Union Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Germany will continue to play a central - perhaps even a more important - role in the European Union. I think that we will all miss the pragmatic approach of the British, however, particularly in those long nights of negotiation.” ThinkingLongImportantPlayNightRolesMissingApproachUnionsBritishGermanyNegotiationEuropean UnionPragmaticLong Nights Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“The good thing about the European Union is that the joint project ultimately benefits all Member States and not just a few.” StatesMembersBenefitsProjectsGood ThingsUnionsJointsEuropean Union Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“There is a proposal to divide the currency zone into a north and a south euro. There is also the idea of setting up a core monetary union in the middle of Europe. I disapprove of these debates. Instead, we should devote all of our efforts to supplementing the monetary union with a political union.” ShouldIdeasPoliticalEffortMiddleEuropeUnionsSouthDebateCoreSettingSettingsZoneDividesCurrencyProposalMonetaryEuro Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I'm convinced that, in the long term, a monetary union includes a joint debt policy under strict, mutually agreed upon conditions.” LongTermConditionsPolicyUnionsDebtConvincedLong TermStrictJointsMonetary Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.” GivingCountryUnionsDividedAcceptableEuropean UnionDivided Country Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
