“Faith is being idealistic, because we have made an idol out of the status quo.” Quote by Shane Claiborne
“Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.” BelieveImpossibleMasters Author:Shane Claiborne
“I put my money on Brexit. The EU Financial Stability Commissioner, Jonathan Hill from Britain, still owes me a pound.” StillsFinancialHillsBritainPoundsStabilityCommissionersFinancial Stability Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“After 30 years in Brussels, I can tell you: The relationship between the Commission and the Parliament has probably never been as good as it is now.” YearsI CanParliamentBrussels Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I said in my inaugural address that I am not the Council's secretary, nor am I the Parliament's lackey. That can sometimes lead to conflicts, which are defused through dialogue.” SaidSometimesConflictDialogueAddressesSecretaryParliamentCouncilInauguralInaugural AddressLackeys 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
“I have another explanation [of Brexit]: In its 43 years of EU membership, Britain has never been able to decide whether it wants to fully or only partially belong to the EU.” WantYearsAbleExplanationBritainMembership Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others.” StillsMonthsEuropeWake UpStuckBordersAgreementRefugeeCouncilTurkeysGreeceProposal Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from its predecessor off the table in order to shift competencies back to member state governments.” StatesGovernmentOrderGoes OnMembersPerceptionHundredTablesReportsInitiativePredecessorsState GovernmentBrusselsCompetencies Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Stories are invented: Juncker wants to introduce the euro everywhere or immediately deepen the EU - although I publicly stated the opposite that same day.” WantStoriesOppositesIntroducingEuro Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I completely agree with Helmut Kohl. I am not an advocate of the "United States of Europe," nor am I an integration fanatic.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesEuropeAgreeIntegrationFanatics Author:Jean-Claude Juncker