“Czech Republic is an important part of central Europe. It's clear that we must participate in European integration. I am convinced that the Czech Republic - or, in the past, Czechoslovakia - would have been one of the founding members of the EU if it hadn't been for the communist takeover in 1948.” IfsHas BeensImportantPastClearMembersEuropeConvincedRepublicCommunistIntegrationFoundingCzechTakeoversCzechoslovakiaCzech RepublicEuropean Integration Author:Vaclav Klaus
“We are posing two very clear questions. The first is: Did the Holocaust actually take place? You answer this question in the affirmative. So, the second question is: Whose fault was it? The answer to that has to be found in Europe and not in Palestine. It is perfectly clear: If the Holocaust took place in Europe, one also has to find the answer to it in Europe.” IfsFirstsTwoFoundAnswersClearEuropeFaultsHolocaustPalestineAffirmativePosing Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“I have very strong views about Europe. We're quite the best country. We rescued them. We're not going to get entangled with them. We've got to keep our own independence. Is that clear?” CountryStrongViewsClearEuropeIndependenceVery StrongBest Country Author:Margaret Thatcher
“It is clear to me that the racism was on the other foot, that really, society in Europe was much more racist - vis-à-vis Arabs at least and black Africans - than American society.” BlackClearFeetRacismEuropeRacistAmerican Society Author:Michael Scheuer
“Since populists never miss an opportunity to create a lot of noise about anti-Europe stance. However, the repercussions of the British referendum could quickly put a stop to such crass rabble-rousing, as it should soon become clear that the UK was better off inside the EU - economically, socially and in foreign policy terms.” ShouldOpportunityTermClearMissingPolicyEuropeBritishNoiseForeign PolicyBetter OffStanceRepercussionsPopulistReferendumsCrass Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Since it took up office, the Commission which I lead has pursued a clear policy: we need less interference from Brussels when it comes to the things that Member States can deal with better on their own. That is why we no longer regulate oil cans or showerheads, but concentrate instead on what we can do better together rather than alone - such as tackling the refugee crisis or securing our external borders. Only in that way can we make people feel that Europe makes a tangible difference.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsStatesTogetherCan DoDifferencesDealsClearPolicyMembersOfficeEuropeCrisisOilBordersRefugeePursuedTangibleInterferenceTacklingRefugee CrisisBrusselsBetter Together Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“This, for instance, is what Egon Bahr said on June 26, 1990: "If we do not now undertake clear steps to prevent a division of Europe, this will lead to Russia's isolation."Bahr, a wise man, had a very concrete suggestion as to how this danger could be averted.” IfsMenSaidStepsClearWiseDangerEuropeRussiaInstanceIsolationDivisionConcreteSuggestionsJune Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is quite clear that the German and Chinese revolutions in case of victory would have changed the face of Europe and Asia, and perhaps of the whole world.” WorldWholeFacesCasesClearChangedRevolutionVictoryEuropeWhole WorldChineseAsiaChinese Revolution Author:Leon Trotsky
“We are living in a world where major states and large geopolitical projects have to prove their competitive edge. It is clear, as well, that with regard to the intensifying American-Chinese confrontation and the inert power of a united Europe, Russia has to make up its mind - because it is losing ground as an independent center of power.” WorldMindWellsStatesUnitedClearProveProjectsMajorsLosingEuropeRegardIndependentEdgesRussiaChineseConfrontationGeopolitical Author:Garry Kasparov
“I'm going to be very clear in everything we do. I believe the special relationship is important to us, it's important more widely across Europe and the world. But I will also be very clear in the decisions I take and the conversations I have about UK interests. I'm not going to say anything different to Donald Trump to what I'm saying to you in terms of UK interests and where those lie.” WorldBelieveImportantDifferentLyingI BelieveTermInterestDecisionClearSpecialTrumpConversationEuropeSay AnythingSpecial Relationship Author:Theresa May
“Trump has a clear goal: the division of Europe and the destruction of the European domestic market. The fact that Brexit propagandist Nigel Farage was the first European he received in his tower speaks volumes. That is why we must strengthen the European domestic market and work even more closely together in Europe. That is absolutely compulsory for Germany.” FirstsFactsTogetherSpeakGoalClearTrumpEuropeDestructionGermanyDivisionVolumeTowersCompulsoryPropagandistClear Goals Author:Martin Schulz
“Anyone who thinks that the Communist regimes of Central Europe are exclusively the work of criminals is overlooking a basic truth: The criminal regimes were made not by criminals but by enthusiasts convinced they had discovered the only road to paradise. They defended that road so valiantly that they were forced to execute many people. Later it became clear that there was no paradise, that the enthusiasts were therefore murderers.” PeopleThinkingMadeClearEuropeConvincedCriminalsParadiseCommunistRegimesMurdererOverlooking Author:Milan Kundera
“Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves, why are there so many frauds and so much nonsense? I cannot soon give a solution to these questions ... It was clear that in the United States there was a development not of the best, but of the middle and worst sides of European civilization; the notorious general voting, the tendency to politics... all the same as in Europe. A new dawn is not to be seen on this side of the ocean.” GivingStatesScienceHateSidesUnitedUnited StatesClearMiddleWorstDevelopmentCivilizationOceanSolutionsEuropeVoteAccountsTendenciesDawnVotingNonsenseFraudQuarrelsNotorious Author:Dmitri Mendeleev
“Europe needs a clear and more collective and cohesive policy on security and energy supply. Today the issue of security of energy supply is only really considered at a national member-state level, but in reality we need a much greater European-wide approach on this issue.” NeedsStatesRealityTodayEnergyLevelsIssuesClearGreaterSecurityPolicyMembersApproachEuropeWideCollectives Author:Andris Piebalgs