“But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.” ThinkingWorldNeedsCountryActingCasesIssuesUniqueEuropeStrategyDebtAround The WorldGlobesSovereign Author:George Papandreou
“Unless legal and illegal immigration is halted and reversed, European First World nations across all of Europe from Spain to Russia, North America, Australia and New Zealand - will be destroyed and have their very culture and civilisation changed to that of the Third World. Immigration is now the single most important issue facing all First World nations, and will determine whether Western Civilisation continues to exist or not.” WorldFirstsImportantAmericaCultureNationsIssuesChangedEuropeThirdsWesternDetermineRussiaImmigrationDestroyedAustraliaIllegalSpainCivilisationThird WorldNorth AmericaNew ZealandIllegal ImmigrationImportant IssuesAustralia And New Zealand Author:Arthur Kemp
“American Christians have been woefully silent on important issues. I am an American citizens now, and I love this country, but I see symptoms in the United States that I saw in Austria in 1938 when the Nazi Germans were terrorizing Europe.” Has BeensImportantCountryStatesChristianReligiousUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSawsCitizensEuropeSilentNaziSymptomsAmerican CitizensImportant IssuesAustria Author:Maria von Trapp
“But anyone who believes that the eternal issue of war and peace in Europe has been permanently laid to rest could be making a monumental error. The demons haven't been banished; they are merely sleeping, as the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo have shown us.” BelieveHas BeensWarSleepIssuesHavensEternalEuropeErrorsDemonBosniaKosovo Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“In the U.S., some extraordinary movies have been made on politics and social issues. We learned lots of things from American cinema. But in the last ten or fifteen years, this has changed drastically. Today, that kind of movie is much easier to make in Europe.” YearsKindHas BeensMadeTodayLastsSocialIssuesChangedEasierTenEuropeExtraordinaryCinemaFifteenSocial IssuesFifteen Years Author:Costa-Gavras
“The fundamental issue, when it comes to Europe's future, will be whether and how we manage to transfer the ideals that once made Europe great - especially its Christian roots - into today's changed world. No one wants to return to the Middle Ages.” WorldWantMadeAgeTodayChristianIssuesMiddleChangedReturnEuropeIdealsRootsFundamentalsManageMiddle AgesTransfers Author:Walter Kasper
“The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.” Has BeensInterestCitiesIssuesTaxesEuropeFinancialBritishShyRegulationIntroductionTransactionsReluctanceFinancial Regulation Author:Francois Hollande
“Implementing parts of European constitution and leaving out others - without knowing where we're going - isn't an option. That would be detrimental to the overall balance, which is why we must embark on another comprehensive discussion of the issue once again. I would like to see Europe retain the idea of a constitution in the end, and I plan to campaign on its behalf.” IdeasEndsWould BeKnowingIssuesPlansBalanceEuropeConstitutionLeavingCampaignsDiscussionBehalfComprehensiveDetrimentalImplementing Author:Angela Merkel
“I will be laying out in detail, what I think we need to do with our friends and allies in Europe and elsewhere to do a better job of coordinating efforts against the scourge of terrorism. Our country deserves no less because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.” ThinkingWantNeedsCountryJobsStrongDealsEffortIssuesDependsDeserveEuropeDetailsTerrorismOur CountrySecureAlliesElsewhereBetter JobsScourgeCoordinating Author:Hillary Clinton
“I work in lockstep, hand in glove, with the prime minister on these issues, and as we are supportive to the Eurozone so they can sort their problems out, in return they introduce safeguards to ensure precisely what I said: that the single market is not fragmented and that important industries like the financial services industry are treated fairly. Not exceptional treatment, but are just simply treated fairly, on a level playing field within Europe.” SaidImportantProblemHandsLevelsIssuesFieldsIndustryReturnEuropeFinancialTreatedMinistersTreatmentPrimeIntroducingPrime MinisterSupportiveExceptionalGlovesPlaying FieldsFragmentedLevel Playing FieldEurozoneFinancial ServicesService Industry Author:Nick Clegg
“Anyway, the US, as in most issues, is the best, has the best capability to lead, and really needs to lead. It doesn't [mean] that other countries won't pick different tacks and emphasize different things. In aggregate, they're almost half of the energy R&D. Europe, China, Japan - it's very important that they come along and contribute to these things.” NeedsMeanImportantDifferentCountryEnergyHalfIssuesPicksEuropeChinaJapanDifferent ThingsCapabilityOther Countries Author:Bill Gates
“I'm carrying on. I'm making the case for unity, I'm making the case of what Labour can offer to Britain, of decent housing for people, of good secure jobs for people, of trade with Europe and of course with other parts of the world. Because if we don't get the trade issue right we've got a real problem in this country.” PeopleIfsWorldRealCountryProblemJobsCoursesCasesIssuesOffersEuropeTradeUnitySecureDecentBritainLabourHousingReal ProblemsCarrying On Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“We see that leaders in Western Europe [there are some debates of course, we also see that and analyse it all] stick to, I cannot say right or wrong ones, it always depends on someone's view, but I think, very pragmatic approaches in addressing economic issues.” ThinkingCoursesViewsLeaderIssuesEconomicDependsApproachEuropeSticksWesternDebatePragmaticWestern EuropeEconomic Issues Author:Vladimir Putin
“This is also evident in Europe, not the dependence on oil and gas, but the fact that structural reforms are long overdue, and I think that the leading economies are very pragmatic and efficient in addressing the issues facing the European economy. That is why we keep approximately 40 percent of our gold and foreign currency reserves in euros.” ThinkingLongFactsEconomyIssuesPercentEuropeGoldOilReformGasEfficientCurrencyReservesDependenceEvidentPragmaticEuroOverdueOil And Gas Author:Vladimir Putin
“The major difference for us in America with respect to Hispanic immigration is that it is so large and that it is coming from neighboring countries rather than those countries off the Atlantic or Pacific. That creates different issues and different problems for us as compared to the past. It is still very different, however, from the situation in Europe where we see people with a very different non-European religion coming from neighboring countries.” PeopleStillsDifferentCountryProblemAmericaPastDifferencesSituationIssuesMajorsEuropeImmigrationPacificHispanic Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during the Cold War.” PeopleThinkingWarYoungForgetIssuesColdEuropeStakesCold War Author:Barack Obama
“[Pope Francis] continued to focus on migrants. He visited the Greek island of Lesbos, which was the front line of the European migrant crisis. And a month later, he accepted a prestigious European Union prize, but he scolded Europe for its treatment of migrants. And in a speech echoing Martin Luther King, he said I have a dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime. So, yeah, he showed he can be quite outspoken on political issues.” SaidDreamPoliticalLinesIssuesFocusFrontsCrimeMonthsKingsSpeechEuropeCrisisYeahUnionsAcceptedGreekIslandsTreatmentPrizePopeLutherEuropean UnionMigrantsOutspokenPolitical IssuesPrestigiousScolded Author:Sylvia Poggioli
“Europe has an incredibly long, bloody history based on an excess of nationalism which has also created a lot of amazing art. The issue is that America also imported a lot of that wholesale, dropped it onto this other big continent over the sea, and that's worked really well so far, but my view is that a little breather is necessary to make sure that - because Europe is about to fall, Sweden is going, Germany is going, France is going, America is going to be the preserver of that inheritance.” WellsLittlesLongArtBigsAmericaFallViewsIssuesSeaEuropeFranceGermanyNationalismExcessContinentsBloodyInheritanceSwedenWholesale Author:Milo Yiannopoulos
“The first time I went to West Virginia I was surprised by how poor it was. It was like north India, there's kids running around in bare feet. The white working class has been disenfranchised as well. It's been disenfranchised by the liberal-left as well as the conservative-right. You really have to get people right across America and Britain and Europe and the world as a whole concentrating on the economic issues that affect them, because when you don't have that, you have all these phony, racist and cultural wars, and sexist wars.” PeopleWorldFirstsWellsHas BeensWarWholeRunningKidsAmericaLeftWhitePoorClassIssuesFeetEconomicFirst TimeEuropeIndiaWestConservativeBritainRacistWorking ClassVirginiaConcentratingSexistPhonyWest VirginiaBare FeetDisenfranchisedEconomic Issues Author:Irvine Welsh
“After all, the American society has been also based on the premise of expanding education very early. That's been [one] of the main sources of success of the Americans. And there is something that the world can learn from it and also be assisted by the United States along with Europe and the rest of the world. I really hope that this is an issue that engages the American public.” WorldHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSourceEuropeExpandingPremisesAmerican Society Author:Amartya Sen
“Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think most people would argue that probably more needs to be done on that front, and they've just begun to take the first steps to accepting that there's going to have to be much closer economic integration in Europe.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsFirstsWellsSaidDoneAcceptingStepsPrinciplesIssuesEconomicFrontsEuropeDebtArguingGreekFirst StepsIntegrationReductionEconomic Integration Author:Vince Cable
“I travel Europe every couple of weeks. I just came back from London, Holland and Denmark. Every nation on this planet has its issues with race, and I am not sure if everyone has figured out how to deal with it.” IfsNationsDealsRaceIssuesWeekPlanetsCoupleTravelEuropeLondonNot SureFunny TravelHollandDenmark Author:Montel Williams
“Europe cannot solve this alone. We need stronger U.S. activity on the climate change issue if we are going to move forward. We are trying to do what we can to convince them to be more active on this.” IfsNeedsTryingMovingEnergyIssuesEnvironmentActivityEuropeStrongerClimateClimate ChangeSolveActiveMoving ForwardConvince Author:Anders Borg
“In Europe, where climate change absolutism is at its strongest, the quasi-religion of greenery in general and the climate change issue in particular have filled the vacuum of organised religion, with reasoned questioning of its mantras regarded as a form of blasphemy.” FormIssuesParticularEuropeFilledClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingStrongestQuestioningVacuumsMantrasBlasphemyOrganisedAbsolutismGreeneryOrganised Religion Author:Nigel Lawson
“There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin. There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin. And there are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the Communists. Let them come to Berlin. And there are even a few who say that it is true that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. Lass' sie nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin.” PeopleWorldWarEvilIssuesProgressEconomicColdEuropeWaveCommunismCommunistPermitElsewhereCold WarBerlinFree WorldBerlin WallEconomic Progress Author:John F. Kennedy
“I represent a party which does not yet exist: the party Revolution-Civilization. This party will make the twentieth century. There will issue from it first the United States of Europe, then the United States of the World.” WorldFirstsDoeStatesUnitedPartyUnited StatesIssuesCenturyRevolutionCivilizationEuropeTwentieth Century Author:Victor Hugo
“Asian Homo erectus died without issue and does not enter our immediate ancestry (for we evolved from African populations); Neanderthal people were collateral cousins, perhaps already living in Europe while we emerged in Africa... In other words, we are an improbable and fragile entity, fortunately successful after precarious beginnings as a small population in Africa, not the predictable end result of a global tendency. We are a thing, an item of history, not an embodiment of general principles.” PeopleDoeEndsScienceResultsPrinciplesIssuesSuccessfulEvolutionEuropeDiedPopulationTendenciesFragileEntityCousinItemsAsianPredictableAncestryEmbodimentImprobablePrecariousEnd ResultsCollateralNeanderthals Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“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