“Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe.” Has BeensFactsOpportunityGivenNationsProcessStepsTakenEuropeGood ThingsUnionsZoneSolidarityDefectsGreeceEuro Author:George Papandreou
“More than forty years of Communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe resulted in an unhappy and artificial division of Europe. It is this dark chapter of European history that we now have the opportunity to close.” YearsOpportunityDarkEuropeUnhappyFortyUnhappinessDivisionCommunistArtificialChaptersEasternEastern EuropeEuropean History Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“Russia's only real geostrategic option - the option that would give Russia a realistic international role and also maximize the opportunity of transforming and socially modernizing itself - is Europe.” GivingRealOpportunityRolesEuropeInternationalRussiaRealisticTransforming Book:The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives Source: The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives
“Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate.Not the compromising conciliatory politics of humaneness, not the Erasmian, but rather the politics of vested power which firmly exploits every opportunity, politics in the sense of the "Principe," has determined the development of European history ever since.” Has BeensRealityAbleCoursesOpportunityViewsPrinciplesHistoryViolenceDevelopmentEuropeDeterminedCompromiseExploitsGlorifyEuropean History Author:Stefan Zweig
“When an American declares bankruptcy, when he hits bottom, he can reinvent himself. There's a story he can tell. We tolerate reinvention. We encourage reinvention. That's what this country has that Europe does not. It's not just a crisis; it's an opportunity.” DoeCountryStoriesOpportunityEuropeCrisisBottomTolerateBankruptcyReinvention Author:Michael Lewis
“Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but it's also an opportunity. We at BMW want to take advantage of this and, through innovations, place ourselves at the forefront.” WantStatesOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesPoliticianEuropeAdvantageInnovationThreatChinaTrendsBmw Author:Norbert Reithofer
“American businessmen have taken advantage of the opportunities which existed in Europe and Europeans seem not to have been aware of.” Has BeensSeemsOpportunityTakenEuropeAdvantageBusinessmanTaken Advantage Author:Emilio Pucci
“I never thought I would have an opportunity to act in the United States, and continue to expand my career outside of Europe. To be honest, my reality is bigger than I would have ever dared to dream.” StatesDreamRealityOpportunityUnitedCareersUnited StatesHonestEuropeBiggerBeing Honest Author:Diane Kruger
“It started so early, it all runs together. But what made a huge impact on me was when I went to Europe at 15 or 16 years old. All I knew before that was music on the radio and TV. When I went over there I realized there are all different levels of music. There are people who do blues, jazz, classical, working in film, TV and all kinds of places. You might not see them on MTV but there are lots of needs and uses and opportunities for all kinds of music.” PeopleNeedsYearsKindMadeDifferentUseMightRunningTogetherFilmOpportunityLevelsTvsHugeEuropeImpactJazzRadioI RealizedAll KindsMtvDifferent Levels Author:Chris Thomas King
“In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.” DifferentPlayArtistOpportunityBreakEuropeRadioVarietyProgrammingStationsEntityUniformityRadio StationsRadio Plays Author:Wendy Starland
“I've had this opportunity to get some of my financing out of Europe, which has helped tremendously, so I'm not completely dependent on the studio system or on U.S. financing.” OpportunityEuropeStudiosDependentFinancing Author:Julie Delpy
“US opposition to Russia and China has entailed sanctions against Russia, and Russia in turn has made counter-sanctions against Europe. So Europe is essentially sacrificing its opportunities for trade and investment in order to remain part of NATO. It is also agreeing to bomb Syria and the Near East, creating a wave of refugees that it doesn't know what to do with.” KnowsMadeOrderTurnsOpportunitySacrificeCreatingEuropeTradeInvestmentWaveChinaEastRussiaBombsOppositionSyriaRefugeeSanctionsNato Author:Michael Hudson
“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
“Of course, the UK is a significant economy that makes up a quarter of American exports to the EU, more than 50 percent of our exports in certain sectors and over 25 percent of the government procurement opportunities we have in Europe. Brexit reduces the size of the TTIP deal for the United States, and there will need to be an adjustment of expectations accordingly, but Brexit underscores the value of reaching an agreement at this critical moment in the evolution of Europe.” NeedsStatesMomentsGovernmentCertainValuesCoursesOpportunityUnitedDealsUnited StatesEconomyEvolutionExpectationsPercentEuropeSizeCriticalSignificantReachingAgreementQuartersAdjustmentCritical MomentsProcurement Author:Michael Froman
“Seventy-eight percent of millennials are worried about not having enough good paying job opportunity to pay off their student loans. Seventy-four percent can't pay the health care if they get sick. Seventy-nine percent don't have enough money to live when they retire. So, already, we're having a whole generation that's coming on, not only here but also in Europe, that isn't able to get good-paying jobs.” IfsEnoughWholeCareAbleJobsOpportunityPayFourGenerationsStudentsPercentEuropeSickEightNineHealth CareWorriedRetiringSeventiesLoanMillennialsStudent LoanJob Opportunities Author:Michael Hudson
“Perhaps more significant than his experience in Europe, though, was [John] Adams's experience in his own country, and his extensive reading on the history of the English constitution. In 1779, he had an opportunity to try out his ideas by framing the Massachusetts constitution.” TryingIdeasCountryReadingOpportunityEuropeConstitutionSignificantMassachusettsFramingExtensive Reading Author:Gordon S. Wood
“What the American Dream means to me is the fact that - what founded this country - when I think about those posters that were put up in Europe, which said, "Come to America and you'll have golden sidewalks. The land will be yours." There was something so inspirational about the fact that these immigrants from all over the world felt that here was a place of freedom, a place of opportunity.” ThinkingWorldMeanSaidCountryFactsDreamAmericaOpportunityFeltLandEuropeGoldenImmigrantsAmerican DreamPostersSidewalk Author:Doris Kearns Goodwin
“I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.” OpportunityCasesStudyPolicyEuropeGreeceCoordinationFiscal PolicyCase Studies Author:George Papandreou
“Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.” OpportunityGoalAchieveBuildingCreatingMajorsEuropeEndureBrandsStrategic Author:Howard Schultz
“I also believe that we have an extraordinary opportunity for the United States and European Union to lead the world in developing and implementing new and more efficient technologies - smart electrical grids and electrical vehicles.” WorldBelieveStatesOpportunityUnitedTechnologyUnited StatesSmartEuropeUnionsExtraordinaryDevelopingEfficientVehicleEuropean UnionElectricalGridsImplementing Author:Hillary Clinton
“Responding to the challenge of climate change is the ultimate political test for our generation...Our package not only responds to this challenge, but...is an opportunity that should create thousands of new businesses and millions of jobs in Europe.” ShouldJobsPoliticalOpportunityEnergyChallengesMillionsEnvironmentGenerationsEuropeTestsUltimateClimateClimate ChangePackagesRespondingOur GenerationNew Business Author:Jose Manuel Barroso