“A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic, economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout the last parliament.” LastsSocialEconomicEuropeDepthToneAddressesAgendasNeglectBalancedParliamentNeglected Author:Kenneth Clarke
“My objective is that before the end of the millennium Europe should have a true federation. The Commission should become a political executive which can define essential common interests... responsible before the European Parliament and before the nation-states represented how you will, by the European Council or by a second chamber of national parliaments.” ShouldEndsStatesPoliticalNationsInterestCommonEssentialsEuropeShould HaveResponsibleObjectivesExecutivesParliamentCouncilChamberMillenniumCommon InterestsFederation Author:Jacques Delors
“[After her election to the British Parliament and being welcomed to 'the most exclusive men's club in Europe':] It won't be exclusive long. When I came in, I left the door wide open!” MenLongLeftDoorsEuropeElectionClubsBritishWideParliamentExclusiveBritish Parliament Author:Nancy Astor
“If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration.” IfsGovernmentWould BeDecisionEuropeBoundsDeeperOutcomesBreakupIntegrationParliament Author:Mario Monti
“Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got parliament, you've got councils and then you've got national governments. So people sometimes don't feel as if they know who's making decisions, and the more that we can bring people in and engage them, the better. Some of it is also cultural and social, people's sense of identity.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsSometimesGovernmentSocialChallengesDecisionIdentityEuropeStructureComplicatedParliamentCouncilMaking DecisionsBrussels Author:Barack Obama
“We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way.” WayWellsUsedEffectsEuropeAdvantageUnionsAgencyParliamentFrameworkEuropean UnionCompatible Author:Ibrahim Rugova
“I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.” GrewMembersGrew UpEuropeParliamentArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisKenyaHollandEthiopiaSomaliaMembers Of Parliament Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali