“Any group or "collective," large or small, is only a number of individuals. A group can have no rights other than the rights of its individual members. In a free society, the "rights" of any group are derived from the rights of its members through their voluntary individual choice and contractual agreement, and are merely the application of these individual rights to a specific undertaking... A group, as such, has no rights.” ChoicesIndividualNumbersRightsGroupsMembersCollectivesAgreementApplicationFree SocietyUndertakingsIndividual RightsIndividual Choice Book:Ayn Rand Reader Source: Ayn Rand Reader
“Here in Brussels, we did everything to accommodate David Cameron's concerns. My collaborators and I personally spent countless days and nights negotiating an agreement that was fair toward the United Kingdom and toward the other 27 Member States. I was then very surprised to see that this settlement played no role whatsoever in the campaign in the United Kingdom. At the same time it is hardly surprising.” StatesNightUnitedRolesMembersConcernFairsCampaignsKingdomsAgreementSurprisingDay And NightSettlementAccommodateNegotiatingCollaboratorsCameronUnited KingdomBrussels Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“How will the exit affect thousands of British pensioners living in Portugal or Spain who will lose their access to the welfare and health systems? Fifty-three free-trade agreements, which were negotiated by the EU on behalf of all Member States, are also hanging in the balance for the UK.” StatesThreeLosesBalanceMembersTradeBritishAccessWelfareFiftyAgreementBehalfSpainExitFree TradePortugalTrade AgreementsHealth System Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I should also say that apart from the negotiations that are taking place within the WTO, we are ourselves involved in all manner of bilateral negotiations, or, if they are not bilateral, with the South African Customs Union and the European Union. All the member countries of the European Union have now ratified the agreement that we have with the EU and that opens up the EU market in various ways.” IfsWayShouldCountryInvolvedMembersUnionsSouthVariousAgreementCustomsSouth AfricaNegotiationEuropean Union Author:Thabo Mbeki