Europe is a democracy and differences of opinion are part of it. Jean-Claude Juncker More Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker More Quotes From Jean-Claude Juncker I was never presented with the details as far as the collective bargaining system is Greece. I am in favor of a normal system without giving the labour minister the right to extend the results to extend the result of the collective bargaining to the whole of the real economy. The government has to make sure that the results will not harm the situation of small and medium enterprises. Jean-Claude Juncker government real giving In the highest government office, you have to be ready to bow out at any time, otherwise you are not a free individual anymore. Jean-Claude Juncker bows government office I have changed the focus of the work of my Commission so that we no longer concern ourselves with trivial details and concentrate on the key issues instead. By doing that, we met a large number of the legitimate demands made by the British people. The Commission really did do everything it could to create the conditions for a positive campaign. Jean-Claude Juncker issues keys numbers Angela Merkel did the right thing. Her decision and the extraordinary willingness of the German people to take in refugees conveyed an image of Germany that is still having positive repercussions today. Unfortunately, people in Germany are no longer seeing that. Jean-Claude Juncker decision today people But it is the best thing that we have for bringing the countries of Europe around the same table and for forging compromises so that people here can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. In a world which is growing closer together all the time, we can only survive and influence the rules if we join forces. We will miss the presence of the United Kingdom at this table. Jean-Claude Juncker europe country people There is a proposal to divide the currency zone into a north and a south euro. There is also the idea of setting up a core monetary union in the middle of Europe. I disapprove of these debates. Instead, we should devote all of our efforts to supplementing the monetary union with a political union. Jean-Claude Juncker effort europe ideas You can't have euro bonds without more interconnection among the national budget policies. Jean-Claude Juncker interconnection euro policy It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That's incorrect. Jean-Claude Juncker projects said europe The European Union has decades of experience in overcoming crises and has always emerged stronger after. Jean-Claude Juncker unions stronger overcoming Between now and then, after 43 years of European marriage, the whole body of legislation will therefore have to be disentangled. That entails a whole range of specific and very complex questions: what will be the future legal status of the millions of EU citizens in the UK and the millions of Britons on the continent? Jean-Claude Juncker citizens body years My friendship with Martin [Schulz], by contrast, is completely different in that it goes far beyond politics. Jean-Claude Juncker contrast my-friendship different I'm always quite amazed that people in Europe become unnerved when two institutions or two people have different views. Jean-Claude Juncker views europe two One can't allow blind loyalty to a friendship to lead one away from acting in the public interest. If Martin [Schulz] were to propose something that was totally absurd, our friendship would not prevent me from doing the opposite. Jean-Claude Juncker loyalty acting opposites 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. Jean-Claude Juncker balance agreement fifty Yesterday's shining heroes of Brexit have become the sorrowful heroes of today. Jean-Claude Juncker shining hero yesterday There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from its predecessor off the table in order to shift competencies back to member state governments. Jean-Claude Juncker government perception order We no longer have the pact from 1997; it was radically amended in 2005 and the Commission is applying this Stability Pact with wisdom and rationality. Jean-Claude Juncker rationality stability pact There can be no doubt that, with the United Kingdom, we will lose a very market-oriented voice. Jean-Claude Juncker voice kingdoms doubt The problem is: When two governments or institutions in Europe hold differing opinions, it is immediately a crisis. Jean-Claude Juncker government europe two The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit. Jean-Claude Juncker victory political use
