I urge everyone to be patient and reasonable and I warn against shooting from the hip in the truest sense of the term. Pressure and dialogue are needed. Jean-Claude Juncker More Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker More Quotes From Jean-Claude Juncker The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit. Jean-Claude Juncker victorypoliticaluse The Greek nation has to be respected. I am not in the camp of those who openly want to humiliate Greece. Jean-Claude Juncker campsgreekwant I have always considered it to be a minor miracle that after the war, people in Europe's border regions were able to forget everything and, in accordance with the slogan "Never Again War," develop a program that still works today. Jean-Claude Juncker forget-everythingeuropewar In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example . Jean-Claude Juncker differentgreekexample I'm not suffering from withdrawal symptoms. I would say that I have a balanced state of mind. Jean-Claude Juncker withdrawalsufferingmind I don't think Spain will need any kind of external support. Jean-Claude Juncker spainsupportthinking Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others. Jean-Claude Juncker turkeysagreementeurope We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates. Jean-Claude Juncker interest-raterateinterest We can't completely rely on the aberrations of history to explain today's European necessities. Future-related issues are no less pressing. Jean-Claude Juncker aberrationissuestoday The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in the international credit business. Jean-Claude Juncker pillarscreditfinancial I like Macron a lot and I very much welcome him - particularly the fact that he made Europe one of the main topics of the election debate. Jean-Claude Juncker debatewelcomeelection Trump knows that he is encountering a complete lack of understanding in Europe, but it's apparent that he's not very impressed by it. My experience, however, has been that American presidents take a greater interest in Europe over the course of their term. Jean-Claude Juncker interestunderstandingpresident I have a plan. It entails leading to a fair deal and relationship with the British. We will be reasonable, but we will also negotiate firmly and without gullibility. I believe we must come to an agreement for the people of Britain and the people on the Continent, but not under exclusively British terms. Jean-Claude Juncker termbelievepeople I haven't yet given everything: I am still full of energy. But I wanted to make it clear that I don't have to make unwarranted concessions to national governments or to parliament. I want to avoid the impression that I am doing things just to ensure that I am re-elected. That's not the case. I have had my career. Jean-Claude Juncker impressionenergy I am a champion of trans-Atlantic relations and I do not believe there is any other option available to us than working closely together with America - including Canada. There is no other alliance option, but the same is true for the U.S. Jean-Claude Juncker championtogetherbelieve I assumed office to bring the EU to a point from which there is no going back. Instead, I am having to unwind the EU to a certain extent. Jean-Claude Juncker unwindoffice Many in Germany are saying that Macron should be helped. That's also how I see it. But Germany cannot solve France's problems. The French president and his government will have to seriously knuckle down in order to pull France out of its slump. Jean-Claude Juncker problempresident I am for it - not to make a threat, but to make clear that decisions that have been made are applicable law, even if you have voted against it. At issue here is European solidarity, which cannot be a one-way street. The traffic has to move in both directions. Jean-Claude Juncker solidaritydecisionmoving The Turks know that if they want to join the EU, then they must respect our rules. We are a union of beliefs, not a bunch of squawking chickens. But if we continue talks with Erdogan, that doesn't mean we have to bow down to him. Jean-Claude Juncker beliefmean I have no doubt that the U.S., even under Trump, will stick to the mutual defense commitment in the NATO treaty in the event of an emergency. Trump described NATO as being obsolete during his election campaign, but he made clear afterward that he considers the alliance to be an indispensable necessity. Jean-Claude Juncker electiondoubtcommitment
