68 Quotes by Frans Timmermans

This is the game of those who deny climate change or who deny the need for sustainability. They say, 'They are going to take everything away from us. They are going to take our cars away from us. They are going to take our steaks from us. They are going to take all the things that make life nice away from us. So let's not go there.'

If you believe that through putting the judiciary under political control you can make it a better judiciary, you are wrong, and you are violating your own obligations under European treaties.

I am a huge fan of the Premier League, but do you think it will maintain its attractiveness if the Champions League is only an affair between English clubs and one or two others?

If you want to maintain the unique character of our sport in Europe, which is of great importance to millions of people, you need to be able to put associations in a position to protect the weaker clubs.

Given the amount of money circulating in the sport, European taxpayers and supporters are entitled to know how their clubs are being managed.

We need to wake up to idea that you cannot treat sport on equal terms with other parts of the economy.

If we do not counter the argument that most radical nationlists use, which is, 'To protect is to be protectionist,' if we don't counter that argument, all of our economies will suffer.

We need a tough approach to make justice prevail and, also, because sports should not be damaged by the violence of hooligans.

It is a duty for any government to uphold the rule of law, and this sometimes requires the proportionate use of force.