142 Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That’s incorrect.

I wouldn’t like Greece to stay recession. I do think that everything has to be undertaken to reconnect with growth.

Yesterday’s shining heroes of Brexit have become the sorrowful heroes of today.

I’m not suffering from withdrawal symptoms. I would say that I have a balanced state of mind.

I’m always quite amazed that people in Europe become unnerved when two institutions or two people have different views.

A united Europe is our Continent’s only chance to avoid falling off the world’s radar. The heads of government of Germany, France and the United Kingdom also know that their voice is only heard internationally because they speak through the megaphone of the European Union.

But anyone who believes that the eternal issue of war and peace in Europe has been permanently laid to rest could be making a monumental error. The demons haven’t been banished; they are merely sleeping, as the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo have shown us.

Stories are invented: Juncker wants to introduce the euro everywhere or immediately deepen the EU – although I publicly stated the opposite that same day.

In Europe, even more so than in national politics, we have to follow the principle laid down by Martin Luther: Use language that the people will understand, but don’t just tell them what they want to hear.