Jean-Claude Juncker

“From the very beginning, Europe has been not only a success story but also a story of success achieved by learning.”

“God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them.”

“I am against nationalists, but I am very much in favour of patriots.”

“The European Union has decades of experience in overcoming crises and has always emerged stronger after.”

“The rule of law means that law and justice are upheld by an independent judiciary. The judgments of the European Court of Justice have to be respected by all. To undermine them, or to undermine the independence of national courts, is to strip citizens of their fundamental rights. The rule of law is not optional in the European Union. It is a must.”

“This was a continent of divisions, of wars, of conflicts, of divergences, differences... When I am in Asia, in Africa, people admire what we have managed to do. Europe is beautiful seen from other continents.”

“We shouldn't persuade people that we can simply conjure up the sun and the moon: at the most, we can deliver a telescope.”

“Europe has to be about more than market, goods, and money.”

“It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.”

“Our idea is to make the U.K. a privileged partner of the E.U.”

“The populists are spreading slogans. We have to offer solutions and answers.”

“The European family may well be anything but perfect. 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.”

“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.”

“I am strictly against a European superstate.”

“We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates.”

“We decide on something, leave it lying around, and wait and see what happens. If no one kicks up a fuss, because most people don't understand what has been decided, we continue step by step until there is no turning back.”

“The U.K. decided to leave the E.U. - Brexit means Brexit.”

“I am not a dwarf.”

“We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it.”

“Forgetting the importance of national landscapes, cultures, national behaviours, reactions, and reflexes is a big, big mistake.”