“The European Union cannot be compared to the United States. America is a nation, but Europe is not. Europe is a continent of many different nations with their own identities, traditions and languages. Robbing them of their national democracies does not create a European democracy - it destroys democracy in Europe.”

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About Geert Wilders

Dutch politician

Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician, born in 1963, and the founder and leader of the far-right Party for Freedom, or PVV. He has led the party since 2006 and also serves as its leader in the House of Representatives. He is best known for right-wing populism, opposition to immigration, hostility to Islam, and Euroscepticism. Those views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and beyond. Since 2004, he has lived under constant armed police protection.

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