What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as liberal democracy, free markets and Europe with suspicion.

My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.

I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and for people around the world.

We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.

Im plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

I am glad that Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor, as she tries to combine a sense of responsibility with morality and values. Because this is the essence of Europe.