Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market.

...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted.

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.