We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises.

The good thing about the European Union is that the joint project ultimately benefits all Member States and not just a few.

[Boris]Johnson, [Nigel] Farage, they are retro-nationalists, not patriots. Patriots don't abandon ship when the going gets tough. They stay on board.

I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.

The problem is: When two governments or institutions in Europe hold differing opinions, it is immediately a crisis.

Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others.

I believe neither the French nor the Dutch really rejected the constitutional treaty.