Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong.

I have another explanation [of Brexit]: In its 43 years of EU membership, Britain has never been able to decide whether it wants to fully or only partially belong to the EU.

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

The person who is ahead in the end will have the advantage.

With hindsight, it is always easy to blame everyone else.

In Europe, even more so than in national politics, we have to follow the principle laid down by Martin Luther: Use language that the people will understand, but don't just tell them what they want to hear.

During our religious instruction in school, we always asked: How can one prove the existence of God? And I have learned that the Catholic Church, which is never at a loss for an answer when it comes to existential questions, responds as follows: This question simply does not arise.