Europe is a democracy and differences of opinion are part of it.

My main concern is to protect people from detriment.

You can't deepen the European Union against the wishes of the European countries.

The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit.

Trump knows that he is encountering a complete lack of understanding in Europe, but it's apparent that he's not very impressed by it. My experience, however, has been that American presidents take a greater interest in Europe over the course of their term.

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

Since populists never miss an opportunity to create a lot of noise about anti-Europe stance. However, the repercussions of the British referendum could quickly put a stop to such crass rabble-rousing, as it should soon become clear that the UK was better off inside the EU - economically, socially and in foreign policy terms.