But anyone who believes that the eternal issue of war and peace in Europe has been permanently laid to rest could be making a monumental error. The demons haven't been banished; they are merely sleeping, as the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo have shown us.

I assumed office to bring the EU to a point from which there is no going back. Instead, I am having to unwind the EU to a certain extent.

With their charm and legendary sense of humor, the British directly or indirectly paved the way for a large number of European compromises.

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

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

I wouldn't like Greece to stay recession. I do think that everything has to be undertaken to reconnect with growth.

In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.