I'm convinced that, in the long term, a monetary union includes a joint debt policy under strict, mutually agreed upon conditions.

It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.

Here in Brussels, we did everything to accommodate David Cameron's concerns. My collaborators and I personally spent countless days and nights negotiating an agreement that was fair toward the United Kingdom and toward the other 27 Member States. I was then very surprised to see that this settlement played no role whatsoever in the campaign in the United Kingdom. At the same time it is hardly surprising.

You can't have euro bonds without more interconnection among the national budget policies.

It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That's incorrect.

I like Macron a lot and I very much welcome him - particularly the fact that he made Europe one of the main topics of the election debate.

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