I'm ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious ... I am for secret, dark debates.

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

I'm always quite amazed that people in Europe become unnerved when two institutions or two people have different views.

I notice with a certain sense of regret that far too many Europeans are returning to a regional and national mindset.

There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from its predecessor off the table in order to shift competencies back to member state governments.

The Turks know that if they want to join the EU, then they must respect our rules. We are a union of beliefs, not a bunch of squawking chickens. But if we continue talks with Erdogan, that doesn't mean we have to bow down to him.

The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in the international credit business.