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

After 30 years in Brussels, I can tell you: The relationship between the Commission and the Parliament has probably never been as good as it is now.

I'm not deaf and the Commission isn't operating in a parallel world of legal texts.

You can consider this carved in stone: I rule out becoming Herman Van Rompuy's successor.

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

When the going gets tough, you have to lie.

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