I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.

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

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

[Boris]Johnson, [Nigel] Farage, they are retro-nationalists, not patriots. Patriots don't abandon ship when the going gets tough. They stay on board.

I am for it - not to make a threat, but to make clear that decisions that have been made are applicable law, even if you have voted against it. At issue here is European solidarity, which cannot be a one-way street. The traffic has to move in both directions.

I completely agree with Helmut Kohl. I am not an advocate of the "United States of Europe," nor am I an integration fanatic.

We can't completely rely on the aberrations of history to explain today's European necessities. Future-related issues are no less pressing.