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.

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

When the going gets tough, you have to lie.

If someone complains about Europe from Monday to Saturday then nobody is going to believe him on Sunday when he says he is a convinced European.

I don't think in national categories. For me it [policy] is about concepts and substance.

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.

The European family may well be anything but perfect.