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

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

But it is the best thing that we have for bringing the countries of Europe around the same table and for forging compromises so that people here can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. In a world which is growing closer together all the time, we can only survive and influence the rules if we join forces. We will miss the presence of the United Kingdom at this table.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

I am for secret, dark debates.

We must go back to teach Europeans to love Europe.

Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong.