I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.

We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.

I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that.

It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope.

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.