Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

We in Ireland have not been immune from the bigotry and the indifference which manifested itself in Europe this century

U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.

One cannot have economic growth without security.

Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from one country to another understand their obligations and their rights in areas like health, road safety and further education.

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.