I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

I am a very committed European.

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

The euro area must not be treated as an "opt out" from the European Union.

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