Governments are not always right.

Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today people take for granted the freedom to travel, to study, to work abroad. And the citizens of one country have almost exactly the same rights as another country.

Responding to the challenge of climate change is the ultimate political test for our generation...Our package not only responds to this challenge, but...is an opportunity that should create thousands of new businesses and millions of jobs in Europe.

For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

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