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.

I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

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

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

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