We won't get any growth in Greece by just imposing cuts. What I would prefer is a special economic zone for Greece.

You have to let the people vote when it comes to a new constitution.

European policy is always an interplay of rationality and emotion.

Political leaders need to formulate long-term EU goals that show: Yes, we want to stay together.

You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms.

The problem with us EU politicians is that we approach everything with cool rationality, and then wonder why we don't win people over emotionally.

The vast majority of people support the idea of an enlightened, modern union of countries demonstrating solidarity. Film director Wim Wenders recently summed up the problem to me very well. He said the idea of Europe has become an administration, and now people think that the administration is the idea. But that doesn't mean we should give up on the idea - it means we should change the administration.