It is important for the world to understand that the European Union and China are able to solve the problem in a constructive, positive way.

Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.

The dynamic of globalisation in financial and economic terms, but also in geopolitical terms, confronts Europeans with a stark choice: live together, share a common destiny and count in the world; or face the prospect of disunity and decline.

In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

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

We don't want a mediocre, defensive Europe that tries to bury its head in the sand to avoid the realities of the 21st century.