Wolfgang Schauble Quotes

Britain's destiny lies in Europe.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

It's not only the British voters who have doubts about European cooperation. There is skepticism in many other E.U. countries.

Anything that keeps the U.K. close to the E.U. and best of all, in the E.U., would make me personally very happy.

David Cameron wants people to believe that his isolation in Europe is a result of Britain being outnumbered when it matters most.

We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.

I think us leaving would have an enormous and bad effect on the rest of the EU. The EU would respond by deepening integration and becoming more of a 'political project'. It would not only be damaging ourselves but also the kind of Europe we want.

Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.

I don't want to leave euro or leave the European Union.

Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.

After choosing monetary union, further political union and workable governance in Europe was always going to be necessary.

I take notice of those who have argued consistently for the modernisation of the E.U., but so many of the skeptics in Britain are just hostile to the whole European idea.

Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting to defend Europe against attacks from the Eurosceptic right, it would be fatal to retreat into the same arguments and begin the battle anew.

I am not, never have been, and never will be a politician. But I want to tell you the United States has always been proud of having the support of the United Kingdom, of keeping Britain in Europe. We need Britain in Europe.

I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.

I have specifically argued that we need to change our relationship with the European Union by fundamentally reforming not just our relationship but the European Union itself.

We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

I think the E.U. means different things to different countries. In the U.K., traditionally, if you know anything about the U.K.'s history and its relationship with the E.U., it is about the common market; it's about being part of something that is good for jobs and growth.

In the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to 'Brexit' the E.U., we Europeans will indeed have to rethink how our Union works; but we know very well what we need to work for. We know what our principles, interests, and priorities are.

The U.K. has always had a special relationship with the E.U.

Like so many other people in the U.K., I took the chance offered to us in a single question: Should we leave the European Union or remain within it? Following a great deal of thought and thorough analysis, the answer I arrived at was, 'Yes, we should leave the E.U.'

The only way to keep the British economy secure is to leave the E.U.

Indeed, our British friends have decided to leave us - which is very sad for all of us - but life goes on, and the European Union as well goes on.