Common Foreign and Security Policy Quotes

France had a policy, initiated by General de Gaulle, of trying to turn Europe into what was then called a 'third force,' independent of the two superpowers, so Europe should pursue an independent course.

The European Union ranks among the most extraordinary political achievement of modern times. It has abolished tariffs, established a common currency, and spread peace and prosperity to democracies across Europe.

United States of Europe

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

There are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over: for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

Europe is difficult to coordinate, and our main deficit may not even lie in this area of finance and economics, but in foreign and security policy. We have a leadership problem because we are still 27 different members who have still not decided on how to work with each other based on what we used to call a European constitution.