E.u. Quotes

I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the E.U.

A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest.

At least from a national security standpoint, none of the problems the U.S. and U.K. face will become easier to solve if the U.K. is out of the E.U.; on the contrary, I fear that a 'Brexit' would only make our world even more dangerous and difficult to manage.

Trade is the key to the economic outlook in Britain and the E.U. Many corporate chieftains joined large bank CEOs and the fearmongering IMF to suggest that the E.U. will deal harshly with Britain if it leaves and stop all trade. That's mutually assured destruction - MAD.

As I have consistently argued, leaving the E.U. needs to be accompanied by a strong set of pro-enterprise policies to counteract any disruption: cut corporate taxes to make the U.K. an attractive destination for business and investment.

For two generations up through the mid-1980s, many thought we were losing the Cold War, even in early 1989, few believed that Poland's solidarity movement could win, that the Iron Curtain would come down, that the Baltic states could be free, that the second of the 20th century's great evils, communism, could be vanquished without war, but it happened and the West's great institutions, NATO and the E.U., grew to embrace 100 million liberated Europeans.

I would like free movement within the E.U. as a result of us protecting external borders.

The E.U. needs Britain more than Britain needs the E.U. The London Stock Exchange is one of the most powerful financial centers in the world. Frankfurt will never replace it.

A desire to see significant reform and change is perfectly compatible with our belief that membership of the E.U. is in our national interest.

Personally, I would prefer Britain to remain within a more flexible E.U., with access to the single market but without the excessive regulation or constant efforts to direct social, justice, or foreign policy. But if that's not possible, I believe this country could - and should - thrive outside the E.U.

If the U.K. wants to leave the E.U., we need to stay in the single market.

As the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U., we have an opportunity to leverage our reputation for integrity and fair play as we establish new trading relationships.

As we leave the E.U., the U.K. can turn its back on the austerity policies that have been the hallmark of the euro area.

The E.U. Referendum clearly divided us, and little has been done by those that lead us to bring us back together.

One of the reasons people voted to leave the E.U. is so that we could have the freedom to strike trade deals with countries outside the E.U. Staying locked into the customs union prevents this.

Leaving the E.U. enables the U.K. to be more engaged with the global economy, not just the European economy.

What I cannot stand in the behaviour of the E.U. with regard to Great Britain is blackmail, constant threat.

Instead of embracing change, the E.U.'s precautionary principle has held back progress.

Our idea is to make the U.K. a privileged partner of the E.U.

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

I'll be arguing for Scotland to vote to stay in the E.U.

Our destiny is as a global beacon of free trade and we cannot deliver that while bound to the declining E.U. and its protectionist Customs Union.

You can never get perfection. There have to be constant course corrections and there will be constant course corrections on Brexit-related stuff once we leave the E.U.

The purpose of the E.U. Withdrawal Bill is in any event not to decide the terms of Brexit but to ensure that it can take place smoothly and that legal continuity, which is essential for businesses, is maintained. There is not a single MP who does not agree that getting the bill on the statute book is essential for us all.

Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result.