Economic Unity Quotes

Economic necessity will override patriotism and cause the nations of Western Europe to band together--if not under a single government, then certainly in a close politico-economic alliance

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

It's political glue inside Europe to keep it together - the euro is the best thing going for it since the creation of the common market.

I have made no distinction between the circulation of goods and of money, because there really is none.

What we should be doing in the EU as a whole is more economic integration in the single market, rather than less.

If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world who is capable of doing the same job. There are lots of them and many of them are hungry.

Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative.

If you look at national economies today, for example, the American economy, the European economy, the Indians, the Chinese, we're all tied together. If one of them sinks, the rest are going to sink with them and if one floats, the rest are lifted up. I find that very interesting.

Germany is the biggest economy of Europe and we need Germany on board for the economic reforms of Europe, including, of course, the deepening of the internal market, resisting protectionism, and supporting further economic policy coordination.

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.

If you say "the economy," you show you're stupid. There's no such thing as the economy. There is not a unity between the forces of production and the relations of production.

Telangana is not like Jharkhand or Chhattisgarh, nor even like Haryana. Apart from the language it shares with the rest of Andhra Pradesh, it is today more integrated economically into the state as a whole.

It's all one web, sir. The prosperity of the country is one web.

In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a £10 trillion E.U., not a £1.5 trillion Britain.

If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not know of many economic or political problems in the world which will be easier to solve if Britain is outside rather than inside the Community.

Elected officials want to paint everyone with a broad brush. What they don't get is that everyone pays bills. Liberal activists pay bills. Conservative activists pay bills. Independents pay bills.

Tomorrow there will be no division to Europe and Asia. These are old concepts that would remain only on maps. Everything will be united. Companies will be united. It is a process of structures growing due to the technological progress.

For the first time in history, a single worldwide economic system has come into being.

In a global economy, the Bush doctrine of unilateralism - going it alone - has been disastrous. It's becoming increasingly clear that we're all in this together. Your happiness is my happiness, your suffering is my suffering, your recession is my recession.

Commerce links all mankind in one common brotherhood of mutual dependence and interests.

In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.

There should be no economic border at all between the North and South.

The good thing about the European Union is that the joint project ultimately benefits all Member States and not just a few.

We should reconsider greater integration of North America to achieve a region that is more competitive and capable of creating more jobs.

The need to promote the adoption of a global currency as a vital element in the integration of the global economy is self-evident.