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" 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. "
Jose Manuel Barroso
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" I very often compare relations between states to relations with people. Sometimes we are nicer to those we don't know well, who are not our friends, than we are to our friends, because with our friends we don't need to be nice all the time. "
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" A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state. "
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" I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries. "
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" 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. "
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" Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition. "
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" Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong. "
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" Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe. "
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" I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity. "
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" By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF. "
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" What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open. "
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" Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states. "
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" I don't know why my son was born conservative. "
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" Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today people take for granted the freedom to travel, to study, to work abroad. And the citizens of one country have almost exactly the same rights as another country. "
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" In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less. "
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" Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial. "
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" There's a tendency in many politicians to become inward-looking, more protectionist, more nationalistic and more defensive, in the bad sense of the word. "
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" 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. "
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" We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision. "
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" You see in times of crisis that extremist forces, populist forces, have a better ground to oversimplify things and to manipulate feelings. Feelings of fear. "
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" Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control. "
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" There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability. "
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" Governments are not always right. "
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" The Eurogroup decisions are always taken unanimously. "
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" I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution. "
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Strong
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" Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies. "
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" I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing. "
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" The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them. "
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" Usually I don't comment on comments of others. "
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" I am a very committed European. "
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