Donald Trump is not just a problem for the EU, but for the whole world.

Referendums have always posed a threat when it comes to EU policy, because EU policy is complicated. They're an opportunity for those from all political camps who like to oversimplify things.

The EU is an unique project that replaced war with peace, hate with solidarity. Overwhelming emotion for awarding of Nobel prize to EU

For many people, politics in Brussels and Strasbourg might as well be happening on another planet.

But if you constantly insist only on your own interpretation, it isn't long before it seems patronizing.

I'm not a populist. But I try to present complicated issues in such a way that people know where I stand.

Before we talk about further accessions, we have to consolidate the European Union internally. People are increasingly losing faith in the EU's effectiveness.

I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.

A joint European army is a very far-reaching proposal and it would be difficult to implement. Such initiatives are nevertheless needed.

The problem with us EU politicians is that we approach everything with cool rationality, and then wonder why we don't win people over emotionally.

I believe that the majority of people in Europe want to demonstrate solidarity with the refugees.

Things don't always end up the way we planned but it doesn't mean the plan wasn't magical while it lasted.

Shy people are my favorites. The unmistakable glint of shyness in someone's eyes can mesmerize me for years!

It can be exhausting eating a meal cooked by a man. With a woman, it's, Ho hum, pass the beans. A guy, you have to act like he just built the Taj Mahal.

Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.

Simplicity and sexiness, that's what people want. At a price that's not outrageous.

Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself.

Real life is in love, laughter, and work.

Edgar had a heart attack, and I'm to blame. We were making love, and I took the bag off my head.

We who are placed above the crowd are not climbing ... so we are never out of breath.

Do not spread the compost on the weeds.