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In the highest government office, you have to be ready to bow out at any time, otherwise you are not a free individual anymore.

Jean-Claude Juncker

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Jean-Claude Juncker
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 9
Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
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Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.
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Article 50 governs the exit from the European Union and here there can also be no renegotiation.
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As a human being I am personally saddened, as I have a great deal of respect for the large number of British colleagues I have worked with over the years. That is why I personally invested countless hours, days and nights, in negotiating a fair deal for the United Kingdom.
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I have another explanation [of Brexit]: In its 43 years of EU membership, Britain has never been able to decide whether it wants to fully or only partially belong to the EU.
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When the going gets tough, you have to lie.
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The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in the international credit business.
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I am for it - not to make a threat, but to make clear that decisions that have been made are applicable law, even if you have voted against it. At issue here is European solidarity, which cannot be a one-way street. The traffic has to move in both directions.
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Decisions can only be reached in Europe if France and Germany agree.
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I am a champion of trans-Atlantic relations and I do not believe there is any other option available to us than working closely together with America - including Canada. There is no other alliance option, but the same is true for the U.S.
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Since populists never miss an opportunity to create a lot of noise about anti-Europe stance. However, the repercussions of the British referendum could quickly put a stop to such crass rabble-rousing, as it should soon become clear that the UK was better off inside the EU - economically, socially and in foreign policy terms.
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I'm convinced that, in the long term, a monetary union includes a joint debt policy under strict, mutually agreed upon conditions.
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The will of the British people must now be put into effect as quickly as possible. Under Article 50 of the EU Treaty the UK must leave the European Union within two years at the latest.
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Now people are criticizing Europe, the European Commission, Juncker and the whole lot because the distribution of refugees didn't succeed immediately. But you also have to recognize that close to 20,000 refugees have already been redistributed. There are only a few member states that do not want to take part.
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I assumed office to bring the EU to a point from which there is no going back. Instead, I am having to unwind the EU to a certain extent.
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I don't think in national categories. For me it [policy] is about concepts and substance.
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I'm always quite amazed that people in Europe become unnerved when two institutions or two people have different views.
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In Europe, even more so than in national politics, we have to follow the principle laid down by Martin Luther: Use language that the people will understand, but don't just tell them what they want to hear.
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I put my money on Brexit. The EU Financial Stability Commissioner, Jonathan Hill from Britain, still owes me a pound.
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Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong.
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For my generation, the monetary union has always been about forging peace.
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