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I'm not deaf and the Commission isn't operating in a parallel world of legal texts.
Jean-Claude Juncker
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Jean-Claude Juncker
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 9
Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
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I have a plan. It entails leading to a fair deal and relationship with the British. We will be reasonable, but we will also negotiate firmly and without gullibility. I believe we must come to an agreement for the people of Britain and the people on the Continent, but not under exclusively British terms.
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I like Macron a lot and I very much welcome him - particularly the fact that he made Europe one of the main topics of the election debate.
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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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We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises.
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My friendship with Martin [Schulz], by contrast, is completely different in that it goes far beyond politics.
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Angela Merkel did the right thing. Her decision and the extraordinary willingness of the German people to take in refugees conveyed an image of Germany that is still having positive repercussions today. Unfortunately, people in Germany are no longer seeing that.
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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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I would have thought that they [Boris Johnson and Nigel Farag] would have had a plan,instead of developing a plan they are leaving the boat.
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From the very beginning Europe has been not only a success story but also a story of success achieved by learning.
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It's important to recognize that we in Europe will either succeed together or fail together.
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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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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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When the going gets tough, you have to lie.
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I don't think in national categories. For me it [policy] is about concepts and substance.
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In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example .
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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.
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I said in my inaugural address that I am not the Council's secretary, nor am I the Parliament's lackey. That can sometimes lead to conflicts, which are defused through dialogue.
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You can't deepen the European Union against the wishes of the European countries.
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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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Europe is a democracy and differences of opinion are part of it.
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