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Jean-Claude Juncker

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Jean-Claude Juncker
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 9
Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
Lawyer
Politician
Europe
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Democracy
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There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from its predecessor off the table in order to shift competencies back to member state governments.
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You can't deepen the European Union against the wishes of the European countries.
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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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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'm not deaf and the Commission isn't operating in a parallel world of legal texts.
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Decisions can only be reached in Europe if France and Germany agree.
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When the going gets tough, you have to lie.
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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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If someone complains about Europe from Monday to Saturday then nobody is going to believe him on Sunday when he says he is a convinced European.
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But anyone who believes that the eternal issue of war and peace in Europe has been permanently laid to rest could be making a monumental error. The demons haven't been banished they are merely sleeping, as the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo have shown us.
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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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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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I am, however, deeply saddened by this [Brexit] vote by the British electorate. But I respect their decision. What is crucial now is that we focus very precisely on what Europe can do for people: stimulate investment, create jobs and together ensure the safety and security of our citizens.
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I haven't yet given everything: I am still full of energy. But I wanted to make it clear that I don't have to make unwarranted concessions to national governments or to parliament. I want to avoid the impression that I am doing things just to ensure that I am re-elected. That's not the case. I have had my career.
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The Greek nation has to be respected. I am not in the camp of those who openly want to humiliate Greece.
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For my generation, the monetary union has always been about forging peace.
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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 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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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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In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example .
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