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Jean-Claude Juncker
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“We decide on something, leave it lying around and wait and see what happens. If no one kicks up a fuss, because most people don't understand what has been decided, we continue step by step until there is no turning back.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If it's a Yes, we will say 'on we go', and if it's a No we will say 'we continue'.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the 2005 French referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
“I am determined, as is the Government, to do everything to preserve everything that we have worked for and that we believe in … by using all necessary means to fend off the hostile (bid).”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the bids on Arcelor by Mittal, 5 February 5, 2006 What they said about the Arcelor bid"; Business Times, Malaysia
“The constitutional treaty was an easily understandable treaty. This is a simplified treaty which is very complicated.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am astonished at those who are afraid of the people: one can always explain that what is in the interest of Europe is in the interests of our countries." "Britain is different. Of course there will be transfers of sovereignty. But would I be intelligent to draw the attention of public opinion to this fact?" "There is a single legal personality for the EU, the primacy of European law, a new architecture for foreign and security policy, there is an enormous extension in the fields of the EU's powers, there is Charter of Fundamental Rights.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Lisbon Treaty, Le Soir L'invité du lundi Jean-Claude Juncker : « Succès objectif, déception atmosphérique », 2 July 2007, Le Soir, 2 July 2007, page 18 Bruno Waterfield, Brendan Carlin: Don't tell British about t…
“We all know what to do, we just don’t know how to get re-elected after we’ve done it.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Monetary policy is a serious issue. We should discuss this in secret, in the Eurogroup [...] I'm ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious [...] I am for secret, dark debates.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jean-Claude Juncker, 20 April 2011, quoted in "Eurogroup chief: 'I'm for secret, dark debates'", EUobserver, 21 April 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
“I don't think Spain will need any kind of external support.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jean-Claude Juncker, 17 April 2012. Eurogroup chief: Not if, but when for Spanish bailout, experts believe, Reuters, 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
“When it becomes serious, you have to lie.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The real Jean-Claude Juncker", BBC (July 15, 2014) "Jean-Claude Juncker profile: 'When it becomes serious, you have to lie'", Telegraph (November 12, 2014)
“There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties, one cannot exit the euro without leaving the EU.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jean-Claude Juncker, Greece: The dangerous game (1 February 2015), from a french newspaper Le Figaro Jean-Claude Juncker : «Pas question de supprimer la dette grecque» (28 January 2015)
“Here comes the dictator.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We feel we need a Capital Market Union, Energy Union, Economic and Monetary Union but we also think we need security union”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: After the . (23 March, 2016)
“Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To the . (22 August 2016)
“Thank you, have a nice day. I will now see the president of Azerbaijan, so the nice part of the day is over.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To reporters at a European Union conference (6 February 2017)
“I have a lot of understanding for people skeptical about the EU. Because there are legitimate questions to the address about the European Union, including the Commission. You have to answer that. You have to talk to the Eurosceptic people. By the way, sometimes I am myself, I am not free from Euroscepticism sometimes. But I am not on the way to fundamental opposition.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Thomas MayerMayer, Thomas (6 October, 2018). Commission President Juncker: "I am not free from euroscepticism". Der Standard, 6 October 2018
“Every fourth euro spent within the EU budget will go towards action to mitigate climate change... I am glad to see that young people are taking to the streets in Europe to raise visibility of the issue of climate change.”
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Julia Conley, in Kicking Ass for Her Generation': Applause for 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg as EU Chief Pledges $1 Trillion to Curb Climate Threat, (21 February 2019)