Jean-Claude Juncker Quotes

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.

We all know what to do, we just don’t know how to get re-elected after we’ve done it.

There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties, one cannot exit the euro without leaving the EU.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

The constitutional treaty was an easily understandable treaty. This is a simplified treaty which is very complicated."''

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.

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.

We feel we need a Capital Market Union, Energy Union, Economic and Monetary Union but we also think we need security union

Thank you, have a nice day. I will now see the president of Azerbaijan, so the nice part of the day is over.

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.

Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians.

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.

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).

Originial quote in french: Il ne peut y avoir de choix démocratique contre les traités européens, on ne peut pas sortir de l'euro sans sortir de l'Union européenne.

If it's a Yes, we will say 'on we go', and if it's a No we will say 'we continue'.