Jean-Claude Juncker Quotes About Country

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• One shouldn't pursue the wrong policies just because one is afraid of not being reelected. Those who intend to govern have to take responsibility for their countries and for Europe as a whole. This means, if need be, that they have to pursue the right policies, even if many voters think they are the wrong ones.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Responsibility, Mean

  "The Demons Haven't Been Banished". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. March 11, 2013.

• It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Giving, Unions

• Greece is not a country that can be humiliated. It is a matter of finding an intersection between the reasonable elements of both sides [EU and Greece] which has to be done.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Elements, Done

  Source: marketnews.com

• In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Refugee Crisis, Unions

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• You can't deepen the European Union against the wishes of the European countries.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Wish, Unions

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I would describe that [friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras] as a utilitarian friendship. At the time, his country was facing the prospect of leaving the euro zone and many Greeks felt abandoned by Europe. In such a situation, it seemed appropriate to me to present myself as a friend to Greece. It had to do with the country's dignity.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Europe, Leaving

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• But it is the best thing that we have for bringing the countries of Europe around the same table and for forging compromises so that people here can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. In a world which is growing closer together all the time, we can only survive and influence the rules if we join forces. We will miss the presence of the United Kingdom at this table.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Europe, People

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• The way some German politicians have lashed out at Greece when the country fell into the crisis has left deep wounds there. I was just as shocked by the banners of protesters in Athens that showed the German chancellor in a Nazi uniform.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Athens, Deep Wounds

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I have known a great many politicians who have not managed to stay in power for 16 years. I have nevertheless already managed to remain at the helm for 18 years. I still want to achieve a great many things for my country. Experience is not a disadvantage here, especially as the head of government of a small country in a European setting that has become more difficult.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Government, Years

  "The Demons Haven't Been Banished". Spiegel Online Interview, www.spiegel.de. March 11, 2013.

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