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….

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..

Now people are criticizing Europe, the European Commission, Juncker and the whole lot because the distribution of refugees didn't succeed immediately….

Much as I would have liked to respond factually and truthfully to each and every piece of misinformation spread by the Brexit campaign, it was import….

My main concern is to protect people from detriment..

My father was a steel worker and Martin's [Schulz] grandfather was a miner in Saarland. In these occupations, there is a particular awareness of soli….

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 U….

I have another explanation [of Brexit]: In its 43 years of EU membership, Britain has never been able to decide whether it wants to fully or only par….

We must go back to teach Europeans to love Europe..

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 t….

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..

The person who is ahead in the end will have the advantage..

The outcome of the referendum does not affect those of my officials who have British nationality, since they work for Europe and not for the UK. They….

You can consider this carved in stone: I rule out becoming Herman Van Rompuy's successor..

Decisions can only be reached in Europe if France and Germany agree..

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….

When the going gets tough, you have to lie..

Germany will continue to play a central - perhaps even a more important - role in the European Union. I think that we will all miss the pragmatic app….

We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises..

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 d….

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