Occupation: Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg Birth: December 9, 1954
I am for secret, dark debates..
We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates..
I put my money on Brexit. The EU Financial Stability Commissioner, Jonathan Hill from Britain, still owes me a pound..
It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That's incorrect..
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 ….
It's important to recognize that we in Europe will either succeed together or fail together..
The European family may well be anything but perfect..
I have always considered it to be a minor miracle that after the war, people in Europe's border regions were able to forget everything and, in accord….
How will the exit affect thousands of British pensioners living in Portugal or Spain who will lose their access to the welfare and health systems? Fi….
I was never presented with the details as far as the collective bargaining system is Greece. I am in favor of a normal system without giving the labo….
In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example ..
I urge everyone to be patient and reasonable and I warn against shooting from the hip in the truest sense of the term. Pressure and dialogue are need….
I notice with a certain sense of regret that far too many Europeans are returning to a regional and national mindset..
God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them..
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 ve….
Greeks have to know that they are not alone ... Those who are fighting for the survivor of Greece inside the Euro area are deeply harmed by the impre….
Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong..
We no longer have the pact from 1997; it was radically amended in 2005 and the Commission is applying this Stability Pact with wisdom and rationality..
Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken..
The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit..
Angela Merkel did the right thing. Her decision and the extraordinary willingness of the German people to take in refugees conveyed an image of Germa….