European Quotes

We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way.

The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution.

Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders.

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until everything is decided by the EU. That needs to change.

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.

I fancy our chances at the European Championships.

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

There's a similarity between European and North African folk musics.

Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard.

Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

I'd been ready too, because before Olympic Games, I wasn't compete in big competition like, World Championship, like European Championship. I just competed in national competition.

I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

Romania will always defend the Roma's right to move freely in Europe. They are European citizens and as long as there is no evidence they broke the law they should enjoy the same rights of any European citizen.

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there.

In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

Speaking from my experience as a person involved for a long time in building the European Union, it is important to have patience and efforts to build a community of nations.

Following the war in Europe a large increase of European immigration to the United States is to be expected, of which the largest part is and always has been made up of men skilled in farming.

A single tree in the tropical forest in the south of Mexico has more different species than some European countries.

We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.

I think the facts reveal that the European partners have taken extraordinary measures to help Greece address its problems.

With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers.

As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.

We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.

We were the best team in the world: European champions in 1984, we qualified without a hitch and 86 was to be the swan song for a very experienced side.