Portuguese - Politician | March 23, 1956 -
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.
Jose Manuel Barroso
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You have to understand that to have a revolution when you are 18 years old is completely different from normal political leaders who were born in a democracy and will die in a democracy and never to have experienced that change. I have seen that change.
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There's a tendency in many politicians to become inward-looking, more protectionist, more nationalistic and more defensive, in the bad sense of the word.
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I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.
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A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
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The Eurogroup decisions are always taken unanimously.
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I don't know why my son was born conservative.
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We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.
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Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.
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Governments are not always right.
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Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.
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For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.
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