The European family may well be anything but perfect. 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.
From the very beginning, Europe has been not only a success story but also a story of success achieved by learning.
The populists are spreading slogans. We have to offer solutions and answers.
However painful or regrettable Brexit may be, it will not stop the E.U. as it moves to the future; we need to move forward.
Forgetting the importance of national landscapes, cultures, national behaviours, reactions, and reflexes is a big, big mistake.
In a union of equals, there can be no second-class consumers. I will not accept that in some parts of Europe, people are sold food of lower quality than in other countries, despite the packaging and branding being identical.