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In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.

We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised.

We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.

The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.

What we need is a common goal for more Europe.

It's my damn duty and obligation to do everything possible for Europe to find a united path.

We're very proud to be part of the eurozone. But this comes with obligations and it is crucial we show the world we can live up to those obligations.

Europe can be saved.

For somebody who comes from Europe, I can only say if we give up this principle of territorial integrity of countries, then we will not be able to maintain the peaceful order of Europe that we've been able to achieve.