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It's political glue inside Europe to keep it together - the euro is the best thing going for it since the creation of the common market.

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.

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism.

To be an entrepreneur in Europe, there is a stigma attached to it. There's a reason why England is known as a nation of shopkeepers. Part of it is the idea that it's better to have a shop and keep it up and running than close the doors and try to do something much more significant.

Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.

U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.

This is what the European Union is all about. A strong market with a strong currency.

What we should be doing in the EU as a whole is more economic integration in the single market, rather than less.

We're facing headwinds from Europe. Europe doing the right things here to stabilize their situation is important to our small businesses, our workers, the middle class here, and overall economy.