I don't think that our European Union membership precludes us from building an illiberal new state based on national foundations.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government.
Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.
We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.
Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.
It is a mystery why any Americans would support the concept of the EU.
I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.
Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.
I have specifically argued that we need to change our relationship with the European Union by fundamentally reforming not just our relationship but the European Union itself.
At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level.
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.