In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What we should be doing in the EU as a whole is more economic integration in the single market, rather than less.
The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter and a large number of people in Europe, including governments in Europe, with whom we agree.
People feel that the EU is heading in a direction that they never signed up to. They resent the interference in our national life by what they see as unnecessary rules and regulation. And they wonder what the point of it all is. Put simply, many ask 'why can't we just have what we voted to join - a common market?'
I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.
Europe must be understood and controlled by its citizens.
The majority of decisions in Europe are done by unanimity. That's why it is important to be to have good relations with all parts.
Europe is a community of half a billion people, more than Russia and the United States combined.
The more I see, hear, and think in Europe, the more I wish for every measure that can ensure to the United States dignity, power, and public confidence.
I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there.
People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.