Frans Timmermans

“There's a myth that in Arab countries, they all like Palestinians. They don't. On the contrary.”

“I am a huge fan of the Premier League, but do you think it will maintain its attractiveness if the Champions League is only an affair between English clubs and one or two others?”

“The German car industry has a clear vision of the necessity of stability in the continent that goes beyond selling cars. For Germany, the economy is an instrument in a much wider issue of st...”

“If the law does not give you what you want, you can oppose the law, you can work to change the law, but you cannot ignore the law. So it is fundamental that the constitutions of every one of...”

“I believe many people - especially small- and medium-sized enterprises across the European Union - are disenchanted with Europe because we haven't delivered the goods.”

“Nationalism is like alcoholism: a short period of exaltation followed by a long period of headaches.”

“I will do everything I can... to make sure that Poland sticks to a development that fosters the rule of law, democracy.”

“The Treaty of Lisbon gave the European parliament a stronger role as co-legislator and the European Council its own president. Furthermore, the treaty introduced checks on subsidiarity - the...”

“I think we have a political and moral duty to do everything within our power to maintain the Good Friday Agreement.”

“Nationalism makes us poor because its Siamese twin, protectionism, will destroy the internal market and disrupt international trade.”

“The absolute low point for me in more than 30 years of professional life was the Brexit vote.”

“If there's no future for Jews in Europe, there's no future for Europe.”

“Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it's fundamental.”

“My parents married in 1959 and came to Amsterdam on honeymoon. That was a huge thing, event, for them. Now my children fly off for the weekend to Riga, Prague, or Barcelona.”

“Protectionism has never been an answer, will never be an answer. We need trade. We need trade agreements worldwide.”

“Public support will dwindle if the public thinks that free movement means undermining of social security systems... we need to get that right.”

“Is it not in human nature sometimes, based on the facts that you now know, to reconsider?”

“If children knew what the effects are of using single-use plastic straws for drinking sodas or whatever, they might reconsider and use paper straws or no straws at all.”

“If Europe does not understand that our sister continent, Africa, a stone's throw away, is going to face a demographic explosion, if there is no real economic and political restructuring, if...”

“The European Union should come up with a solid plan to help especially Poland and Slovakia make this transition away from coal.”