 We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies. |
| The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected. |
| We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice. |
| When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model. |
| It's important to show that, while authorizing the demonstrations and promoting diversity of opinion, the Republic can't allow itself to be undermined from within. |
| Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity. |
| I think that the proposed constitution is one of the European legal documents with the strongest social dimension I have seen since I began following European issues. |
| I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties. |
| I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules. |
