European Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday that "those who have tried to
tear the EU into pieces are wrong, because we won't exist as
individual nations". Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the
Maastricht Treaty, Juncker said "we must invent a different
orbit for all those different partners" like Britain and Turkey
who "don't feel at ease". He said "this is not a crisis or a
tragedy, but an opportunity" and "We must move in this
direction, of a more structured cooperation". Juncker recalled
signing the treaty, saying "what I remember more than anything
is the sensation around the table that we were opening a new
chapter in history". He said "I felt that it was going to be the
most important signature I would ever sign" because "we really
had the impression we were making history, not victims but
actors". he said "I am the sole survivor, of those back then
there remain just me and the euro".
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