Netherlands Quotes

Plastic waste is undeniably a big issue, and Europeans need to act together to tackle this problem because plastic waste ends up in our air, our soil, our oceans, and in our food.
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.
Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it's fundamental.
Responsible politicians should never indulge in nostalgia - it is too much of a distraction at a time when a rapidly changing world throws up so many challenges, when we need to keep our wits about us.
Since when is politics consistent?
The absolute low point for me in more than 30 years of professional life was the Brexit vote.
The argument that won the Brexit campaign is the one that said take back control... which is another way of saying we want to control our destinies again. This is an existential issue for the whole of Europe, not just for the U.K., because this sentiment is not limited to the United Kingdom.
The European Union is not unbreakable; something that is breakable is extremely valuable.
The European Union should come up with a solid plan to help especially Poland and Slovakia make this transition away from coal.
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 stability in continental Europe and overcoming the mistakes of the past.
The issue of migration has played a key role in all of our member states, wherever we are. Only we, as a European Union, can convince our citizens that we do have an answer to this - not deny migration, not pretend you can solve it by building fences and walls, not pretending we can solve it by letting everybody in.
The main actors on the world stage are the size of continents, be they nation states or voluntary groupings of nation states such as the E.U. Nostalgia can help us ignore these harsh realities for a while, but it will not make them go away.
The Netherlands believes in a vigorous Europe with a commission that is independent and robust.
The problem with UKIP and the extreme right - Mr. Le Pen, Wilders - they are really good at making an analysis of the problem. And they immediately go completely overboard in providing a solution that would never work and is morally completely unacceptable.
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 concept that decisions should be taken as close as possible to the citizens - in an effort to cut back on unnecessary rules and regulations.
The U.K. is leaving the E.U. but not Europe.
There's a myth that in Arab countries, they all like Palestinians. They don't. On the contrary.
This is the game of those who deny climate change or who deny the need for sustainability. They say, 'They are going to take everything away from us. They are going to take our cars away from us. They are going to take our steaks from us. They are going to take all the things that make life nice away from us. So let's not go there.'
We need a tough approach to make justice prevail and, also, because sports should not be damaged by the violence of hooligans.
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