Jean-Claude Juncker

"Monetary policy is a serious issue. We should discuss this in secret, in the Eurogroup [...] Im ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious [...] I am for secret, dark debates."

"When it becomes serious, you have to lie."

"Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians."

"I am determined, as is the Government, to do everything to preserve everything that we have worked for and that we believe in … by using all necessary means to fend off the hostile (bid)."

"We decide on something, leave it lying around and wait and see what happens. If no one kicks up a fuss, because most people dont understand what has been decided, we continue step by step until there is no turning back."

"There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties, one cannot exit the euro without leaving the EU."

"Thank you, have a nice day. I will now see the president of Azerbaijan, so the nice part of the day is over."

"I dont think Spain will need any kind of external support."

"We all know what to do, we just don’t know how to get re-elected after we’ve done it."

"We feel we need a Capital Market Union, Energy Union, Economic and Monetary Union but we also think we need security union"