Quotes About E.U.

Of course, the E.U. were never going to welcome Brexit. Some sour grapes were inevitable. That's why we worked hard to leave on positive terms, extending the arm of friendship.

The E.U. must see us prepare for life outside of the E.U. without a deal for them to take us seriously.

How we Brexit must preserve the opportunities that come from leaving the E.U., such as the benefits of an independent trade policy.

I know myself, from my own background, the E.U. depresses employment and destroys jobs. My father had a business destroyed by the common fisheries policy.

By remaining inside a customs union and the single market in a transitional phase we would be certain that goods and services could continue to flow between the E.U. and the U.K. without tariffs, customs checks or additional red tape.

As I have consistently argued, leaving the E.U. needs to be accompanied by a strong set of pro-enterprise policies to counteract any disruption: cut corporate taxes to make the U.K. an attractive destination for business and investment.

Instead of embracing change, the E.U.'s precautionary principle has held back progress.

One of the principles upon which the E.U. is built is the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.

We give money to the E.U. and they give it back according to the priorities they choose, with an unelected group of people choosing those priorities.

We then need to consider carefully how the E.U. law that is going to be imported into our own law will operate. Its processes and interpretation have always been different from our own domestic law.

I think the E.U. means different things to different countries. In the U.K., traditionally, if you know anything about the U.K.'s history and its relationship with the E.U., it is about the common market; it's about being part of something that is good for jobs and growth.

Let's take back our currency; then we can discuss at what conditions we can stay in the E.U.

My entire political career has been based on building up Britain's political standing and economic prosperity through our membership of the E.U. and the European project.

The E.U. is a common platform where we come together and agree to do certain things. But the E.U. is never going to take over the responsibility which governments have for prosperity and security of their people.

I believe we can look forward to a more prosperous, more secure, and brighter future if we vote to leave the failing E.U. project.

The E.U., China, and Japan all talk free trade, and they all practice protectionism.

Within the E.U., in a wider context, people are increasingly recognising the need to prevent the abuse of free movement.

We work incredibly hard with our E.U. and international partners to make the online space a hostile one for terrorists.

Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer are quite right to call for a Brexit that puts jobs first, and to hold ministers to account for their promise to negotiate a trade deal with the E.U. that delivers 'the exact same benefits' as single market membership.

Some in favour of Brexit are so fixated on leaving the E.U., they keep arguing that any attempt to change it is some form of sabotage.

A free trade agreement can be a win-win for E.U. and India.

Most of the countries in the world are outside the E.U., and they are doing very nicely, thank you.

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.