Quotes About Europe

Globalisation began what should be called the Great Convergence, creating a globalising labour market in which wages in emerging market economies slowly converge with wages in rich economies, generating a steady drop in real wages across Europe.

The main cause of Europe's deep fall - the losses of inclusion, job satisfaction and wage growth - is the devastating slowdown of productivity that began in the late 1990s and struck large swaths of the continent. It holds down the growth of wages rates, and it depresses employment.

There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe of 25, 27 and soon to be 30: policies of unrestricted competition to the detriment of production, wages, research and innovation.

You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!

Europe and the world are waiting for us to defend the spirit of the enlightenment everywhere.

Europe and the world are waiting for us to defend the spirit of Enlightenment, threatened in so many places.

In Eastern Europe, the past is not only always hovering over the present, it is not even passed. It waits, like some malevolent caged beast, ready at any moment to escape and bring back all the horrors.

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.

In the Eighties, Japanese fashion designers brought a new type of creativity; they brought something Europe didn't have. There was a bit of a shock effect, but it probably helped the Europeans wake up to a new value.

Wake up, Christians of Tennessee. Islam is at your gate. Do not make the mistake which Europe made. Do not allow Islam to gain a foothold here.

Who knows but that England may revive in New South Wales when it has sunk in Europe.

Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris.

Northern Ireland must, in future, be absorbed into the Irish republic. Wales and Scotland must advance from devolution to full independent status. The four nations of these islands must commit themselves absolutely to the project of a United Europe.

Once the U.S. and NATO walked away from Libya, a chaotic, lawless state in the soft underbelly of Europe arose.

Most of our models have just walked in off the streets, although I also find them on countless trips to Europe - particularly Scandinavia. I operate by instinct. It's a process I cannot explain, but the prettiest girl on the block is not always the best model.

Living in a capital in Europe but still surrounded by mountains and ocean, my relationship to music was strongest walking to school and back. I would sing to myself and very quickly started mapping out my melodies to landscapes - at the time I just thought it was very matter of fact, a common thing to do.

Only Vlade Divac go first year he play. The rest of the guys from Europe sit on the bench.

I believe the more you come to Europe, it makes you a better player, and it gives them an advantage because the African style is different from the European style.

I wanted to show that Asian players could make it in Europe. But it was far more important for me just to become a better player. That is why I came to Europe from Asia.

I had always wanted to see Europe, and what better way to see it than to spend a year there playing basketball?

Americans, for their part, must accept that a strong Europe will not be content to simply do America's bidding.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

Playing in Europe is a big deal, it helps you to grow.

It's always going to be difficult for Asian countries to create big leagues because Europe is so settled.