“We have to see the world as it is, not as it was. The fact that we speak with one voice on issues of trade or competition makes us a global actor. Otherwise, Europe would turn into a museum.” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …
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“Looking at the causes of Brexit, we also find typically British reasons: the hope for a return to a powerful global Britain, nostalgia for the past—nostalgia serves no purpose in politics.” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …
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“If the choice is to leave without a deal—fine. If the choice is to stay in the EU—also fine.” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …
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“You cannot leave the EU, the single market, the customs union, and ask for no checks and controls at the same time. There are contradictions in the demands of the Tories.” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …
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Euh, “drones” might be part of the “final solution” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …pic.twitter.com/K1wP6zmXMp
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“I just have the ambition to remain useful” https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/05/29/nostalgia-serves-no-purpose-an-interview-with-michel-barnier/ …
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