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The European Union is here to stay.
I will be very involved in Ukraine.
Moving from Rome to Brussels was hard.
A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.
The European vision is the United Nations' vision.
We need to restart political processes to end wars.
E.U.-U.S. ties are deeper than any change in politics.
A free trade agreement can be a win-win for E.U. and India.
In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
I think Jerusalem can be and should be the capital of two states.
I'd be happy if, during my mandate, the Palestinian state existed.
It's not diversity that is going to destroy us, but fear of diversity.
The E.U. needs a strategy that marries a shared vision to common action.
Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.
A relatively young woman is perceived as younger than a relatively young man.
Our policy on the annexation of Crimea, which we consider illegal, will stay.
No country can become an E.U. member state if it introduces the death penalty.
The European Union will never see America, or an American president, as a risk.
A transition, by definition, means you start in one place and finish in another.
We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
Justice is one of the core elements towards reconciliation and sustainable peace.
We Europeans have a long tradition of cultural and economic relationship with Iran.
The E.U. intends to be one of the biggest humanitarian donors on the Syrian crisis.
In a changing global landscape, Europe will be more and more an indispensible power.
We want to engage in ever closer synergy with Latin American and Caribbean partners.
Anti-Semitism has not disappeared, and European Jews have too often come under attack.
An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
Each new generation needs to commit again to the foundations of our peaceful coexistence.
There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.
Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
Too often, when Europeans talked of trans-Atlantic ties, we focused on the North Atlantic only.
It's not for me or another European to speak about domestic political choices or decisions in the U.S.
My passion was reading newspapers - and I became curious, in particular, about Islam and the Arab world.
It is not only the people of Gaza that can't afford having a fourth war - all the world cannot afford this.
There are no regions in the world as reciprocally integrated as Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe.
We need a Palestinian state - that is the ultimate goal, and this is the position of all the European Union.
We have to be serious and consistent if we believe the European Union makes sense. I believe it makes sense.
We do not interfere in U.S. politics... and Europeans expect that America does not interfere in European politics.
Jerusalem is not just a beautiful city: the challenge is to show that Jerusalem can be shared in peace and respect.
I think that it is becoming more and more clear that the European Union is an indispensable partner in some fields.
As long as a member state is a member state, there are no negotiations bilaterally on any trade agreement with third parties.
Our expectation is that the Russian Federation does its part to protect its own citizens in full respect of human rights principles.
Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union, and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda.
The European Union and its member states continue and will continue, as the nuclear deal is implemented, to have open channels with Iran.
Indeed, our British friends have decided to leave us - which is very sad for all of us - but life goes on, and the European Union as well goes on.
There is, and there will be, an increasing demand for a principled global security provider, for a superpower that believes in multilateralism and cooperation.
The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
There are trends in our societies... that can lead to some political decisions in America and in Europe that can give some ground to the radicalization discourse.
The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
The European Union remains a staunch supporter of the ICC and is committed to full co-operation on the prevention of serious crimes falling under the jurisdiction of the Court.