Emmanuel Macron Quotes
- All Quotes
-
You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.
-
I don't want a tailor-made approach where the British have the best of two worlds. That will be too big an incentive for others to leave and kill the European idea, which is based on shared responsibilities.
-
I am proud of my immaturity and political inexperience.
-
I come all wreathed in a reputation the press has made for me. Judge me on my actions. That's all that counts.
-
You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on.
-
We need to go faster on structural reforms in France.
-
France is back.
-
The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
-
We have the force, the energy, and the determination, and we will not give in to fear.
-
To create greater convergence, we need more intergration.
-
I want France to become the European hub for R&D.
-
Honesty compels me to say that I am not a socialist. But so what?
-
If I was British, I would vote resolutely 'remain' because it's in the U.K.'s interest.
-
There is no access to the market without budgetary contributions... and without respect for the four freedoms of the E.U.
-
A Left that does nothing achieves nothing.
-
We need to deal with the economy and the moral weakness of the country.
-
I will do everything to make sure you never have reason again to vote for extremes.
-
We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.
-
I'm in a left-wing government, unashamedly... but I also want to work with people from the Right who commit to the same values.
-
Historically speaking, the French economy was largely driven by the demand side.
-
De facto, you have a multi-speed Europe. You look at the Schengen, you look at the euro zone, all this kind of cooperations, you have a multi-speed Europe.
-
Our interests lie in attracting added value and talent to France as a result of Brexit, but also in having a balanced relationship with Great Britain. We must not sacrifice the short term for our bilateral relationship.
-
My priority is my economy minister mandate and to create momentum.
-
I realised how much the system did not want to change.