"I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'p…"

"Monetary policy is a serious issue. We should discuss this in secret, in the Eurogroup [...] I'm ready to be insulted…"

"I don't think Spain will need any kind of external support."

"When it becomes serious, you have to lie."

"Here comes the dictator."

"We feel we need a Capital Market Union, Energy Union, Economic and Monetary Union but we also think we need security …"

"Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians."

"Thank you, have a nice day. I will now see the president of Azerbaijan, so the nice part of the day is over."

"I have a lot of understanding for people skeptical about the EU. Because there are legitimate questions to the addres…"

"Every fourth euro spent within the EU budget will go towards action to mitigate climate change... I am glad to see th…"