Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

About Jean-Claude Juncker:

Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourgish politician who has been President of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU), since 2014. Previously Juncker was Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013, as well as Minister for Finances from 1989 to 2009. He was the longest-serving head of any national government in the EU, and one of the longest-serving democratically elected leaders in the world, by the time he left office, his tenure encompassing the height of the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. From 2005 to 2013 Juncker served as the first permanent President of the Eurogroup.
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The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in the international credit business.

Jean-Claude Juncker

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.

Jean-Claude Juncker

God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them.

Jean-Claude Juncker

I am not a dwarf.

Jean-Claude Juncker

My main concern is to protect people from detriment.

Jean-Claude Juncker

It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.

Jean-Claude Juncker

We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it.

Jean-Claude Juncker

We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates.

Jean-Claude Juncker

Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

Jean-Claude Juncker

Author Bio

  • NameJean-Claude Juncker
  • DescriptionLuxembourgish politician
  • BornDecember 9, 1954
  • CountryLuxembourg
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsCharlemagne Prize; Order Of Prince Henry; Cicero-Rednerpreis; Order Of The Star Of Romania; Heinrich Brauns Award; ; Walter Hallstein Prize; Grand Merit Cross Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Order Of The Three Stars; Coudenhove-Kalergi Plaque; Franz Josef Strauss Award; ; ; Winfried Award; Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Saarland Order Of Merit; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize; Order Of Merit Of Rhineland-Palatinate; European Culture Prize; ; Leopold Kunschak Prize; ; Royal Norwegian Order Of Merit; Order Of Christ; Legion Of Honour; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Oak Crown; European Hancraft Prize; Robert Schuman Medal; Steiger Award