Jacques Delors: Federation

Jacques Delors is French economist and politician. Explore interesting quotes on federation.
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“Federalism is a guideline, not a pornographic word, you can speak it out loud…We have been focusing too much on a country that has said no, no, no!”

Jacques Delors

Speech in Maastricht (8 December 1991), quoted in Charles Grant, Delors - Inside the House that Jacques Built (London: Nicholas Brearley, 1994), p. 200.

Country

“My objective is that before the end of the millennium Europe should have a true federation. The Commission should become a political executive which can define essential common interests…responsible before the European Parliament and before the nation-states represented how you will, by the European Council or by a second chamber of national parliaments.”

Jacques Delors

Remarks on French television. (23 January 1990), quoted in Charles Grant, Delors - Inside the House that Jacques Built (London: Nicholas Brearley, 1994), p. 135.

“[Only federalism] allows democratic control and can punish abuses of power. Only federalism can guarantee respect for national character and regional variety. ... The springtime of Europe is still before us.”

Jacques Delors

Speech to the European Parliament (19 January 1995), quoted in The Times (20 January 1995), p. 11
President of the European Commission

“Politicians who attack the dream of a federal Europe are racist bigots intent on undermining the Continent's freedom and peace.”

Jacques Delors

Speech to the European Parliament (4 May 1994), quoted in The Times (5 May 1994), p. 1
President of the European Commission

Peace , Dreams , Freedom

“We must define the political Europe that we want. We must plead for the federal approach.”

Jacques Delors

Speech in Lorient (29 August 1993), quoted in The Times (30 August 1993), p. 11
President of the European Commission