“The European Union is much more than merely a single market – above all, it is a community of values. We Europeans share values such as fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law and work together to defend them at home and abroad – this is what makes us strong. The answer to the challenges of the rapidly changing world of the 21st century can only be European. Even the largest country is too small, if it is alone, but together we all benefit from each other.”
Martin Kotthaus, Director General European Affairs, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
