The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.

To me, the European Union says there is a charter that protects you; you have fundamental rights, and they are staying silent when they are violating my fundamental rights.

European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of informatio,n and freedom of assembly are being violated by Spain's central government.

As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.

Our problem in the 2015 general election was that for all the good stuff that was in the Labour manifesto, we were still going to be freezing public sector wages, cutting council expenditure, laying off civil servants. We were offering 'austerity light' instead of a real alternative.

I am an Indian, and I know what India is. I know Indian culture. I know Indian constitution and democracy.

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.