[HIGHLIGHTS] Read, I do not propose the Bible but a toolbox

"We have to run," he said, "in the next legislature we must close the gap, especially with the USA. When we launched the single market, the world was totally different, the USSR was still there, and India and China together were worth 5% of the global GDP.

" He added: "We can't let the EU become a pariah state. We can't allow the EU to lose its sovereignty, and we must make sure we do not lose our sovereignty."