Integration by stealth (Jean-Claude Juncker)
In a frank moment, Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg’s prime minister, once described the EU’s “system”. “We decide on something, leave it lying around and wait and see what happens,” he explained. […]
Fear as the driving force of European integration (Mario Monti, 1998)
Mario Monti in a 1998 book by Federico Rampini, “Intervista sull’Italia in Europa” (pages 40 and 50-51). http://www.ibs.it/code/9788842050902/monti-mario-zzz99-rampini/intervista-sull-italia-in-europa.html Federico Rampini: “Why has the European Commission agreed to become the scapegoat […]
Enlightened despotism for the periphery of the eurozone
Germany has been economically stronger than France or Italy since its existence as a nation-state. The euro is weaker than the D-Mark would be and boosts Germany’s price competitiveness, but […]
