Jean Claude
Jean Claude
Jean Claudewas a French Protestant divine...
perfect
The European family may well be anything but perfect.
opposites want stories
Stories are invented: Juncker wants to introduce the euro everywhere or immediately deepen the EU - although I publicly stated the opposite that same day.
generations unions my-generation
For my generation, the monetary union has always been about forging peace.
war believe europe
Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.
effort political debate
There is a proposal to divide the currency zone into a north and a south euro. There is also the idea of setting up a core monetary union in the middle of Europe. I disapprove of these debates. Instead, we should devote all of our efforts to supplementing the monetary union with a political union.
interest rate interest-rate
We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates.
war military views
In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.
order government perception
There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from its predecessor off the table in order to shift competencies back to member state governments.
balance welfare
How will the exit affect thousands of British pensioners living in Portugal or Spain who will lose their access to the welfare and health systems? Fifty-three free-trade agreements, which were negotiated by the EU on behalf of all Member States, are also hanging in the balance for the UK.
years europe realization
I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.
people protect concern
My main concern is to protect people from detriment.
country athens deep-wounds
The way some German politicians have lashed out at Greece when the country fell into the crisis has left deep wounds there. I was just as shocked by the banners of protesters in Athens that showed the German chancellor in a Nazi uniform.
policy euro
You can't have euro bonds without more interconnection among the national budget policies.
advantage ends persons
The person who is ahead in the end will have the advantage.