Country Quote by Wolfgang Schauble

In the long run, Europe will certainly move toward unification. But it will be a process of push and pull, and there will be…

— Norman Davies

“European civilization is based on diversity, not on unity. To attempt cultural unification of Europe would mean to strangle its soul and spirit. European…

— Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi

Europe unified its monetary policy through the euro before it unified politically, therefore sustaining member countries' abilities to pursue the kind of independent fiscal…

— Amity Shlaes

Europe’s nations should be guided towards the superstate without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps, each disguised…

— Jean Monnet

We [European countries] probably need to move forward together, each at their own speed. The faster ones, that could be the countries in the…

— Paolo Gentiloni

Thanks to the euro, our pockets will soon hold solid evidence of a European identity. We need to build on this, and make the…

— Laurent Fabius

It [the Euro] is a decisive step towards ever closer political and institutional union in Europe. Above all, it is political.

— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

In order to consolidate the euro we need to harmonise our economic, fiscal and social policies, hence we are going toward greater integration.

— Francois Fillon

I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.

— Francois Hollande

Europe is not becoming more unified - well, yes, on paper - but not as long as the criteria for so many things (import…

— Sasa Stanisic

I like this idea of the re-foundation of the European Union, maybe it can be done, because Europe - I do not say is…

— Pope Francis

This much is true: When we created the euro, it wasn't possible to create a political union along with it. People weren't ready for…

— Wolfgang Schauble