A Wellink: The Euro, a major challenge and catalyst for Europe Speech by Dr A Wellink, President of De Nederlandsche Bank and President of the Bank for International Settlements, for the Dutch Business Round Table, Zürich, 12 March 2002.
*  *  *  Introduction It was in here in Zürich over 55 years ago that Winston Churchill held his famous speech on the future of Europe. He depicted a United States of Europe that would put an end to centuries of conflicts and bring prosperity to its peoples.