It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.” Schuman’s idea was that Europe needed to become so deeply integrated – and so interdependent – that solidarity would become self-interest. And, thereafter, it would become natural to build stronger common institutions that reflected the depth of those ties. By and large, this is the path that integration has followed.
Joachim Wuermeling: Combining stability and innovation – the Bundesbank and fintech players in the digital financial ecosystem Keynote speech by Prof Joachim Wuermeling, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Plug and Play Fintech Europe Expo 2021, 28 January 2021.