But as you know, we do offer you a suitable venue and I can assure you, Mr Baader, that you didn’t have to present me with this award to be able to hold your meeting here again. Nevertheless, I am of course delighted to receive the Hans Möller medal and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this honour.
You outlined the reasons for your choice just now, and I value them as support for my efforts to broaden my audience beyond narrow circles of relevant experts when discussing issues of European integration and monetary policy. I also feel encouraged to continue promoting a stability-oriented monetary union.