Neither less, nor more – but better: Reforms are needed Brexit shows that less integration is not the solution to the root causes of our economic problems. But a simple case of more integration is not a solution either. One thing should be put first: The EU appears stronger today than it did a year ago.
Nonetheless, during the preparation of the Werner Report, both countries differed in view about the aim of integration. So there is nothing new under the sun. For the German Minister Karl Schiller, EMU was inextricably connected to the idea of a political union. France, personified by Raymond Barre, considered this idea of political union far too drastic.