“Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe's key to the 21st century. The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.” EconomicCenturyPolicyKeysEuropeErasOur FutureSolo21st CenturyEuropean UnionJanuaryEuroEconomic PolicyJanuary 1 Author:Gerhard Schroder
“The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.” ResultsEuropeUnionsInfantEuropean UnionMonetaryEuroPrematureHasty Author:Gerhard Schroder
“Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union.” PoliticalInstrumentsUnionsCreatorEuro Author:Gerhard Schroder
“The euro will raise the citizens' awareness of their belonging to one Europe more than any other integration step to date.” StepsAwarenessCitizensEuropeRaisesBelongingIntegrationEuro Author:Gerhard Schroder
