Below are the key takeaways from the speech delivered by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the Europa-Konferenz at Hertie School of Governance organised by the Jacques Delors Institute, Berlin, 19 September 2018.
- We should not be discouraged that there is still work to do to complete our Union.
- No union is built perfectly from day one.
- It is an evolutionary process that is well described by the commitment to build “a more perfect union” enshrined in the US constitution.
- Today’s priorities include personal and economic security; addressing youth unemployment; and strengthening social models so as to care better for the sick, old and unemployed.