“In a world of certainty, the welfare state has only a small role.”
Nicholas Barr (1943) British economist
Source: Economics Of The Welfare State (Fourth Edition), Chapter 4, State Intervention, p. 79
“There are only two types of state in Europe: small states, and small states that have not yet realized they are small.”
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Source: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-should-support-common-eu-foreign-policy-by-wolfgang-ischinger-2015-09, Germany’s Hegemony Trap | by Wolfgang Ischinger, Wolfgang, Ischinger, September 14, 2015, Project Syndicate
http://www.eu-consent.net/library/BARROSO-transcript.pdf source: [https://bruessel-eu.diplo.de/eu-en/aktuelles/-/1354592, Speech by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas : „Courage to Stand Up for Europe – #EuropeUnited, Auswärtiges, Amt, bruessel-eu.diplo.de
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/09/28/l-autonomie-strategique-europeenne-est-l-objectif-de-notre-generation-discours-du-president-charles-michel-au-groupe-de-reflexion-bruegel/, ‘Strategic autonomy for Europe - the aim of our generation’ - speech by President Charles Michel to the Bruegel think tank, www.consilium.europa.eu
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