Joachim Nagel: Stable and strong in turbulent times – Europe’s responses to global challenges Speech by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, to the Lions Club Frankfurt-Am Leonhardsbrunn, Frankfurt am Main, 4 May 2026.
Check against delivery 1 Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you very much for your invitation and kind welcome
It gives me great pleasure to be with you today. We meet on the eve of Europe Day of the Council of Europe. This is followed by Europe Day of the European Union on 9 May, which is when the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration is celebrated.
The latter marks the beginning of a new era of peaceful cooperation in Europe. It thus laid the foundations for today’s European Union. Both days commemorate European integration.