Schaeuble asks to stop dreaming, it’s time for pragmatism

"Now is the time to be pragmatic." Wolfgang Schaeuble, the German finance minister, chooses an interview with the Welt Am Sonntag to return to thunder against the EU Commission and, without naming it directly, its president, Jean Claude Juncker. "If you do not want to get all 27 together from the beginning, then we'll start with a few. If the Commission is not part of it, then we will take matters into our own hands and solve the problems between the governments," Schaeuble said, noting that after the Brexit vote on this "is not the right time for big visions. The situation is so severe that you must stop playing the usual games of Europe and Brussels."

In the past, Schaeuble had expressed frustration at the long response time of the EU to the problem of immigrants and now emphasizes the Sunday edition of Die Welt that "the dissatisfaction of many people towards the EU is for the breach of the rules, even by the EU Commission in its response to the sovereign debt crisis. "

In the words of Schaeuble, there is a reminder of the lack of rigor and austerity of which has repeatedly accused Brussels. "In principle, I support greater integration in Europe," Schaeuble said. "But this is not the time." Already in the days following the British vote, Juncker has found itself having to deny rumors of his alleged resignation and, when it did, did not hesitate to point out those responsible for the attacks on his role: "I'm not tired or sick as some German newspapers argue ", he explained to MEPs. But now Schaeuble returns to the attack: "The European Union is facing a crucial test, perhaps the greatest in its history. In front of the demagogic and increasingly widespread euroscepticism, Europe simply can not continue as before ".