He added that a major obstacle to a European identity was "the language problem", arguing that the answer was not the "domination of one national language" but for everyone to learn Esperanto.
Laureāts aizstāvēja jauna Eiropas pamatlīguma nepieciešamību un izteica cerību, ka "Eiropas Centrālās Bankas neatkarība un uzdevumi paliks nemainīgi".