ECB President Mario Draghi's speech in Berlin

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi spoke today about the future of economic policy in the euro area at a conference hosted by the Jacques Delors Institute, Bertelsmann Stiftung, and the Hertie School of Governance, in Berlin, where he asserted the importance of "advancing the debate of European integration forward", and supporting the monetary union in order to to widen reforms. 

Draghi touched on what he considered the most pressing issues facing the union currently, such as youth unemployment and bolstering social coverage for the sick, aged, and unemployed, through restoring growth and "respecting shared European values".