"As leader of the ECB in 2012, Draghi was hailed as the saviour of the euro when he faced down markets during the sovereign debt crisis, famously declaring he would do "whatever it takes" to stabilise the currency. In Brussels, EU chief Charles Michel led tributes to Draghi at the summit table, thanking him for his work and "artful phrases, and a concise, brief and powerful style"."
""Part of the video statement says that the European Union is the guiding concept for all our countries," he said. "They all look at the EU as a source of security, stability and peace. We have to keep this in mind as a guiding star for the future, especially in troubled times like these." The message could have been directed to his Italian nationalist successor in Rome, but also to some of Draghi's fellow European leaders at the meeting in Brussels."
Mario Draghi used his final EU summit appearance to urge European leaders and his far-right successor to keep a united Europe as a guiding star. European leaders gave him a warm round of applause and watched a tribute video recognising his decade-long leadership of the European Central Bank. As ECB president in 2012, he helped stabilise the euro during the sovereign debt crisis with a pledge to do "whatever it takes." EU Council chief Charles Michel praised his concise and powerful style. Draghi highlighted the EU as a source of security, stability and peace and urged preserving it amid troubled times.
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