Frankfurt - Describing the eurozone economy as "steadily recovering", European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi called on Monday for a "quantum leap" in European integration so countries share more sovereignty.
A week after the ECB began printing money to buy sovereign bonds, Draghi said the bank's stimulus, lower oil prices and structural reforms in eurozone economies were helping support growth in the 19-country bloc.
"We are meeting against the backdrop of a steadily recovering economic situation in the euro area," he said in a speech for delivery at a finance conference.