German FinMin Schaeuble: Brexit vote has strengthened EU

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble recently crossed the wires, with the key quotes, via Reuters, found below:

• Asked whether he backs idea of a euro zone finance minister, says in the euro zone we need an authority to implement decisions
• ECB is an independent institution
• ECB takes its role seriously
• We need to strengthen euro zone bailout ESM fund and turn it into a kind of IMF for the euro zone
• Asked if Brexit will ever happen, says we need to take Britain's decision to leave the EU seriously
• We have every interest in completing Brexit negotiations with as little damage to Europe as possible
• A Swiss-EU model could be one way to follow in Brexit negotiations
• Brexit vote has strengthened EU