1.  And underlying the whole issue are deep historical currents that, Chancellor Helmut Kohl maintains, challenge Europeans to submerge their sense of nation in a united continent.

2.  But he also made clear he would continue to battle for a united continent.

3.  Finance Minister Theo Waigel said the monetary union was the culmination of decades of dreams and planning for a united continent.

4.  The formation of the union marked the beginning of the realization of the Pan Africanist dream of a united continent, he said.

5.  The formation of the union marked the beginning of the realization of the Pan Africanist dream of a united continent, Salim told the leaders.