The Bloomberg name is an Anglicisation of Blumberg, in Yiddish, or German, and the Cameron speech started with some solid historical roots for the European project.

BBC: Is it "The Bloomberg Speech"?

German papers were also critical of the speech, with Carsten Volkery writing on the website of the weekly Spiegel that David Cameron was not able to get rid of "the old curse of the Tories", who were constantly preoccupied with Europe.

BBC: Cameron speech heats up debate in European press

Downing Street said Mr Cameron would be holding talks with EU counterparts ahead of his speech, and had spoken to the German and Dutch leaders at the weekend.

BBC: David Cameron in the Today studio

In 1900, David Hilbert, a German mathematician and contemporary of Einstein's, in a famous speech to the International Congress of Mathematicians, presented a list of what he considered to be the 23 most important problems for the new century.

ECONOMIST: Mathematics

German newspapers have been quick to post prominent commentaries on Cameron's speech on their websites.

BBC: European media question Cameron's EU plan

In Britain it may be the week of David Cameron's much-awaited speech, but in the rest of Europe it is the week that celebrates 50 years of Franco-German friendship.

BBC: Europe: A week of speeches and symbolism