• There is no Europe without the euro
  • The integrity of the euro is under threat
  • Euro zone banks must continue to lend beyond their national borders
  • Need to move towards something resembling budgetary union
  • Joint budgetary control is a necessary step towards euro bonds
  • Each govt has responsibility to correct imbalances, starting with competitveness
  • ECB will do everything in its mandate to preserve the integrity of the euro