BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  Emergency liquidity assistance for Greek banks In its decisions the ECB is bound both by the Statute and by the other provisions of the Treaty. The choices of the Governing Council concerning Greece were another example of strict adherence to the letter and spirit of both.
Data collection through surveys is a priority and an opportunity is to piggyback on the census due next year. An important issue is their sustainability. I personally think that the current number of our workers abroad will be maintained or even rise in the next three years. We can therefore sustain the current levels of remittances in the medium term.