As regards the central banker, I would like to say very simply that, seen from my own perspective hen I was Governor of the Banque de France, the monetary policy of De Nederlandsche Bank was a role model for an institution and a currency wanting to inspire confidence, to improve credibility and to be state of the art in the handling of monetary policy in the uncharted European waters of that time.
Let me share with you our view at the ECB on what progress has been made and what remains to be done. 4. The ECB’s position on reforming economic governance  The ECB has recently published its legal opinion on the economic governance proposals. In a separate publication on our website, we have highlighted 10 points where we have called for more ambitious steps.