Your father was a pastry chef? Yes, my father is a pastry chef. My mother was a waitress. So, in that sense, I suppose it’s fair to speak of modest beginnings. What kind of upbringing did you have? I was brought up in the firm belief that I could do anything if I put my mind to it.
My parents set great store by me having the good education that they never had themselves. There’s something else for you in the box, could you take another look? You see I figured that stress tests for banks were part and parcel of your job as ECB banking supervisor. But if we turn the tables, are there any stress tests for the supervisor?