For the Israeli economy to be able to operate efficiently, the banking system must be stable. We must maintain a healthy banking system through supervision and competition, while understanding that the banks operate in order to earn a return on their capital. In this context, I would like to refer to the banks' profits.
Some object that the political process underlying the European integration is restricted to the elites of the member states, but not shared among the population at large. They interpret the dissatisfaction expressed by several Europeans about the euro as an element of political fragility and as a risk of going into reverse.