Being competent means staying ahead of others and being differentiated from them, and this implies that at times we must not decline to take a lonely road in solitude. Given our inherent nature as a sole organization in the nation, it is only when we imbue this sense of tension, intentionally even, that the vitality of our organization can be maintained.
I will be keeping my fingers crossed that all my colleagues and future governors at the National Bank of Slovakia manage to meet them. Perhaps there will be another gathering here ten years from now to discuss how views have changed after using the euro for 20 years.