I should like to recall that the ECB shares the Parliament’s view that a coordination of the various information campaigns conducted at the European and national levels is essential in order to provide clear and consistent information to markets and the general public.
The benefits of an enhanced, integrated, financial services sector are: •  increased efficiencies;  •  better allocation of resources;  •  reduced costs and increase returns for all market players; and  •  a boost to capital formation; investment; economic growth. These developments must also be accompanied by appropriate regulation.