Lucas Papademos: Presentation of indicators of financial integration in the euro area Opening remarks by Mr Lucas Papademos, Vice President of the European Central Bank, to the press briefing, Frankfurt am Main, 30 September 2005.
*  *  *  It is an honour and privilege to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. You will agree that what we think of ourselves may be important, but it is encouraging when observers’ thoughts of ourselves are positive.