This challenge makes me believe that it is not a good idea to publish the minutes and the voting positions of the Governing Council meetings, even though transparency and accountability of the European System of Central Banks are very important. The publication of the discussions and voting positions could easily lead to dramatization of national differences of opinion at the expense of euro-level views.
*  *  *  During the 1990s, Finland has gone through severe adjustments. We have consolidated our public finances and achieved credibility for our monetary policy. For us Finns, the single monetary policy is a natural continuation of this process.