Jean-Claude Trichet: Interview with Il Sole 24 Ore Interview with Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, in Il Sole 24 Ore, conducted by Mr Beda Romano on 31 August 2011, and published on 2 September 2011. *  *  *  1.
A compatriot of yours, Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission, has said in recent days that the euro area is “on the brink of the abyss”. It’s a very pessimistic view, undoubtedly coloured by a sense of disappointment. Do you share it? I have great admiration for Jacques Delors. But let me sum up some of my present observations.