The agreement of society and of political forces is needed on the main issue: the country’s European prospects and growth For these changes to proceed, what is needed is the broadest possible consensus across society and the spectrum of political views.
Citizens must be convinced of the necessity of the changes stemming from the country’s choice of euro area membership; further, they must understand that an eventual failure to implement the changes would entail losses many times greater, as well as an irreparable break-up of social cohesion.