Financial market integration, supported by the introduction of a common currency, could be a catalyst in this process. In these cases policy would have no reason to intervene. However, analysis by the European Commission (2009) shows that not all divergence in external performance indicators can be attributed to such benign causes.
The day-to-day work of the EU continues; there is no break or pause that allows for practices or trial runs. The key challenge is to accomplish these tasks while keeping the three qualities. These qualities are worth maintaining. They have made the EU to what it is today. Let me now concentrate on the first task, the Constitution.