This is all the more important given that the assets at the disposal of central banks - the monetary base in our jargon- is becoming increasingly tiny compared to the total assets managed by credit institutions and, beyond that, by financial market operators.
There must also be a joint effort to protect the environment and take full advantage of technological innovation: the amount of investment needed will call for the economies of scale that only a large market such as Europe’s can guarantee. The environment and innovation were and still are central to the European Commission’s vision for the continent’s development.