And for a reinforced economic governance framework with a stronger role for EU institutions and processes. But solidarity must go hand-in-hand with responsibility, and the common European destiny requires a reinforcement and a clarification of the common rules of the game. Tommaso was right: the asymmetry between a single monetary policy and national economic policies must be transitory.
Competition, in especially the services sector, should be encouraged as this will increase the overall level of productivity in an economy. •  Another prerequisite for a thriving economy is the establishment and maintenance of good industrial relations within the labour market towards an equitable distribution of income between the various constituencies.