Finally, I would like to mention that future membership of accession countries' central banks in the ESCB and the Eurosystem requires not only a strengthening of central banking policies, but also significant technical preparation, for instance, of payment and securities settlement systems, in the field of statistics, and IT. Ladies and Gentlemen!
In the move towards closer collaboration between Eurosystem central banks, transparency and mutual trust are of utmost importance in promoting a genuine Eurosystem team spirit. This is something that should be supported and it calls for an improved governance framework in order to fully realise efficiency gains for the whole Eurosystem.