The ongoing evolution will continue to require us to be closely engaged and influential in EU and international fora. I have been struck by how committed the staff in the Central Bank are to working in the public interest. This resonates with my own values and I am confident that we have a strong basis on which to deliver our mission.
The aim is and has to be gender equality. As member of the Executive Board I would strongly advocate that the ECB, and all National Central Banks and all National Competent Authorities, commit to that very aim, and achieve it.