So it depends very much on us that 2010 could be, or not, a year of progressive gradual recovery. It depends on the capacity of authorities and private sector together, to reinject in the economy of the world these elements of confidence that have disappeared mid September 2008.
WSJ: Do you think the criticism that European governments have not done enough, in terms of fiscal stimulus, is justified? Mr. Trichet: I think it’s not. After the recent meeting of ministers and governors of the Group of 20 in London, I had the conviction that both sides of the Atlantic had understood much better each others’ situations.