Yet, more importantly, we don´t have to fight for titles and seconds – instead, we are all winners. I am delighted to celebrate the successful conclusion of the EU twinning project with the National Bank of Serbia, the Croatian National Bank, the National Bank of Romania and the Deutsche Bundesbank. This is something that all the stakeholders can be proud of.
2 Central banks, cooperation and EU twinning projects Ladies and gentlemen, Central banks are crucial institutions in modern economies. I am sure, everyone in this room agrees. After all, central banks ensure that monetary systems function both at the national and international level. Most notably, they use monetary policy to keep the value of money stable.