At the end of the road stands the return to normal financing with market access. That is always the goal. Question: You have a lot of experience of central banking within the European context. You first led the Banque de France for ten years and now you are approaching the end of your eight-year term at the helm of the ECB.
Based on your experiences, what skills and abilities are an absolute must for your successor? I never comment on my succession. One has to consider what a central bank is. A central bank is an institution that is there to be an anchor for stability and to have a sense of medium and long-term direction. It should not depend on an individual.