The crisis has painfully demonstrated several weaknesses in the regulatory system and imperfections in our economic and fiscal policies. If we manage to improve the regulatory framework for the financial system and maintain well-disciplined government budgets, we will be in a good position to ensure financial stability in the future. This is the important task we must address in 2011.
Are you happy with the US behaviour on the currency markets? As regard the euro, and particularly with regard to the relationship with the US dollar, I repeat what I said at the press conference following the last meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.