- Sees progress on unit labour costs in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain (yep, amazing how lack of jobs can drive down labour costs)
- Reforms can’t stop at the ‘halfway mark’
- ESM solidarity ‘goes hand in hand’ with conditions
- 10 States have signed fiscal treaty which can start in 2013
- Further development of the euro area is indispensable
- Closer financial cooperation is needed
- ‘Strong financial market regulation necessary’
- Sees common banking supervisor, ECB to play a central role
- Banking supervision as seen isn’t enough
- EU needs power to intervene in national budgets
- EU needs more common economic policies