We will do everything to change what needs to be changed, fight against recession so that the country meets its targets, while reinforcing our country in the heart of the euro and the European Union.

We don't want protectionism at the heart of the European Union.

The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

I interpret your question as applying more to financial stability in the euro area than to the euro itself. I do not think there has been a crisis. The euro is the single currency of 330 million people and enjoys a high degree of confidence among investors and savers because it has delivered price stability remarkably well over the last 11½ years. What we had was a situation in which a number of countries had not respected the Stability and Growth Pact. These countries have now engaged in policies of fiscal retrenchment that were overdue. They have to implement vigorously these policies which are decisive for the preservation and consolidation of financial stability in Europe.

There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.