Allow me, however, to state very clearly that this is a question which really does affect the citizens of Europe in so far as it relates to how their savings are administered, what options there are available, how competition operates between countries in regard to different forms of savings, savers' demand for security, and the opportunities Europe' s citizens have to save wisely for their old age.
Lad mig imidlertid meget tydeligt slå fast, at dette er et spørgsmål, som virkelig berører borgerne i Europa, det vil sige, hvordan deres opsparinger forvaltes, hvilke muligheder der findes, hvordan konkurrencen fungerer mellem landene med hensyn til forskellig opsparingsformer, sparernes krav om sikkerhed, samt hvilke muligheder Europas borgere har for at spare bedst op til alderdommen.