Mr Schmidt's report presents some ways forward: improve cooperation between the central banks and regulatory authorities in the struggle to reconcile financial deregulation and regulation; create a framework for the ECB's financial management role; promote coordination of economic policies between the Eurogroup, the Commission and the ECB; improve transparency of decision-making; and more than anything else, provide information that allows the public to understand ECB measures; promote structural reform of the Bank's governance; manage interest rates with great care, avoiding speculative interventions and inadequate market discounts, in order not to endanger investment policy, job creation, structural reform and economic growth.
Hr. Schmidts betænkning indeholder nogle fremadrettede løsninger: forbedre samarbejdet mellem centralbankerne og tilsynsmyndighederne i kampen for at forene finansiel deregulering og regulering; skabe en ramme for ECB's ledende finansielle rolle; fremme koordineringen af de økonomiske politikker mellem Eurogruppen, Kommissionen og ECB; forbedre beslutningsgangens gennemsigtighed og frem for alt tilvejebringe oplysninger, der giver offentligheden mulighed for at forstå ECB's indgreb; fremme en strukturreform af Centralbankens ledelse; styre renten med stor omtanke ved at undgå spekulative tiltag og utilstrækkelige markedsindgreb for ikke at bringe investeringspolitikken, beskæftigelsen, strukturreformerne og den økonomiske vækst i fare.