缺少主权的方面包括一个响应非对称冲击的财政转移支付体系；一种吸收冗余资金的无风险资产（欧元债券 ） ； 一套监督银行和资本市场的单一体系；一个能够作为最后贷款人的中央银行，以及组织泛欧盟稳定/复苏计划的能力。
The missing bits of sovereignty include a fiscal transfer system to respond to asymmetric shocks; a risk-free asset (eurobonds) in which to park redundant money; a single system for supervising banks and capital markets; a central bank able to act as lender of last resort; and the ability to organize an EU-wide stabilization/recovery program.