We want to give Europe a new dynamism.

The message resonated with fund managers and bankers, who detect a new dynamism and confidence in the euro zone's second biggest economy.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tweeted after welcoming Grushko that he looked forward to " new dynamism" in the NATO-Russia Council.

The new dynamism is also a response to the received wisdom that for the electorate more effective law enforcement is an urgent priority.

He detects a new dynamism in many economies in the Arab world, where about 60 percent of the 350 million people are under 25.