Mario Monti Quotes

If Spain Goes Under, Italy Will Come Under Even More Scrutiny.

This Is Certainly Not The First Case In Which A Merger Approved In One Place Hasn't Gone Through In The Other. There Was A Case Last Year Where The Merger Between Two Eu Companies Was Approved Here And Blocked In The U.s.

A Lot Of The American Press At The Time Was Saying 'just Watch What Happens When Bertelsmann Tries To Buy Emi, That Will Be A Moment Of Truth That Will Show The Commission's True Colors.' Well, That Deal Never Happened Either.

As To The Question Of Elected Or Not Elected, Each Member Of The European Commission Has Been Appointed Jointly By The Governments Of The 15 Member States, And Undergone Individual Scrutiny And A Vote Of Confidence From The European Parliament.

There Was In Italy A Hidden Demand For A Boring Government Which Would Try To Tell The Truth In Non-political Jargon.

If Governments Let Themselves Be Fully Bound By The Decisions Of Their Parliaments Without Protecting Their Own Freedom To Act, A Breakup Of Europe Would Be A More Probable Outcome Than Deeper Integration.

Italy Needed Structural Reforms To Become More Competitive.

I Hope That My Government Can Help Change Italian Mentality.

In The Area Of Macroeconomic Policies, I Think We'll See More Centralization, Like In The Budgetary Sphere.

Not All Greeks Are Ready To Do Whatever Is Necessary To Stay In The Euro.

It Is Rather Unusual For Italy To Be At The Forefront Of Pro-market Initiatives.

Europe Has To Avoid Old Prejudices And New Ones. That Means North Versus South, Rich Versus Poor.