If the constitutional process is not brought to a successful conclusion before the European elections, then the whole process might run out of steam.

No one, no social group, can today avoid the commitment to contribute to the clean up of public finances in order to prevent the financial collapse of Italy. The sacrifices will not be in vain, especially if the economy begins to grow again

It's not just we Italians who are caught up in the difficulty.

No part of Italian society should see itself as exempt from the effort to save Italy from collapse.

The principal of unity and indivisibility of the republic are the essential reference points.

We owe it to our children to give them a dignified and hopeful future.

Now is the time to show maximum responsibility. It is not the time to pay off old scores nor for sterile partisan recriminations. It is time to re-establish a climate of calmness and mutual respect.