My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible.
It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.
If Spain goes under, Italy will come under even more scrutiny.
In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.
It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.
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.