Europe has to avoid old prejudices and new ones. That means north versus south, rich versus poor.

In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.

Reference to the territory and total disregard for the nationality of the companies is of course the best guarantee that competition assessment remain just that and doesn't get affected by trade or other considerations.

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.

If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.

I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.