It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.

It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.

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

It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.

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

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.

Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.