The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

If Spain goes under, Italy will come under even more scrutiny.

There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.

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.

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

Italy even in the future will not need aid from the European Financial Stability Fund.

There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed.