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

I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.

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

This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S.

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

Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.

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