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

I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.

Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.

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.

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

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