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.
Mario MontiIf governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration.
Mario MontiI believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.
Mario MontiIt is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.
Mario Monti