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

If 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.

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

In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.

I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

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

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