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

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 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.

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.

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

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