Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

If you don't want to call it a European army, don't call it a European army. You can call it 'Margaret', you can call it 'Mary-Anne', you can find any name, but it is a joint effort for peace-keeping missions - the first time you have a joint, not bilateral, effort at European level.

But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

In the darkest days of European history, America stood close by us and today we stand close by America. Nothing will ever be the same.

I am sure the euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that now. But some day there will be a crisis and new instruments will be created.