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So I think democracy, in the ...

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

If the euro becomes a factor ...

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

Mario Monti 42 quotes

The absence of political pers...

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

This is certainly not the fir...

This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S.

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If governments let themselves...

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.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

That statement was not addres...

That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.

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The two greatest priorities f...

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

First of all, I don't like to...

First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to austerity if it is not accompanied by other policies.

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I know that speaking with par...

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

Mario Monti 42 quotes

I am certain that most German...

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

Mario Monti 42 quotes

I know that speaking with par...

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

Mario Monti 42 quotes

Reference to the territory an...

Reference to the territory and total disregard for the nationality of the companies is of course the best guarantee that competition assessment remain just that and doesn't get affected by trade or other considerations.

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There is no government in Eur...

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.

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Italy has piled up huge publi...

Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing to please the requests of everybody, thereby acting against the interests of future generations.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

The more the UK feels distanc...

The more the UK feels distanced from European construction the less others are able to benefit from the full influence of the many good things that the UK can help us all to achieve, and therefore there are many areas where I think it would be beneficial to have the UK fully at the table.

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Growth in any individual Euro...

Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.

Mario Monti 42 quotes

All I am saying is I will be ...

All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.

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It is very unusual for a coun...

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

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There was in Italy a hidden d...

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

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I know this isn't a widesprea...

I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament.

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