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The problem of Italy is not r...

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.

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If you don't want to call it ...

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.

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I am sure the euro will oblig...

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.

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European government is a clea...

European government is a clear expression I still use, you need time, but step by step, as in the Austrian case, the European Commission takes a political decision and behaves like a growing government.

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We must now face the difficul...

We must now face the difficult task of moving towards a single economy, a single political entity .. For the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire we have the opportunity to unite Europe.

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We are involved in a constitu...

We are involved in a constitution-building process of historic importance. The Convention should mark a new stage in European integration.

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The EU must take on new respo...

The EU must take on new responsibilities. And these new responsibilities call for intensifying the integration process.

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So when you are faced with a ...

So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to squeeze the euro debate into the old language. But deep down it is a matter of deciding where one's future lies. It is a matter of political will and courage.

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The extremist, isolationist p...

The extremist, isolationist policies of Jean-Marie Le Pen have been rejected and crushed

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There are times when the welf...

There are times when the welfare system may appear as an impediment to growth. Yet the drive for growth should always bear in mind the fact that people also need security

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We have to give ourselves a c...

We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.

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Foreign policy can mean sever...

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

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I don't want to pass a puniti...

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

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He uses statistics like a dru...

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

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Democracies must have equilib...

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

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Italy is divided between us a...

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

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The Italian economy is certai...

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

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I am not a newcomer, you know...

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years.

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But Italy can only have any r...

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

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Moreover, resolving the mothe...

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

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