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 absencebasedisagreement share on social
I understand that Italy could have been associated with the idea of an undisciplined country in the past. Mario Monti countryideaitaly Change image and share on social
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 actbindbreakup share on social
My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible. Mario Monti aspirationcrediblegovernment Change image and share on social
I don't believe we're seeing the beginning of a divergence. We have seen a partial divergence on this case. Mario Monti begincasedivergence Change image and share on social
A lot of the American press at the time was saying 'just watch what happens when Bertelsmann tries to buy EMI, that will be a moment of truth that will show the Commission's true colors.' Well, that deal never happened either. Mario Monti americanbertelsmannbuy share on social
As to the question of elected or not elected, each member of the European Commission has been appointed jointly by the governments of the 15 member states, and undergone individual scrutiny and a vote of confidence from the European Parliament. Mario Monti appointcommissionconfidence share on social
I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership. Mario Monti collectiveeuropeleadership Change image and share on social
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. Mario Monti cabinetconfirmconfirmation Change image and share on social
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. Mario Monti approveblockcase share on social
