If Spain Goes Under, Italy Will Come

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.

I Hope That My Government Can Help Change Italian Mentality.

It Is Rather Unusual For Italy To Be At The Forefront Of Pro-market Initiatives.

Italy Needed Structural Reforms To Become More Competitive.

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.