Italy Needed Structural Reforms To Become More

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.

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.

Growth In Any Individual European Country Has To Be The Result Of Policies For Growth Pursued In That Country Consistent With Budgetary Discipline.

My Aspiration Is Not To Be Loved. It Is That My Government Be Respected And Credible.

It Is Very Unusual For A Country To Ask Guys Who Are Not Politicians To Come And Run The Country.