Mario Monti
Mario Monti
Mario Monti, OMRIis an Italian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a government of technocrats in the wake of the Italian debt crisis...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth19 March 1943
CountryItaly
spain scrutiny ifs
If Spain goes under, Italy will come under even more scrutiny.
years two mergers
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.
europe government way
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.
color trying watches
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.
believe europe i-believe
I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.
breakup europe government
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.
greek ready euro
Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.
italian economy has-beens
The Italian economy has been held back for decades.
thinking spheres macroeconomics
In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.
believe people reform
I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.
reform needed
Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.
government vote individual
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.
assessment guarantees-that competition
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.
country running guy
It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.