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
party often-is contamination
I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.
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I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.
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My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible.
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I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.
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The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.
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The commission is determined to intervene in cases where measures taken by undertakings jeopardize the proper functioning of the single market, ... Such measures constitute a very serious infringement of European competition rules and must be dealt with severely.
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These are important cases for the development of music services offered online to consumers and there are potentially a number of issues which merit close examination.
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All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.
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I understand that Italy could have been associated with the idea of an undisciplined country in the past.
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There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.