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
country running guy
It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.
party often-is contamination
I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.
quality certain admire
I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.
government aspiration credible
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.
two government priorities
The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.
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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 deplore attempts to misinform the public and to trigger political intervention. This is out of place in an anti-trust case and has no impact on the Commission.
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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.