Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi, OMRI; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian former politician and economist. He twice served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also the tenth President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He is nicknamed Il Professoredue to his occupation as professor of Economics at the University of Bologna...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth9 August 1939
CountryItaly
accept agreed although decision difficult
Everyone has agreed to accept the decision which won't be a difficult one although it could be painful, as with all such decisions.
agenda beginning decision since turkish written
Our agenda was written since the beginning of the year. There is no correlation between our decision and the Turkish election,
accepting decision means rule spells unanimity veto
Accepting unanimity as a rule for decision-making means no decision will be taken. The right of veto spells deadlock for the union,
couple days decisions required
In a couple of days I will make the decisions that are required of me.
expression government decision
European government is a clear expression I still use, you need time, but step by step, as in the Austrian case, the European Commission takes a political decision and behaves like a growing government.
played
In a way it's all to be played for.
hope political vacuum
I hope the political vacuum doesn't go on for too long.
advice exchange hope kinds last necessary period technical
I hope that the intermediate period won't last too long, and I also hope that there will the possibility for the technical exchange of information, the advice which is necessary at these kinds of moments.
five stay
We will stay united, and we will stay so for five years.
bringing eu family member million states
We are bringing into the EU family 10 new member states and 75 million new EU citizens,
croatia satisfied
We are very satisfied because Croatia is going with us into Europe,
agenda days few government problem
I've been working on the government agenda for a few days now. There is no problem (regarding Berlusconi), it doesn't impede our actions. But it's sad.
act against criminal people perverse political
This is not a political act, it is criminal act against defenseless people ... a perverse act of terrorists.
across value
Across the Channel, we value our American friends as much as you