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
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This is not a political act, it is criminal act against defenseless people ... a perverse act of terrorists.
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I am waiting for the future development of the case, but I've seen a deep involvement on the part of American political authorities.
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I hope the political vacuum doesn't go on for too long.
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We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.
confused lying political-will
So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to squeeze the euro debate into the old language. But deep down it is a matter of deciding where one's future lies. It is a matter of political will and courage.
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Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power - not just a trading bloc, but a political entity?
five stay
We will stay united, and we will stay so for five years.
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We are bringing into the EU family 10 new member states and 75 million new EU citizens,
change force next situation week
The situation will really change for the better next week when most of the force is deployed,
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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.
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prolonging this agony would be grave for all of our families, companies and for the country's economy.
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Our agenda was written since the beginning of the year. There is no correlation between our decision and the Turkish election,
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Sooner or later they will recognize how things are. It is very sad that there should be something like this in a mature democracy.
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Russia was very clear and very positive on EU enlargement. It is in complete contrast to their view of NATO enlargement,