Carlo Calenda

I am in favor of foreign investments, but this does not mean standing aside when they destroy value rather than creating it, especially when there's a strategic interest at stake.

I think (the U.S. deal) will fall through, and the agreement with Canada is at risk of doing the same. We have been negotiating it for too long.

I think (the TTIP deal) will fall through, and the agreement with Canada is at risk of doing the same. We have been negotiating it for too long.

Because otherwise we cannot put an ISDS clause with China or Vietnam, because we are using ISDS clauses all around the world and because we are able to write an ISDS clause without any prejudice for the power of the state.

At a certain point it was very unclear due to the tonnes of declarations that were going around ... Basically we asked (today) to speed up the process.

It's dead, There is a clear ideological fracture. Half of the states think this is a protectionist measure.