Try to guess my answer to that question, however temptingly you pose it. Mario Monti More Quotes by Mario Monti More Quotes From Mario Monti If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration. Mario Monti governmentbreakupeurope Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive. Mario Monti reformneeded Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline. Mario Monti disciplinegrowthcountry Italy even in the future will not need aid from the European Financial Stability Fund. Mario Monti aidsfinancialneeds There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon. Mario Monti politicalgovernmenttrying I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people. Mario Monti reformbelievepeople Like other antitrust agencies we make our assessment of a merger or antitrust case based on its impact on our jurisdiction, and not on the nationality of the companies. This is exactly what the U.S. antitrust agencies, the Justice Department and the FTC, do. Mario Monti makelikeimpactjustice I don't believe we're seeing the beginning of a divergence. We have seen a partial divergence on this case. Mario Monti seenbeginningseeingbelieve That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts. Mario Monti triggerinterventionpoliticalsaid Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation. Mario Monti innovationcompetitionbusinessway The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement. Mario Monti willsupportpoliticalgovernment Much of what Germany and France have done in the rescue of Greece has also helped German and French banks, who for a long time were major creditors for Greece and Greek banks. Mario Monti long-timedonetimelong I have always been considered to be the most German among Italian economists, which I always received as a compliment, but was rarely meant to be one. Mario Monti beenalwaysmeant-to-becompliment What will growth policy have to look like in a fiscally compacted Europe? Clearly any illusion of budget stimulated growth policy will have to go away. Mario Monti willlookillusiongrowth I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament. Mario Monti viewdemocracybelieveworld The more the UK feels distanced from European construction the less others are able to benefit from the full influence of the many good things that the UK can help us all to achieve, and therefore there are many areas where I think it would be beneficial to have the UK fully at the table. Mario Monti goodthinkconstructiongood-things
