We were on the same side as the French government, with the Italian and Irish governments. I think it's bad to stigmatize southern European countries. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho More Quotes by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho More Quotes From Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho If the privatisation does not succeed, today we know what the alternative is: a restructuring which can only be based on big lay-offs, route reductions, reduction of equipment and thereby a reduction of the operation and significance of the company, that is, transforming TAP into a mini TAP, which is not in the interests of workers, the economy nor the Portuguese. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho industrials