Quotes By Mario Monti

Try to guess my answer to that question, however temptingly you pose it.

In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.

I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.

I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.

There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.

A lot of the American press at the time was saying 'just watch what happens when Bertelsmann tries to buy EMI, that will be a moment of truth that will show the Commission's true colors.' Well, that deal never happened either.

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.

First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to austerity if it is not accompanied by other policies.

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S.

If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.

It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.