Romano Prodi Quotes

• I am sure the euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that now. But some day there will be a crisis and new instruments will be created.

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  Impossible, Introducing, Economic

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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?

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  Political, World, Want

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• The EU must take on new responsibilities. And these new responsibilities call for intensifying the integration process.

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  Responsibility, Process, Integration

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• Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power? In other words, not just a trading bloc but a political entity. Do we realise that our nation states, taken individually, would find it far more difficult to assert their existence and their identity on the world stage.

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  Taken, Europe, Political

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• Our continents unification is at hand and we must stand to account.

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  Hands, Unification, Accounts

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• We must now face the difficult task of moving towards a single economy, a single political entity .. For the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire we have the opportunity to unite Europe.

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  Moving, Fall, Opportunity

  "Greek debt crisis prompts fears of EU disintegration" by Toby Helm, www.theguardian.com. June 25, 2011.

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• Nobody can be rich and stupid for more than one generation.

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  Stupid, Generations, Rich

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• European government is a clear expression I still use, you need time, but step by step, as in the Austrian case, the European Commission takes a political decision and behaves like a growing government.

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  Government, Expression, Decision

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• 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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  Confused, Lying, Political Will

  "UK-U.S. ties puzzling, says Prodi". www.cnn.com. April 29, 2002.

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• We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.

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  Europe, Giving, Political

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• But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

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  Real, Europe, World

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• Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

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  Democracy, Information, Entanglement

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• We are involved in a constitution-building process of historic importance. The Convention should mark a new stage in European integration.

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  Constitution, Historic, Building

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• Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

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  Mean Girls, World, Enlargement

  World Economy interview, www.euractiv.com. February 16, 2004.

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• The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.

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  Recovery, Japan, Age

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• If you don't want to call it a European army, don't call it a European army. You can call it 'Margaret', you can call it 'Mary-Anne', you can find any name, but it is a joint effort for peace-keeping missions - the first time you have a joint, not bilateral, effort at European level.

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  Army, Europe, Names

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• Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.

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  Thinking, Pay, Revolution

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• There are terrible living conditions and unhappiness, (even) where everybody is Italian.

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  Italian, Unhappiness, Terrible

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• Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

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  Mother, Europe, Cooperation

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• No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

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  Jobs, Want, Loses

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• I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

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  Law, Use, Want

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• Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.

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  Vaccines, Rich, Poor

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• I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years.

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  Years, President, Want

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• In the darkest days of European history, America stood close by us and today we stand close by America. Nothing will ever be the same.

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  America, Today, European History

  "World shares U.S. grief". www.cnn.com. September 14, 2001.

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• It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

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  Perfect One, Becoming, Constitution

  "Full interview with Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission". www.euractiv.com. February 20, 2004.

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