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Romano Prodi
Italian
Statesman
About the author
I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Want
#Law
#Politics
Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Country
But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#World
#Influence
#Europe
#Weight
#Italy
Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Information
#Politics
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.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Policy
#World
#Sense
#Foreign policy
He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Support
#Statistics
I am not overconfident.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Constitution
Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Old
#Poor
#Italy
No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Power
#Job
The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Countries
#Economy
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.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Now
#Population
#Old
#Society
#Question
#Age
#Italy
Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Will
#Revolution
#Taxes
Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Problems
#Question
#Europe
#Mother
#Cooperation
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.
Romano Prodi,
Italian
Statesman
#Want
#Time
#Years
#President
#Italy