Gender Equality Must Become A Lived Reality.

In The Eyes Of Many Business Leaders, There Is Never An Opportune Moment For Tax Reform. Yes, The Economy Is Losing Momentum, But That Is Not Because A Handful Of People Are Losing Their Privileges. Slow Growth Did Not First Begin During My Term In Office; The Market Downturn Is Making Itself Felt Around The World. My Government Has Responded With An Agenda Aimed At Raising Productivity. We Are Also Investing Substantially In Infrastructure - The Plan Calls For €20.5 Billion Or $26.3 Billion By 2021.

Because I'm A Doctor, I Know When You Have An Injury It Will Heal If It's Clean Enough To Heal; If Your Injury Is Dirty, It Won't Heal. And So When You Are Talking In Societies, We Are Also Talking In Healing Processes, And For A Good Healing Process, You Need To Make Things Right.

Women Say That My Election Represents A Cultural Break With The Past - A Past Of Sexism, Of Misogyny.

During My Lifetime, I Realized That Discrimination Was Not Accidental, That There Were Structural Roots And Causes To It. So If We Wanted To Change Women's Lives, We Need To Deal With Those Root Causes.

Today It Is Time To Give The Government A New Lease Of Life And This New Phase Which Is As Demanding As It Is Inspiring Requires Renovated Energy And New Faces.