I Believe That In Europe, We Have

Italy Needed Structural Reforms To Become More Competitive.

There Is No Government In Europe Where Ministers Go Through That Kind Of Confirmation Process, Which In Fact Is Modeled On The Way The U.s. Cabinet Members Are Confirmed.

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.

Growth In Any Individual European Country Has To Be The Result Of Policies For Growth Pursued In That Country Consistent With Budgetary Discipline.

If Spain Goes Under, Italy Will Come Under Even More Scrutiny.