Mario Monti Quotes

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

Area, Sphere, Policies

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.
Mario Monti

Time, Truth, True

All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.
Mario Monti

Political, Saying, Special

As to the question of elected or not elected, each member of the European Commission has been appointed jointly by the governments of the 15 member states, and undergone individual scrutiny and a vote of confidence from the European Parliament.
Mario Monti

Confidence, Vote, Question

Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation.
Mario Monti

Business, Special, Innovation

Europe has to avoid old prejudices and new ones. That means north versus south, rich versus poor.
Mario Monti

Rich, Old, Poor

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.
Mario Monti

End, Speak, Discipline

Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.
Mario Monti

Country, Growth, Individual

I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.
Mario Monti

Admire, Liking, Qualities

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

Leadership, Europe, Collective

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

Culture, Hold, Gradually

I don't believe we're seeing the beginning of a divergence. We have seen a partial divergence on this case.
Mario Monti

Beginning, Seen, Seeing

I have always been considered to be the most German among Italian economists, which I always received as a compliment, but was rarely meant to be one.
Mario Monti

Among, Compliment, Meant

I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.
Mario Monti

Respect, Experience, Justice

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.
Mario Monti

Change, Hope, Government

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a 'contamination.'
Mario Monti

Often, Seen, Speaking

I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament.
Mario Monti

Democracy, Control, Through

I understand that Italy could have been associated with the idea of an undisciplined country in the past.
Mario Monti

Past, Country, Understand

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.
Mario Monti

Freedom, Decisions, Themselves

If Spain goes under, Italy will come under even more scrutiny.
Mario Monti

Goes, Italy, Scrutiny

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

Europe, Foundation, Project

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

Rather, Italy, Unusual

It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.
Mario Monti

Country, Ask, Run

Italy even in the future will not need aid from the European Financial Stability Fund.
Mario Monti

Future, Financial, Stability

Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing to please the requests of everybody, thereby acting against the interests of future generations.
Mario Monti

Life, Future, Acting

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Nationality: Italian

Type: Public Servant

Born: March 19, 1943

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