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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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