Centre for European Reform, London, 18/10/2005
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for having invited me to this round table. It is indeed a timely initiative, since Italy has just adopted its national reform program in the framework of the Lisbon strategy.
Roma, 15/9/2005
Desidero ringraziare il Presidente Sella e l’Associazione Bancaria Italiana per aver accolto con entusiasmo il mio suggerimento di consentire un momento di incontro tra il Commissario europeo per il Mercato Interno, Charlie McCreevy, ed alcuni tra i più significativi rappresentanti del mondo bancario italiano, che ringrazio per aver aderito a questa iniziativa. Saluto, inoltre, il Prof. Vittorio Grilli, Direttore Generale Dipartimento del Tesoro, il Dott. Pierluigi Ciocca, Vice Direttore Generale della Banca d'Italia e il Dott. Carlo Biancheri, Responsabile dell'Ufficio relazioni internazionali della Consob che rappresentano oggi le Istituzioni Italiane con funzioni di controllo e indirizzo nel settore bancario.
Firenze, 9/7/2005
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is indeed a pleasure to address the Aspen Dialogue on the world economy. It is difficult – meeting as we do a few hours after the bloody and criminal act of war against London, one of the most beloved Europeans cities – to concentrate on the specific issues of our agenda. As done yesterday by the deputy prime minister Giulio Tremonti, I first want to convey to the British people the Italian Government’s condolences for the murderous attack they have suffered.
Lucca, FONDAZIONE MAGNA CARTA, 3/6/2005
After the dismal results of the French (and the Dutch) referendum(s) on the EU Constitutional treaty, the question mark in the sentence “Towards new borders?” looks indeed appropriate. To the extent there is anything in common between the “no” camps in the Netherlands and in France, this is a clear reluctance to further enlarge the Union – probably as an afterthought about last year’s enlargement. In both cases, the public’s preoccupations seems to have focused, however irrationally, in particular on Turkey.