Mario Monti Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“Try to guess my answer to that question, however temptingly you pose it.”

“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.”

“The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.”

“So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.”

“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.”

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

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

“Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.”

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