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.

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Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It...

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It...

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution...

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution...

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older...

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older...

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between...

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between...

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay...

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay...

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

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

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and...

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and...

I am not overconfident.

I am not overconfident.

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.