77 Quotes by Romano Prodi

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

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

We must now face the difficult task of moving towards a single economy, a single political entity .. For the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire we have the opportunity to unite Europe.

If you don't want to call it a European army, don't call it a European army. You can call it 'Margaret', you can call it 'Mary-Anne', you can find any name, but it is a joint effort for peace-keeping missions - the first time you have a joint, not bilateral, effort at European level.

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.

European government is a clear expression I still use, you need time, but step by step, as in the Austrian case, the European Commission takes a political decision and behaves like a growing government.

Our continents unification is at hand and we must stand to account.

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

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