“Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power - not just a trading bloc, but a political entity?” WorldWantPoliticalClearEntityAspireTradingWorld Power Author:Romano Prodi
“We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.” GivingPoliticalBirthEuropeConstitutionMarkEntity Author:Romano Prodi
“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.” NeedsStillsUseGovernmentPoliticalDecisionStepsCasesClearGrowingExpressionBehaveTime Of NeedPolitical Decisions Author:Romano Prodi
“So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to squeeze the euro debate into the old language. But deep down it is a matter of deciding where one's future lies. It is a matter of political will and courage.” PeopleTryingStillsMatterPoliticalLyingLanguageDecisionDebateConfusedDeceitSurprisingDeep DownEuroPolitical Will Author:Romano Prodi
“Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power? In other words, not just a trading bloc but a political entity. Do we realise that our nation states, taken individually, would find it far more difficult to assert their existence and their identity on the world stage.” WorldWantStatesPoliticalNationsDifficultExistenceTakenClearStageIdentityEuropeRealisingEntityAspireTradingEuropean UnionEuroWorld Power Author:Romano Prodi
“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.” FirstsFacesMovingPoliticalFallOpportunityDifficultEconomyFirst TimeEuropeTasksEmpiresEntityEuropean UnionRoman EmpireEuroDifficult Tasks Author:Romano Prodi
