European ministers again agree that it's not a question of lowering prices by adjusting excise duties but probably of helping poorer families with compensation measures,

We expected the governor to do the sensible thing from an institutional point of view, and that didn't happen.

Looking beyond the question of legitimacy of action, there is a problem of rules and therefore a credibility risk for the country,

I have talked to Berlusconi repeatedly about the budget and the Bank of Italy since August, but to no avail,

Honestly, I couldn't take it anymore,

We have never considered our brand superior or inferior to any other one, and we have never spoken about our work in comparison to anyone else's. We are ourselves; we have never had the presumption to please everyone, but we believe in the utmost liberty to express oneself.