"We are now taking steps towards building trust ... which doesn't happen overnight."

"I would lile to have a sort of European FBI."

"European consciousness is formed and passed on first and foremost in the classroom, and it is no coincidence that our…"

"We are fighting to ensure that the right to asylum is governed by the same rules across Europe. Every state must have…"

"A country where the opposition is imprisoned is not a democratic country. I am not afraid to say it, just as the Vene…"

"Mussolini? Until he declared war on the whole world following Hitler, until he became the architect of the racial law…"

"[Regarding the Supreme Court judge who delivered the guilty verdict against Berlusconi] The words spoken by Dr Franco…"

"90 years ago, Ukraine was ravaged by a terrible famine caused by Stalin and the USSR [the Holodomor]. Italy remembers…"

"We need more Europe in the Western Balkans; this is Italy’s new strategy. Stability is crucial for maintaining peace …"

"Human rights must always be respected, everywhere in the world, even in China."