"Events that occur at the supranational level, entities that have been established at the supranational level, often without democratic legitimacy, are capable of presenting democracies with a fait accompli. Let me give you an example: the amendment to the Constitution regarding the requirement for a balanced budget, which I must say went largely unnoticed, was not the result of a national debate, but rather the result of the European Central Bank more or less saying – and I'm simplifying here – “Either you put this clause in your constitution, or we will turn off the taps and there will be no salaries at the end of the month”. I must say that this is one of the choices I am most ashamed of having made."
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From a speech pronounced at the feast of the Il Fatto Quotidiano, 3 September 2016. Video available on YouTube.com.
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