Monti: EU countries need grand coalitions in times of crisis

The best way to pass the difficult reforms that many EU countries need is to install a grand coalition such as the one that helped save Italy from economic disaster, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said at a public event on the 11 October 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Italy PM Enrico Letta says growth policies a priority http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-pm-enrico-letta-says-growth-policies-a-priority/

ESO: Background information: Merkel reaches across Germany's political divide http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-reaches-across-germanys-political-divide/

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