In addition, a thorough analysis of the public accounts demonstrated […] a worsening with respect to the projections’. The objective, however, remains unequivocal: ‘Italy’s participation as of 1 January 1999 in the third phase of the Economic and Monetary Union’.
Lastly, on responsibilities, he emphatically and clearly stated that the EFD outlined the future of Italy’s economy and public finances and that ‘this future is still in our hands.