We offer the full interview issued by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi issued to the American television network 'CNN International'
is a great power chair the G8 ...
More than a power, is a service. A service to others, to other leaders. The G8 is of great importance mainly because it allows the leaders of major industrialized countries to remain in contact for three days so close and personal, and so formed the cordiality and even friendships. This is the most important aspect of the G8, and that is why the G8 must remain so without being reabsorbed by the G20. The latter, when they also responsible for the major international institutions, with 25-26 people becomes an arena in which everyone talks at once on each topic and there is no real debate or discussion continues, as it certainly is in the G8. The more positive things I found from the G8 in Genoa in Naples in 1994 and 2001, knowledge, opinion, other leaders, the personal relationships that can arise in the G8 and consolidate.
What can the G8, the G20 has not already done?
The G20 has met only twice at the worsening crisis. One thing I hope we can make it essential to write and approve new rules and controls to the world of finance and economics. We are working for a Global Legal Standard, a kind of code that will present to the G8. We are working with all other countries in close connection with the Finance Ministers. We will bring this new code, keeping in mind that you can not go by the situation that we met in a situation of excessive control and economy.
But there
China ... China will be, will be the second day, when the G8 will join China, India, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil, Egypt more at my invitation , which is important for its location as a Mediterranean country and a Muslim, Arab and African country that has a highly respected leader. The third day will join the other countries: Indonesia, Australia and South Korea, and then even European countries like Denmark, Holland, Spain, and Turkey. Much work is done before. We arrived there almost by the end of a journey that I hope will be really an ending, we arrive with topics discussed and finally decided by all and is not there that makes the discussion, and especially not you do it from scratch.
think that Italy and the world are reeling from the economic crisis?
I have never considered this crisis as unimportant. I've always had an awareness that the crisis is serious, profound, even extended over time. Except that I always tried to spread confidence and optimism, because much of this crisis has a psychological cause. It is also the fear that restrains people, families who have no reason to suffer the crisis, the propensity to consume and their lifestyle. Let me give an example that is instructive in this regard: in Italy there are 3 million and a half of civil servants, then do not risk losing their jobs. These employees were given an increase of 3.6% this year, because it was thought that it was inflation. So have more revenue, even if limited. Their purchasing power has increased because prices have fallen in general.
It is estimated that a family of three, four, due to falling oil prices have pared spending bill for gas, electricity, gasoline, etc. about 2.000/2.500 euro. To summarize: no fear of losing their jobs, more money, more purchasing power of this money. So no motivation to change their purchasing decisions. We asked how many of you thought about changing the car this year? A number responded. To those who have said that we wanted to change it then asked: "Have you changed?". 76% said "no, I thought better and I have not bought a new car, and the subsequent question of" why "they replied:" Why is the crisis, because I fear the crisis. " This demonstrates, I believe without doubt that the psychological factor is important, both the depth of the crisis and of its temporal extension. So governments must all try to spread good feelings.
But fear is still there ...
The fear is still there, of course, but fear is due - for example in Italy - especially the media and the left, who sing this song every day of pessimism and doom. This is against the interest of the country, against the interests of all of us, even against their interest. But unfortunately continue to do so.
Italy will receive the Guantanamo detainees?
Italy will act as lead to other European countries. We'll see what makes the majority other European countries. Us if we can make a courtesy call on the American people, the U.S. government, we will certainly. We will see under the laws we have, according to the behavior of the other major European countries.
How many do you take? Ten, fifteen, twenty ...?
do not know, we have not yet addressed the issue on the table so the government can not give answers. Certainly our feeling is to do everything possible to give a hand to the United States. We can not think that they alone stand up for us all. Terrorism is a phenomenon that affects us all, so my preparation is overwhelmingly positive. You have to see what allow our laws. I also wish that our behavior was consistent with that of other European countries.
Europe should follow the Italian model for the control of immigration?
The problem of immigration is a problem throughout Europe, then why these immigrants are dispersed throughout Europe. The Italian model is a model very much in line with what is the behavior of all the western states and in accordance with European guidelines. If someone has entered our territory, territorial waters, we check if it has the right to remain in a position to seek asylum because in our country.
verify their right to asylum, if it comes from situations of danger, lack of freedom or more. If, however, these barges, which are unfortunately run by criminal organizations which they charge, which also carry slaves, brought by us to be forced into prostitution if they barges we stop them first territorial waters, giving all the help and assistance necessary not only to save his life but because they are well, have water, food, medical care, we escorted them to the point of embarkation and beyond - we have done now for Libya - there are for example the UN agencies that can check there on the spot where they are entitled kindergarten. Those who we welcome them right. And this makes the United States and all countries normal. But now fashion has come to attack us here, also from the opposition and its newspapers, which make this problem a different problem than it really is, and foreign newspapers continue to follow them.
But it is nice to reject them ...
The human seems to take these people and put them in a few months in the center of freedom and then not send them back? I think it is more humane return them to where they started and hand them over to UN agencies that occur on the spot if they are in a position to to seek asylum.
She spoke of the concentration camps ...
We are a country that has had immigrants, and so we know who the immigrant is someone who is desperately seeking a better life for himself and his family . So we are absolutely open to those who come into our country with the desire to improve their lives, to integrate and work. And we always have. We welcome them in our schools, we give them all the necessary medical care, all, without exception. The problem is simply that the previous government had left the widespread opinion in all African countries and Eastern in Italy the borders were open, so there was now a habit of coming to Italy, so Italy is open to all.
is therefore that we had to take action to deter, to let people know that this is not true. We keep the doors open for those who have a situation that can come to Italy to work or seek asylum. And let's keep the doors closed for the multitudes who are brought here, many in conditions of slavery and through criminal organizations that profit from these people. We give these people all the help possible, we report them only in the territory from which they started.
But Europe has criticized ...
statements that there had been a personal statement, not statements of Europe.
Germany is unfavorable for Fiat?
No. Even for the relationships we have with the German Government, I think the offers will be considered objectively, then it will choose what they will look better. Certainly rule out that there may be reasons to dislike a company rather than another. I think they will do what they seem fairer for the Opel.
He spoke with Merkel?
No, I have talked with Merkel does not want to interfere, but I know and I know that it will behave like that.
On Iran what is your position?
Having also spoken with the United States, with Hillary Clinton, we have tried to be helpful. He had an appointment in our Foreign Minister Frattini, with Iranian leaders, then the event has been moved to the sites where they had carried out experiments on missiles. So we felt that it was not possible for us to keep this appointment. We stand for dialogue, but dialogue must be a dialogue with deadlines, and then support President Obama, who has not missed a single move in foreign policy since he took responsibility, and we think that there should be an absolute attempt to reason with the Iranian administration. What we are sure of is that we can not accept Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. In other situations we have been useful, even so in this situation, if we are also required, we are willing to be groped useful for the common good.
Mills The sentence is unjust?
is scandalous, not just unfair. The judges of the left had written the sentence before it began the process. In a minute I told him about it. Mr. Mills, a professional, had attended an Italian owner who resides abroad for the sale of two ships, and had paid performance with six hundred thousand U.S. dollars. When he received them they were helpful to everyone, and tried to not having to do with its members to study and do not have to pay 50% tax to the English. And he came up with the brilliant idea of \u200b\u200bsaying that he had been given away. In fact, about money being a donation you do not pay taxes.
Instead of thinking of the Arab princes, he thought of the Fininvest group, especially as a manager who was in contact with him had died in the meantime. He thought that it would remain a private matter and that it would become public. Instead it has become public, it is been questioned so hard, ten hours of interrogation, and he could not repudiate what he said. He did so shortly after, when he was sure not to be put in prison in Italy, and says: "This money came to me absolutely not by Fininvest but I have come to this gentleman, and so on."
We've heard that this gentleman has confirmed absolutely, we followed the path of this money through the banks where they had been deposited in the international arena. We saw when the money arrived on the accounts of Mr. Mills. And there is this absolute proof, absolute proof that the British Treasury has done the same investigation and is Mr. Mills arrived in force to pay taxes on these profits business.
There is another thing that speaks volumes about how the judges have behaved during this process. Judges who are not just left, but the militants left. The President went to the streets with placards against the government. So we asked these judges had changed, of course, have gone ahead without restraint, and since the prescription was looming because this is a fact of the last century, invented the alleged crime was to take place not in receipt of money from Mr. Mills, but when Mr. Mills began to spend this money. Incredible.
Yet the prosecutor, the prosecutor asked this thing and the courts have upheld. This is absolute proof that these judges are not judges, but political activists who use the judiciary for purposes of political struggle. But you should know that the Italians have sided with me, because they have seen all the other situations in which in every previous election judges in Italy are called red robes entered the field and tried to hurt me. Then I must say that the judiciary is made up of many righteous judges. I use to say: "There will be a judge in the end in Berlin." There are also courts in Berlin and I'm in Italy always been acquitted.
How does the story become public divorce?
I find unworthy behavior of those who enter into a private affair to make it because of political attack. For the rest of the Italian press, and two main newspapers of the Left, had shown my attendance at a birthday party of a family friend, and it was the birthday of the only daughter that he worked for 18 years and my wife has fallen into this error and believed this to be communicated to the press. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, which is the least negative, we have clarified the situation and even more clear in the future, although at first I I did not want anyone to join in the relationship between me and this family because I think they have the right to privacy and confidentiality, because they are part of my private life. Now, however, have accused me of having lied in the statements I made to the newspapers, then in the face of an accusation of this kind will react, I will explain exactly what the situation once and I will have all the Italians with me, and once again this charge will be a boomerang against those that I have made it.
25/5/2009
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