Appreciation for Mario Monti also from abroad. After the congratulations and good wishes of Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy and Josè Manuel Barroso, also the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, sent a congratulatory message to the new prime minister.
Merkel he asked Monti to implement the necessary reform measures "urgently"., wishing him a "good job" to face the "difficult moments" that cross both Italy and Europe.
“You take up the job at a difficult time for your country as well as for the entire eurozone – writes the chancellor – with great hopes and expectations placed upon you. Both you and your government will have to decide and quickly implement the decisive and necessary reform measures ”.
“I am delighted to be able to work with you to overcome common challenges in the eurozone, and also for the good of Europe”. Merkel also expressed the trust that the collaboration between the two countries "strengthens the traditionally good and deep friendship" between the German and Italian people.
