Italy "needs reforms, not elections". This is the opinion of Herman Van Rompuy, president of the Council of the European Union, who spoke today during the inauguration of the academic year at the European University Institute.
Van Rompuy also specified that "convincing public opinion" of the need for economic reforms "takes time". For "the weaker economies", it is therefore a question of "accepting austerity measures", while for "some of the stronger economies", it is a question of accepting to "help the others".
