Italian companies need to re-convert themselves, and such a re-conversion must be toward a better, higher standard.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.
I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.
Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.
The value of 'Made in Italy' must necessarily be up-to-date. This is the philosophy that Italia Independent has embraced. We decided from the outset to do away with stereotypes and attune ourselves to the extreme pace, to the incessant metamorphoses of the globalized world.
To change, to convert? Why bother?
We would certainly encourage the Italian government to put forward an ambitious agenda of reform.
I speak for all Italian industry that India is number one priority for us.
The Italians, who used to be a great motor-manufacturing power, have been absolutely destroyed by the euro - as was intended by the Germans.
There's no big splashy renaissance in Italian films. We have good young actors and directors. What we lack are screenwriters. It's hard to write about Italy.
The cooking standards for Italian food are less demanding than for French. All you need are some fried mozzarella and five pastas, and you're in business.