In this interview excerpt, Giuliano Amato, President of the Italian Council from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2001 and Interior Minister from 2006 to 2008, discusses the work of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa as Italian Minister for the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008 and describes the circumstances surrounding his appointment to this post.

In this interview excerpt, Alfonso Iozzo, senior executive in the Sanpaolo banking group from 1961 to 2006, Chairman of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti in Rome from 2006 to 2008, member of the European Federalist Movement since 1963 and Vice-Chairman of the Triffin International Foundation, describes the work of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques de Larosière, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1978 to 1987, Governor of the Banque de France from 1987 to 1993 and President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 1993 to 1998, describes Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s activities at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.

In this interview excerpt, Christian Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2002 and Governor of the Banque de France since 2003, describes Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s work at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.

In this interview excerpt, Romano Prodi, President of the Italian Council from 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 2008 and President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004, discusses Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s work at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.

In this interview excerpt, Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, General Secretary of the ‘Notre Europe’ think tank from 2004 to 2011 and political analyst at the European Commission Representation in France since 2011, discusses how Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa combined his role as Italian Minister for the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008 with his position as Chairman of Notre Europe during the same period.

In this interview excerpt, Jean-Claude Trichet, Director of the French Treasury from 1987 to 1993, Governor of the Banque de France from 1993 to 2003 and President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2003 to 2011, discusses the work of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.

In this interview excerpt, Ignazio Visco, economist, senior official at the Bank of Italy since 1971 and Governor of the Bank of Italy since 2011, describes how Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa viewed his role as Italian Minister for the Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008.