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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea 23 May 2020Romano Prodi, host of the Rai 3 broadcast, 'Waiting for the Words', on the hostility of Austria, Denmark, Holland and Sweden on the Recovery Fund evaluates: "These 4 countries will hardly decide in the end, hardly they resist if Germany with the support of France and Italy are determined. I look more at Merkel and Macron's decision than at the tantrums of these guys. We should see if France and Germany are serious. But I think so and it is a huge, big and important intervention "concluded on this point the ex president of the EU Commission. 

Prodi then indicated his way out of the Covid-19 crisis  asserting that a vision is needed, a leap forward, for example on tax evasion, or tensions will become unstoppable ". Tax havens are an" indecency ", but that a foreign company that" invests in Italy may have facilities, I find this legitimate. "

The ex-prime minister, interviewed by Massimo Gramellini, underlined how the difference compared to other EU countries is that in Italy" taxes are paid by few ". But social justice creates" solidarity otherwise we will clash like goats "adding:" This crisis affects everyone but breaks social cohesion: one feels contrary to the other. We need to see how we get out of it, or we get out of it quickly with a joint effort or if the tension lasts one fight against the other. Here we need a future vision: this country cannot go on with the tax evasion we have today. We must take a step forward or the tension will become unstoppable. "

According to Prodi it is necessary to set up a serious battle against tax evasion:  " Democracy defends itself with receipts. You can only escape the escape with those. Everything must be electronic and the cash reduced as much as possible. This crisis has shown that everyone knows how to use credit cards, including older people. We have the same head as the peoples of other European countries who use traceable payment systems ", added Prodi, observing how" we could have 100 billion from Europe, but we are careful because the idea came that Europe will save us alone. We need Europe as a necessary condition, but Europe can never be enough. We have to save ourselves with our contribution. "

On the fact that Italian companies with offices abroad, to request loans use state guarantees, the ex premier remarked:" If a foreign company invests in Italy, I find it one thing legitimate. In the specific case of FCA I think it is legitimate, it employs 53 thousand people, but there are 250 thousand employees in the supply chain that is to be protected. Among other things, it is a fantastic armature that works over 70% abroad. This is where I see the need to be careful and serious to do distributive justice. "

On the possibility of a government led by Draghi, he says :  " I don't even know if they asked him. He - he added - is a figure of the highest level, but need to have the votes of Parliament to govern. This week the government has strengthened : it has had the confidence of Parliament and the President of the Republic has made it known, at least so it is rumored, that if there is a crisis we will go to new elections. Now nobody has an interest in going to new elections. The government must face strong reforms and have a vision of the future. The problem to save the country I said and is primarily that of escapism. There is a difference between getting by and changing the world. We have to work in chorus to be the first in the class. "