Den italienske premierminister, Ciriaco De Mita, udtrykte den 10. juli samme bekymring i det spanske tidsskrift El Pais: »Der er en enorm uligevægt mellem den økonomiske integration og den forsinkede politiske integration«.
The Italian Prime Minister, Ciriaco De Mita, voiced a similar preoccupation when he wrote of the 'great disparity in the pace of economic integration, on the one hand, and political integration on the other', in the 10 July issue of the Spanish daily El Pais.