Mario Draghi

Former President of the European Central Bank; former Prime Minister of Italy; Author of the EU Competitiveness Report Italy

Centrist

Technocratic Europeanist who warns that inaction threatens EU sovereignty, demands concrete dates over backloaded timelines, and urges joint financing and willing coalitions to close the AI, energy and defence gaps with the US and China.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 910 (52%)(48%) 855 Conservative

Details — statements, goals & consistency record →

Most recent, with sources

The decarbonisation targets for the automotive sector are based on assumptions that are no longer valid — the transition must be flexible and pragmatic.

2025-09-16Speech

The next logical step would be to consider joint debt for common projects, either at EU level or among a coalition of member states, to amplify the benefits of coordination.

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore ↗

2025-09-16Speech

We must move beyond broad strategies and backloaded timelines — we need concrete dates and deliverables, ambitious enough to demand real focus and collective effort.

Source: EU News ↗

The rest of the record — every position, the goals behind them, and where a newer stance sits awkwardly with an older one — is on the details page.