The High Road: Europe and Italy’s Role in the World
The High Road: Europe and Italy’s Role in the World

Summary/Abstract: My conversation with Federico Rampini and my answers to his questions and promptings reflect my seven-years (2006-2013) as President of the Italian Republic, an intense and intensive experience, both domestically and in the international sphere. Under the Italian Constitution, drafted between June 1946 and December 1947 in a country newly liberated from fascism, the Head of State is a “non-executive” President. This principle was confirmed in later decades through the analysis and interpretation of the Constitution, by political practice and in the decisions of the courts – all of which have shown Italy’s founding charter to be a live constitutional instrument proof against every challenge and test.

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