![RomanoProdi](https://federalunion.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/RomanoProdi-196x270.jpg)
quoted in EUobserver.com http://euobserver.com/9/22792
“My first impression is that there is a contradiction between having European networks but not having a central European authority,” said Mr Prodi.
“We depend on each other without being able to help each other, without a central authority.”