because in the european council we accept a very normal principle if there is a moment of election and there is a new leader. it s correct to respect the votes of citizens in this case the vote of citizens in greece. the frame work of agreement in the european institutions which are very important greek government must respect. at the same time, we must, for the future write a new page european economics. i absolutely confident about it. it s finished the time of austerity in europe. to achieve this goal the local government, the national government must do reforms.
there s an agreement which we hope will reach a conclusion by june 30th. i would also like to add that when i came to the white house, i brought on my behalf and all italians, these feelings of pride for what the president mentioned earlier. for the role of so many italians in the history of the united states of america from christopher columbus onward as well as the appreciation and the gratefulness for the sacrifice of young men and women of the united states whom in these next few days we will remember for having liberated italy. we re very very proud of what our fighters are partisans did because they fight against fascism. they went out in the mountains, they struggled, they fought.
congressional approval. i still had some concerns about the suggestion that that tradition was in some ways changing. there was language in the legislation that spoke to this being directly related to congressional sanctions. that i think at least allows me to interpret the legislation in such a way it is not sending a signal to future presidents that each and every time they re negotiating a political agreement that they have to get congressional authorization. so the final thing i ll say about corker legislation is that both senator corker and senator carden, at least in my
progressive trade promotion authority we have seen going through congress. and that is important. as i said before it is entirely understandable that there is some uncertainty around trade from working families who live in a town that saw manufacturing collapse. and jobs being outsourced. people recognize that there have been circumstances in the past in which trade may have contributed to growth of the global or u.s. economy but hurt workers. and we have learned lessons from that. and this trade promotion authority, thanks to the work of senator widen and hatch, reflect those lessons. in terms of actually getting a deal done, the first trade agreement we potentially would present under this trade
promotion authority we ve seen going through congress. and that s important because as i ve said before, it is entirely understandable that there is some skepticism around trade from working families who live if a town that saw manufacturing collapse and jobs being outsourced. people recognize that there had been circumstances in the a past in which trade may have contributed to aggregate growth of the global economy or u.s. economy, but hurt workers. and we ve learned lessons from that. and this trade promotion authority, thanks to the work of senator wyden and hatch, reflects some of those lessons. in terms of actually getting a deal done, the first trade agreement potentially would present under this trade promotion authority would be the