Quoted on the wires from an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published earlier, so not exactly hot off the press
- does not expect the Eurozone to slip into deflation but is confident that ECB will act to stave off the threat should it materialize
- long term inflation expectations remain positive and economy gradually recovering albeit at a very slow pace
- says his main worry for Europe is the Ukraine crisis, worsening relationship with Russia and the trade sanctions it’s triggered
