Mario Monti - Prime Minister of Italy (2011 - 2013)

Europe is limping out of recession, the Eurozone hasn't collapsed - that is what passes for good news inside the EU - the bad news is more obvious. Unemployment is stubbornly high and so are the debts, European citizens are frustrated and alienated and they see Brussels as part of the problem. HARDtalk speaks to former EU commissioner and Italian prime minister, Mario Monti. As arguments rage over the identity of the next EU Commission boss, is the EU about to miss another opportunity to reform itself?