He will be remembered by many as a man who worked tirelessly for his country. Tributes are being paid to former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi who has died, aged 95.<br /><br /> He played a big role in guiding the country into the European single currency, some called him “Mr. Euro.”<br /><br /> Current prime minister Matteo Renzi said Ciampi was a man who served Italy with “passion.”<br /><br /> He had been ill for some time. <br /><br /> Euronews reporter in Rome, Sabrina Pisu, described the legacy he leaves. <br /><br /> “‘For the freedom of the citizens, for the unity of the homeland’ – these were Ciampi’s words when he was sworn in as president in parliament in 1999,” she said. <br /><br /> “He would later demonstrate that they weren’t just cliches. During his tenure, he would always defend the identity of the nation, the values of the anti-fascist resistance and the principles of the constitution. <br /><br /> “Italy is losing a man of the institutions, a man who made it his mission to fight for and to strengthen the basis of the European Union.”<br />
