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France, Italy Seek Different “Growth” Than Germany
When European leaders speak of “growth,” they can mean very different things.
Italy appears to have joined the ranks of European nations calling for an end to austerity with its new prime minister, Enrico Letta, insisting earlier this week that his country had "done its bit" as far as fiscal consolidation was concerned…
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Berlusconi Emerges Stronger From Italian Left’s Turmoil
With the left in turmoil, Italy’s scandal ridden former premier suddenly seems reliable.
Italy's four time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi did not return to government on Monday when his deputies supported Enrico Letta's administration in a confidence vote. Yet the septuagenarian right wing leader, who was forced…
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Italy’s Berlusconi Urges Coalition to “Revive Economy”
Both major parties that will form Italy’s new government have grown wary of austerity.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi signaled on Friday that his country could have a new government as early as next week. "Certainly we cannot expect 100 percent agreement but I am very comfortable," he said. In…
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Italy’s Premier Designate Letta Inherits Divided Party
Enrico Letta’s most immediate concern may be splits within his own ranks.
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano asked the left's Enrico Letta on Wednesday to form a unity government that both major political parties in the country can support to enact economic and political reforms. The former christian democrat and party secretary is…
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Italy’s Napolitano Expected to Form Unity Government
The octogenarian president urges parties to take their responsibility.
Italy's reelected president Giorgio Napolitano is likely to try to form a national unity government after left wing leader Pier Luigi Bersani, whose Partito Democrático has a majority in the lower chamber of parliament but not the Senate, failed to put together a…
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Italy’s Napolitano Reelected, Left Divided, Leaderless
Italy’s left seems on the verge of collapse after it fails to elect a president of its own.
The reelection of Italy's octogenarian president Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday concludes days of partisan bickering but does not bring the southern European country closer to forming a government. The left, which won a majority of the seats in the lower chamber of parliament in the…