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Fazio denies "secret pact" with Berlusconi on life mandate

by ITALY | Thu, 04/13/2006 - 05:19

Former Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio on Tuesday denied judicial reports that he agreed to issue favourable reports of state accounts in return for…

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Berlusconi ditches solo TV appearance after told he was breaking the rules

by ITALY | Thu, 04/06/2006 - 05:14

A fresh pre-election row erupted on Wednesday after Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced an impromptu appearance on his private TV network Mediaset. Berlusconi…

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Berlusconi's insults soarks thousands to protest, including bishops

by ITALY | Thu, 04/06/2006 - 04:50

Premier Silvio Berlusconi was rapped on Wednesday by Catholic bishops, who joined in protests over the centre-right leader's use of a vulgar word to describe…

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Berlusconi is like Franciacorta and Prodi like Lambrusco, the Italians decide

by ITALY | Mon, 03/27/2006 - 04:11

If Silvio Berlusconi and Romano Prodi were wines, and not respectively the center-right and center-left candidates for premier, the first would be champagne-…

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Father of kidnapped infant investigated for child pornography

by ITALY | Mon, 03/13/2006 - 05:19

The father of a 17-month-old kidnapped last week has been placed under investigation after police discovered he had downloaded hundreds of images of child…

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Bush praises his "friend" Silvio after White House talks

by ITALY | Wed, 03/01/2006 - 06:01

US President George W. Bush hosted his "friend" Premier Silvio Berlusconi at the White House on Tuesday, praising him as a "strong leader" who has "brought…

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Consitutionalists deplore silence over referendum on reform

by ITALY | Wed, 02/01/2006 - 06:56

A group of leading Italian experts on the constitution, including three former supreme court chief justices, have spoken out over the media silence given to…

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Antitrust probe on Berlusconi decoders over by mid-February

by ITALY | Thu, 12/29/2005 - 06:19

(ANSA) - Rome, December 28 - A probe by Italy's antitrust authority into claims that government incentives to buy digital TV decoders constitute a conflict…

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Fazio under renewed pressure to resign after Fiorani arrest

by ITALY | Thu, 12/15/2005 - 05:56

(ANSA) - Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio was under renewed pressure to resign on Wednesday after his close friend and former bank chief Gianpiero Fiorani…

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Europe needs defences against Chinese competition, Tremonti

by ITALY | Fri, 12/02/2005 - 03:05

(ANSA) - Europe and Italy must move to "defend" themselves against increasingly tough competition of Chinese products, Italian Economy Minister Giulio…