February 12, 2014
‘Staffetta’ is the most used word in the Italian media these days. It literally means ‘relay’, and it refers to thepossibility of Prime Minister Enrico Letta handing over power to a new coalition government led by Matteo Renzi – the Mayor of …
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berlusconi, eurozone, eurozone crisis, Five Star Movement, Grillo, Italian elections, italy, Letta, Renzi |
October 4, 2013
The Italian Senate’s Immunities Committee has recommended that Silvio Berlusconi be ousted from parliament as a result of his recent tax fraud conviction. The Committee will now submit a motion to the full Senate for approval within the next 20 days. T…
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Alfano, berlusconi, eurozone, eurozone crisis, Il Cavaliere, Italian elections, italy, Letta |
September 30, 2013
UPDATE (18:15) – Silvio Berlusconi has just come out of a meeting with MPs and Senators from his party. According to reports in the Italian media, he has outlined the following roadmap: a quick vote on the 2014 budget and a couple more economic measure…
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Alfano, berlusconi, crisis, eurozone crisis, Italian elections, italy, Letta |
July 30, 2013
UPDATE (19:20): Supreme Court prosecutor Antonio Mura has just requested that Berlusconi’s public office ban be cut to three years. The four-year prison sentence should be upheld, he said.A very interesting development, although the Supreme Court would…
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berlusconi, eurozone crisis, Italian economy, Italian elections, italy, Mediaset trial, Ruby |
We’ve detected strong demand for a quick profile on Enrico Letta, who has just been appointed Italy’s new Prime Minister. With the debate raging over the wisdom or otherwise of German-style fiscal discipline in the eurozone, the big question is: is Let…
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austerity, berlusconi, germany, Italian elections, italy, Letta, Merkel, Napolitano |
Enrico Letta, deputy leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party and Pier Luigi Bersani’s right hand, is very close to becoming Italy’s new Prime Minister. He’s currently meeting President Giorgio Napolitano (as you read this blog post), and will be…
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berlusconi, Bersani, eurozone crisis, Italian debt, Italian elections, italy, Letta, Napolitano |
April 22, 2013
It took the Italian parliament almost three days and six ballots to elect a new President of the Republic. Well, newish. Incumbent Giorgio Napolitano, who will turn 88 in June, eventually caved in to pressure and agreed to serve a second term. This is …
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berlusconi, Bersani, euro, eurozone, Five Star Movement, Grillo, Italian elections, italy, Napolitano |
The Italian parliament starts voting to elect the new President of the Republic today. Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has agreed with Silvio Berlusconi and Mario Monti to back the candidacy of Franco Marini – an 80 years old, pipe-smoking former…
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berlusconi, Bersani, Five Star Movement, Grillo, Italian elections, Italian President, italy, monti |
April 3, 2013
Markets remain deceptively calm as uncertainty rumbles on in Italy. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has created two commissions, now known as the ‘wise-men’, which will seek to find some common ground between the various political parties in …
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Beppe Grillo, berlusconi, Bersani, eurozone, eurozone crisis, Five Star Movement, Italian elections, Italian President mandate, italy |
There were rumours of a further postponement until Good Friday, but Italy’s centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has confirmed he will meet President Giorgio Napolitano tomorrow and report on the outcome of coalition talks with other political parties…
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berlusconi, Bersani, eurozone crisis, Italian elections, Italian President mandate, italy, mario monti |
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