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Berlusconi attacks liberalisation decree as oppressive

by ITALY | Fri, 07/07/2006 - 05:19

Opposition chief Silvio Berlusconi crossed swords with the new government on Thursday over a decree designed to crack down on tax dodgers and abolish…

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Indictment request renewed in Berlusconi Mediaset fraud case

by ITALY | Mon, 05/15/2006 - 03:05

Milan prosecutors on Friday renewed a request that outgoing premier Silvio Berlusconi stand trial for alleged fraud at his private TV network company…

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Prodi and Berlusconi meet to discuss presidential candidates

by ITALY | Fri, 05/05/2006 - 06:00

Outgoing Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Premier-elect Romano Prodi met on Thursday in a bid to find an agreement over a bipartisan candidate to replace…

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House and Senate speakers elected, belusconi to resign on Tuesday

by ITALY | Mon, 05/01/2006 - 17:16

Franco Marini and Fausto Bertinotti were elected Senate and House Speakers on Saturday, clearing the way for the formation of a centre-left government led by…

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Berlusconi saved from SME retrial because of law he introduced

by ITALY | Fri, 04/28/2006 - 05:30

A bid to overturn the acquittal of outgoing Premier Silvio Berlusconi on judge-bribery charges failed on Thursday after a Milan appeals court rejected a…

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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 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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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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Husband of culture secretary Tessa Jowell, faces charges of corruption in Italy

by ITALY | Mon, 02/20/2006 - 04:20

The prosecutors conducting an investigation on Berlusconi's Mediaset company have published a letter which they claim was written by British lawyer David…

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Italian sets up charity collection to send Berlusconi to Tahiti

by ITALY | Thu, 02/09/2006 - 23:19

An Italian lawyer is having a whip-round to make it easier for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to carry out a pledge - later retracted - to 'sail to Tahiti' if his…