Europe

Dlamini Zuma to meet with Italian Foreign Minister

Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Mikhaila Crowie 4 September 2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will depart for Italy today, where she will hold discussion with her Italian counter-part, Dr. Franco Frattini on Saturday. The meeting will take place in Lake Como, north of Milan. Discussion between the ministers will include bilateral political and economic issues and on the situation in Zimbabwe, Sudan...

• Italy to Advance North-South Relations - All Africa
• N Dlamini Zuma to hold discussions with Italian Foreign Minister F Frattini, 6 Sept - New Government Speeches

Robin Hoods riding through Europe's fiscal plain

Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Robin Hoods riding through Europes fiscal plain Published: September 3 2008 20:19 | Last updated: September 3 2008 20:19 Giulio Tremonti has been called ...

Italian government cracks down on Napoli fans - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

Milan - The Italian government Wednesday issued a ban on Napoli fans attending away games the Serie A side play this season as part of a package of measures designed to curb football hooliganism. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni announced the crackdo...

Italian, U.S. FMs discuss Georgia crisis

People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini spoke about the Georgia crisis on the telephone Tuesday with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Italian News Agency ANSA said. Frattini told Rice about Monday's European Union summit on Georgia where the European Union pledged to help Georgia recover from Russia's military intervention but stopped short of pressuring Russia other than suspending...

Rome: Mayor sends Ramadan greetings

Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008

Rome's conservative mayor, Gianni Alemanno, has sent a goodwill message to Muslims for their holy fasting month of Ramadan which began in Italy on Monday. "I know that Muslims devote this month to God, through fasting. But it is also characterised by a spirit of joy and of celebration," Alemanno (photo) said. "As Mayor of Rome, I send my best wishes to the Muslim community for the sacred month of Ramadan."...

Silvio Berlusconi apologises to Libya for colonial rule

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has apologised to Libya for 30 years of colonial rule and agreed to pay £2.5 billion in reparations.

Silvio Berlusconi and Colonel Gaddafi seal friendship with apology and billion-dollar deal

Times Online (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008

A “friendship deal” worth billions of pounds has been signed by the Italian and Libyan leaders as part of a package of investment and reparations for 32 years of colonial rule.

Silvio Berlusconi:European democracy has never been in bigger danger...

Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

On 8 april 2008, a few days before the elections, Silvio Berlusconi confirms that the life sentenced gangster Vittorio Mangano, who worked several years as ‘horse keeper’ at the villa of Berlusconi, was a hero. Could it be that this was a message for somebody? In his last interview(19 may 1992), judge Paolo Borsellino described Vittorio Mangano not as a little fish but as the mafia bridge(‘il ponte’)...

Minister sees Alitalia job losses under 5,000

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

Layoffs at Alitalia should be less than 5,000, Italy's labour minister Maurizio Sacconi told la Repubblica newspaper in an interview published today.

• Minister sees Alitalia job losses under 5,000: report - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Minister sees Alitalia job losses under 5,000: report - Boston Globe
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Minister reportedly sees Alitalia job losses under 5,000

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

MILAN (Reuters) - Layoffs at Alitalia should be less than 5,000, Italy's labour minister Maurizio Sacconi told la Repubblica newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.

The Other 'Democrats' on Democratic Unity

The Politicker (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008

DENVER--How fractious is Italy’s political left? Senator Francesco Rutelli, former candidate for prime Minister in Italy, who is attending the Democratic National Convention, said Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton provided a valuable lesson in unity for him and his fellow Italian politicians. “This is one of the important lessons America gives us,” said Rutelli, speaking to Italian reporters after...

Silvio Berlusconi - Berlusconi Crooning For Christmas

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

Italian Prime Minister SILVIO BERLUSCONI is recording an album of love songs - in a bid to top the charts at Christmas. The suave premier, who was recently re-elected for ...

• BERLUSCONI CROONING FOR CHRISTMAS - PR-Inside.com Entertainment News
• Berlusconi sings a different tune - Variety.com

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi 'working on new CD of love songs'

Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

London, Aug 26 : Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant prime minister, is working on a new CD of love songs that he hopes to complete by this Christmas.

Silvio Berlusconi to release love song album

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008

Not content with running a country and a media empire Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has decided to take on another challenge recording love songs.

Italy appeals for Russian-NATO collaboration

People Daily (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Friday appealed to Russia not to freeze "indispensable" collaboration with NATO due to disagreement over the recent conflict in Georgia, according to the Italian News Agency ANSA. NATO said Thursday that Russia had decided to suspend all military cooperation with the organization because of what it saw as pro-Georgia sympathies of its member countries. "I...

• Italy appeals for Russian NATO collaboration - People Daily

Help Europe: Silvio Berlusconi takes over the European media

matucana | 09/06/2008

Did you know that Berlusconi's media imperium has been expanded with one of the major media concerns ( Endemol ) in the world? Endemol was part of the media section of the Spanish Telefonica. Why didn't we read anything about that in our media? This happened mid 2007. Did you notice that latest years investigative journalists are a dying race? Maybe it's not a bad idea to draw a clear map of the current...

Silvio Berlusconi: What has won the Italian elections and who controls the European media?

matucana | 28/05/2008

These are all statements of Silvio Berlusconi himself in the weeks before the 2008 elections. Silvio Berlusconi assures a few weeks before the elections that there is no place in his coalition for persons with a criminal past or with mafia connections (an exception is made for political crimes) A few days before the elections, Berlusconi remembers one of his previous plans: submit judges at regular