Category Archives: berlusconi

‘Winds of change’ after Berlusconi defeat

Posted on 01/06/2011 by

It was smiles and jubilation all round in many parts of Italy on Monday, as the second round of local elections confirmed a ‘wind of change’ in Italian society and politics with crushing defeat of Berlusconi’s PdL candidates in most … Continue reading →

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Milan Mayor Moratti falls for pratical joke on Twitter

Posted on 24/05/2011 by

The current Mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti (pic. right), is again the subject of ridicule among Italian net-users again this week after falling for a practical joke on micro-blogging site Twitter. User @Orghl launched a tweet directly to @LetiziaMoratti denouncing … Continue reading →

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Immigrant row continues

Posted on 18/04/2011 by

Tense relations between Italy and France over illegal immigrants continued yesterday as French border controls blocked trains coming into France via the Italian border. Thousands of immigrants have been arriving on the south Italian island of Lampedusa since civil unrest … Continue reading →

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Opposition calls for resignation on Women’s Day

Posted on 09/03/2011 by

It was a busy martedi grasso in Italy yesterday, although traditional carnival celebrations were very much in second, or even third, place with political events at home and abroad very much to the fore. President of the main opposition party … Continue reading →

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PM announcement leaves Italians guessing

Posted on 18/01/2011 by

In a  surprise video announcement via major TV news programmes, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi candidly announced that since separating from his wife Veronica he has been enjoying a stable relationship with a woman, and it would therefore be absurd … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi adds insult to injury

Posted on 02/11/2010 by

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to ‘joke’ about the latest scandal concerning his involvement with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl today. Speaking at the opening of the EICMA International Motor cycle show in Milan he addressed the audience saying that he … Continue reading →

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Italy richer than Great Britain claims Mr B.

Posted on 09/11/2009 by

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi claimed in a recent Cabinet meeting that with an increase in the country’s GDP (PIL, in Italian) Italy has become the sixth richest nation in the world, effectively overtaking and becoming ‘richer than’ Great Britain. … Continue reading →

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Italian minister writes letter to FT

Posted on 05/08/2009 by

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has written a stiff letter to the Financial Times in defence of PM Berlusconi, his government and his reputation. The letter comes in reply to an FT article by Geoff Andrews published on July 30th … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi: "Italy better than Britain"

Posted on 15/07/2009 by

The Berlusconi family-owned daily newspaper Il Giornale has launched an attack on Britain claiming that Italy is better than UK “at everything”! The paper’s editorial criticised Britain as “no longer great”.The attack comes after the free British press apparently sided … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi strikes back at Guardian

Posted on 08/07/2009 by

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has struck out against The Guardian after its article on Monday declaring that Italy’s organsiation of the G8 summit this week in L’Aquila has been ‘chaotic’ and that “growing pressure from other member states to have … Continue reading →

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