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Berlusconi’s sentence makes world headlines

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 16 – The international press on Thursday was awash with headlines of Italian judges sentencing Silvio Berlusconi to a year of community service in a senior center for committing tax fraud to the tune of 370 … Continue reading

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Grillo scoffs at Berlusconi’s community

P(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, April 15 – Beppe Grillo, the comic-turned-politician who heads the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, scoffed at a community-service sentence handed to three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi for a 370-million-euro tax fraud at the media mogul’s Mediaset empire.BR”Now … Continue reading

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Renzi not bowing to ultimatum from Berlusconi’s party

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 7 – Premier Matteo Renzi said Monday that he would not bow to an ultimatum from Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (FI) to pass an election-system bill in parliament before Easter or risk seeing an agreement on … Continue reading

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Govt doesn’t need Berlusconi’s support

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 7 – The government does not need the support of Silvio Berlusconi’s opposition centre-right Forza Italia (FI) party for its ambitious programme of institutional reforms, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said Monday.BREx-premier Berlusconi has said parts of … Continue reading

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Berlusconi’s party against minimum quotas for women MPs

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-bbab7625a90554b4472bc80094f95fcb.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Berlusconi’s party against minimum quotas for women MPs” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-bbab7625a90554b4472bc80094f95fcb.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 10 – Premier Matteo Renzi’s hopes of getting a bill for a new election law approved by the Lower House by … Continue reading

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Berlusconi’s daughter comes to defence after Senate ejection

(see related) (ANSA) – Milan, November 27 – Three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter Marina rallied to his defence Wednesday after the Senate voted to eject him in a landmark vote. “My father has been expelled from the Senate, but today’s … Continue reading

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Govt wins confidence vote, Berlusconi’s FI joins opposition

(ANSA) – Rome, November 27 – Premier Enrico Letta’s administration survived a confidence vote in the Senate on its 2014 budget bill early on Wednesday despite the decision of Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (FI) party to vote against, taking it … Continue reading

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Berlusconi’s party switches to opposition

(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, November 26 – Three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (FI) said it would vote against the government’s 2014 budget bill in the Senate on Tuesday, confirming the centre-right party’s move from government to the opposition. … Continue reading

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Berlusconi’s lawyers unsure about moving to reopen case

(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, November 26 – Silvio Berlusconi’s legal team on Tuesday said it had yet to determine whether it would file an appeal to reopen a tax-fraud case against him. “We don’t even know if we’ll present … Continue reading

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Anti-Mafia head slams Berlusconi’s Mafia ‘hero’ claim

(ANSA) – Palermo, November 26 – Former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s description of a Mafia figure as a “hero” is particularly hurtful given how many true heroes have died in the fight against organized crime, the head of Italy’s anti-Mafia commission … Continue reading

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