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The recent release of thousands of US diplomatic messages by Wikileaks has, inevitably, caused some controversy. The revelations about what the US thinks of Berlusconi, however, have been interesting. The Italian Prime Minister is accused of being very close to Vladimir Putin. The two have held frequent bilateral meetings and even holiday together. This worried […]
November 21, 2010
Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, said yesterday that “The participation of younger generations, of workers, of citizens, in political life is fundamental”. He went on to warn of the risks of such a separation between the political classes and the people they are supposed to represent. But when he’s 85 and first entered politics in 1992, […]
November 18, 2010
It’s just about made it into the British news, but on December 14 the Italian government, led. of course, by Silvio Berlusconi, will face a confidence vote. The reasons for this are protracted, complicated, and not particularly well covered in Britain. In July this year, the government was stripped of its majority when the Speaker […]
Damian Fantato 
November 29, 2010
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