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Bye-bye Berlusconi

Italy bids addio to Silvio Berlusconi but as a mountain of debt comes home to roost, the trouble may just be starting for Europe. Also, the backstory behind Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama's open microphone assessment of Israel's prime minister.

Dave CLARK, Deputy Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse news agency (AFP)

John KEATING, Paris Bureau Chief, Kuweit News Agency

Vivienne WALT, Contributor to Time Magazine

Ron LINKER, Paris bureau chief, Dutch public broadcaster NOS

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Produced by Paul Maakad, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013 (part 2)
01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013 (part 2)

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
The World This Week - March 1st, 2013
01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013 (part 2)
22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013 (part 2)

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".
The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013
22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".
The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)
15/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)

France’s former president is officially retired, but is a "Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" website a dead giveaway of his true intentions for 2017? Also, the Vatican’s unprecedented papal handover, the Arab Spring two years on and how a hard look at Europe’s food chain uncovers much more than horsemeat.

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