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Monti to unveil new govt as bond yields hit danger level
15/11/2011 - ITALY

Monti to unveil new govt as bond yields hit danger level

Italian Prime Minister designate Mario Monti (pictured) will form a new government Wednesday as the country’s bond yields climbed to over 7%, the level at which Greece and Ireland were forced into bailouts.
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Italy's Monti holds talks, races to form cabinet
15/11/2011 - ITALY

Italy's Monti holds talks, races to form cabinet

Italy’s Premier-designate Mario Monti held talks with political, union and business leaders on Tuesday as he races to assemble a Cabinet capable of guiding the country through its worsening debt crisis.
New PM Monti intends to serve until 2013
14/11/2011 - ITALY

New PM Monti intends to serve until 2013

Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti hailed the first day of talks to form a government as constructive on Monday, saying he hoped to establish an administration that would carry the country through to the next scheduled elections in 2013.
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Can they do better? Technocrats to the rescue in Italy and Greece (part 2)
14/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Can they do better? Technocrats to the rescue in Italy and Greece (part 2)

The politicians have made a fine mess of it, but are Brussels insiders better suited to pushing through painful reforms in Greece and Italy? Mario Monti will have to prove to Italians that he is his own man.
Can they do better? Technocrats to the rescue in Italy and Greece
14/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Can they do better? Technocrats to the rescue in Italy and Greece

The politicians have made a fine mess of it, but are Brussels insiders better suited to pushing through painful reforms in Greece and Italy? Mario Monti will have to prove to Italians that he is his own man.
Berlusconi steps down as Italian prime minister
14/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Berlusconi steps down as Italian prime minister

It’s arrivederci for Il Cavaliere. Silvio Berlusconi pays the price for Italy's cash flow problems and steps down as prime minister. In Germany, police accidentally discover a neo-Nazi terrorist group, thought to be responsible for murders spanning a decade. Finally, as Macedonians celebrate 20 years of independence, a symbolic statue raises hackles in Athens.
New PM Monti looks to form new cabinet
14/11/2011 - ITALY

New PM Monti looks to form new cabinet

Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Monti began talks to form a cabinet of non-political experts Monday, tasked with implementing economic reforms to stave off a bailout and a further crisis in the eurozone.
Markets react positively to Italy's leadership change
14/11/2011 - ITALY

Markets react positively to Italy's leadership change

European investors were cautiously optimistic at the start of Monday's trading following the appointment of economist and former European Commission minister Mario Monti as the head of Italy's government at the weekend.
Mario Monti nominated to form new government
13/11/2011 - ITALY

Mario Monti nominated to form new government

Economist and former European Commission minister Mario Monti was on Sunday tapped to lead Italy's new government, a day following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. Monti vowed to work quickly to tackle Italy's debt crisis.
Italy scrambles to form transition government
13/11/2011 - ITALY

Italy scrambles to form transition government

Italy’s new president is meeting with the country’s main political parties Sunday to discuss replacing outgoing premier Silvio Berlusconi and forming a transitional government in order to reassure financial markets before they open on Monday.
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