Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi escaped a potential five-year prison sentence on Saturday, when a court dismissed bribery charges he was facing. The judge ruled the time allowed for legal proceedings had expired.
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a five-year sentence for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in his trial for bribery. Even if found guilty, he may avoid jail because the charges will soon be overtaken by the statute of limitations.
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Markus Karlsson speaks to Emma Bonino, Vice President of the Italian Senate. To say that the past few weeks in Italian politics have been eventful is no doubt an understatement. Silvio Berlusconi, the man who had been a key fixture since 1994, has quit. And a technocratic government led by economist Mario Monti is now taking power.
Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti (pictured) said Wednesday that he had formed a new government tasked with battling the country’s financial crisis, and that he would be taking on the role of economy minister himself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
