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Italy at breaking point, Merkel calls for "new Europe"

Italy at breaking point, Merkel calls for

Italian borrowing costs reached breaking point on Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's insistence on elections instead of an interim government opened the way to prolonged instability and delays to long-promised economic reforms.

Senh: Europe's third largest economy is in need of a bailout that the euro zone can't afford. Holy moly. It feels like a domino effect now. First Greece, now Italy. More holes to plug. Hopefully, Italy is the last one.

 

Italy's Berlusconi tries to calm fears over crisis

Italy's Berlusconi tries to calm fears over crisis

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tried on Tuesday to calm fears that Italy could be swept into a full-scale financial crisis and the opposition pledged to smooth the passage through parliament of tough debt-cutting measures.

 

Italy PM Berlusconi in court for fraud trial

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his popularity plummeting as he faces a string of legal cases, appeared in court for the first time in eight years on Monday.

 

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Seeks Law To Keep Comatose Woman Alive

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Seeks Law To Keep Comatose Woman Alive

More on EuropeItaly's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is pushing a law through parliament to force doctors to resume feeding a comatose woman in a right-to-die case that has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis.

Berlusconi says he is in a race against time to save Eluana Englaro, who has been in a coma for 17 years and has not been fed since Friday in line with a high court ruling that she should be allowed to die.

 

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