Romano Prodi

Timeline: Italy

A chronology of key events: 1915 - Italian Socialist Party joins Christian Democrat-led coalition under Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Bettino Craxi becomes Italy's first Socialist prime minister since war. The coalition, which...

Alitalia faces fine for 'disservice' to passengers

Rome - A fine by Italy's air traffic authority added Thursday fresh woes to troubled carrier Alitalia as a wildcat strike continued to disrupt its flight schedule. Alitalia faces a penalty of 250,000 euro (313,000 dollars) for...

Yale Professor Blair on Irish Peace: Irish Voice/IrishAbroad.com - Cahir O'Doherty

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently accepted a teaching post at Yale University, where he will demonstrate how religious faith and globalization often underpin ethnic conflict. With the lessons he learned from...

EU Deems Italy's Alitalia Loan Illegal, Approves Takeover

Struggling carrier Alitalia will have to pay back a 300 million euro ($382 million) loan it received from the Italian government after it was judged to constitute "illegal state aid" by the European Commission.

No end to their ambition

It does not really matter how much they deny it, or how many soothing words the Europhiliacs utter. Actions speak louder than words.From the very first, before even the European Union was formally launched, there had been an...

Eni signs Kazakh deal

Wrangle ends on world's largest oil find in 30 years (ANSA) - Rome, October 31 - Italian energy giant Eni on Friday signed a new deal with the Kazakh government that more than doubles the local oil company's stake in the...

Eurostat: Prodi Cooked The Books

Eurostat uncovers the scam. Eurostat has exposed the tricks played by ex-Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his government to inflate the data regarding the Italian deficit. This shady manoeuvre orchestrated by Economy and Finance...

Khatami, Austrian president discuss Iran-EU relations

Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami and Austrian President Heinz Fischer exchanged views on relations between Iran and the European Union. Khatami, who heads the Center for Dialogue among Civilizations, has visited Vienna...

Africa: AU Urged to Solve Continent's Peace Problems

Posted to the web 28 October 2008 Hopewell Radebe Pretoria Sustainable mechanisms must be found to support Africa's mediation, peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, Sue van der Merwe,...

UN, AU security cooperation talks in Pretoria

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Oct 27 2008 11:18 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. United Nations and African Union representatives are meeting in Pretoria...

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