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Italy’s premier-designate finalizing new govt (AP)

November 15th, 2011 | Author: admin

Italy's premier-designate Mario Monti speaks to the media after finishing his meetings with Italian political leaders and civil society organizations' representatives at the Senate, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Monti will submit his list for a new government to the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP – Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti of Italy said Tuesday he is ready to present his new government to the president after winning wide backing — and important pledges of sacrifices — from political, business and union leaders during two days of intense consultations.


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Economist Monti to quickly form new Italian govt (AP)

November 13th, 2011 | Author: admin

Italian Economist Mario Monti and his wife Elsa leave St. Ivo church at the end of a mass in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Monti won pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to try to rescue Italy from financial disaster, including from Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party. But Berlusconi's ally, the Northern League, said it would become an opposition party rather than back Monti. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP – Economist Mario Monti accepted the monumental task Sunday of trying to form a new government that can rescue Italy from financial ruin, expressing confidence that the nation can beat the crisis if its people pull together.


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Monti vows to quickly form next Italian govt (AP)

November 13th, 2011 | Author: admin

Italian Economist Mario Monti and his wife Elsa leave St. Ivo church at the end of a mass in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Monti won pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to try to rescue Italy from financial disaster, including from Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party. But Berlusconi's ally, the Northern League, said it would become an opposition party rather than back Monti. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP – Italy’s new premier-designate economist Mario Monti says he will get to work quickly to try to form a new government, assuring the nation that it can heal its disastrous finances.


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Economist Monti gets nod to form next Italian govt (AP)

November 13th, 2011 | Author: admin

Italian Economist Mario Monti and his wife Elsa leave St. Ivo church at the end of a mass in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Monti won pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to try to rescue Italy from financial disaster, including from Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party. But Berlusconi's ally, the Northern League, said it would become an opposition party rather than back Monti. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP – Italy’s presidential palace says economist Mario Monti has agreed to try to form a new government as the nation tries to avoid financial disaster.


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Berlusconi ally won’t back a Monti govt in Italy (AP)

November 13th, 2011 | Author: admin

Mario Monti, left, talks at the beginning of a voting session on economic reform measures demanded by the European Union, that should pave the way for Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi to leave office in a matter of days, at the Senate in Rome, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The prospect of a transitional government headed by respected non-partisan economist Mario Monti calmed markets for a second day, with Italy's 10-year borrowing rate down a further 0.21 percentage point to 6.59 percent. Shares were buoyant too, with the Milan stock index was up 1.7 percent in early trading at 15,477. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP – Economist Mario Monti won some pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to rescue Italy from financial disaster, but not from the Northern League, a longtime ally of Silvio Berlusconi.


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Greek ministers resign to speed new unity govt (AP)

November 8th, 2011 | Author: admin

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, speaks with Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos during a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Greece's two biggest parties resumed talks Monday to agree on who should be the country's new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal to accept a massive financial rescue package and prevent imminent bankruptcy. Fellow European governments will want concrete progress by the evening, when eurozone finance ministers meet to discuss the possibility of unfreezing bailout loans that had been kept on hold while the country sorted its political turmoil. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP – Greek ministers have offered their resignations to the prime minister, paving the way to create an interim government that will shepherd the country’s new European debt deal through parliament.


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Greek premier to start talks on caretaker govt (AP)

November 4th, 2011 | Author: admin

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a confidence vote speech at the parliament in Athens, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Greece's embattled Socialist prime minister promised to start immediate powersharing talks to form a caretaker government, declaring his willingness to step aside if needed, but ruled out snap elections that he said would scuttle a major new European debt deal. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP – Greece’s embattled prime minister promised late Friday to start immediate powersharing talks to form a caretaker coalition government, declaring his willingness to step aside if needed.


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