Tag: Berlusconi

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Italy’s Bunga Bunga Politics

The political tug of war has already dominated Italy‘s summer silly season. Berlusconi has stated almost every day that he is innocent and will not give up. Airplane banners calling for “freedom for Silvio” have flown above Italian beaches. If Berlusconi has to step down, his most loyal followers see it as an end to […]

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Silvio Berlusconi Is No Friend Of Germany. But His Clownish Appearances Turn Truly Destructive When Euroskeptics Succumb To His Lure.

Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant former Italian prime minister, does not love Germany. He made that blatantly clear during his last skit in Rome, when he appeared at a press conference to present a new book by Renato Brunetta titled “The Great Scam”. “Germany is a hegemonic state, not a country that acts in solidarity”, Berlusconi […]

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