ROME (Reuters) – The Vatican newspaper on Thursday praised Mario Monti’s announcement that he may run in February’s general election, signaling that Italy’s technocrat prime minister had replacedSilvio Berlusconi as the Church’s preferred politician. Monti said on Sunday that he was willing to seek a second term if a credible, reform-minded political force backed his agenda ahead […]
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Italy PM Monti says intends to serve until 2013 election
October 29, 2012 
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MADRID (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti dismissed fears on Monday that hisgovernment could fall, after former premier Silvio Berlusconi said at the weekend that the center right could withdraw its support before elections next year. Speaking at a news conference in Madrid with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Monti said he did not consider Berlusconi’s comments to be a threat to him […]
Read moreFM of Italy phones FM Khar‚ welcomes Pakistan’s decision to open the NATO supply route to Afghanistan
July 7, 2012 Comments Off
(RADIO PAKISTAN) — Italian Foreign Minister‚ Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant’Agata has telephoned Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and welcomed Pakistan’s decision to open the NATO supply route to Afghanistan. The Foreign Minister of Italy‚ Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant’Agata has telephoned Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and welcomed Pakistan’s decision to open the […]
Read morePope visits quake region in northern Italy
June 26, 2012 Comments Off
ROVERETO DI NOVI, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Tuesday comforted victims of last month’s Italian earthquake, which killed 25 people and devastated many homes, factories and churches, urging them to seek support in their faith as they seek to rebuild. The northerly Emilia-Romagna region was hit on May 20 by a 6.0 […]
Read morePhotostream : Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti meets Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
March 31, 2012 Comments Off
Photostream : Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao meets Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
March 31, 2012 Comments Off
Photostream : Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti meets German chancellor Angela Merkel
March 14, 2012 Comments Off
Obama hails Italian PM in talks on euro crisis
February 10, 2012 Comments Off
President Barack Obama meets with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP WASHINGTON— US President Barack Obama praised Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday, saying he was boosting confidence across Europe and world markets with his […]
Read moreSearch for 29 missing in Italy liner as captain questioned
January 17, 2012 Comments Off
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Emergency workers searched Tuesday for 29 people missing from an Italian cruise disaster which killed six as the ship’s captain faced an interrogation on accusations that he veered wildly off course. The head of the Italian coastguard, Marco Brusco, said there was “a glimmer of hope” for finding more survivors […]
Read moreTwenty-Nine Missing in Costa Concordia shipwreck – official
January 17, 2012 Comments Off
The number of people missing in an Italian cruise shipwreck near the coast of Tuscany rose to 29, Tgcom24 television said citing local port authorities. “I have received a report from the Grosseto prefecture saying that 29 people are listed as missing – 25 passengers and four crew members,” port official Marco Brusco said […]
Read moreDeath toll from cruise ship accident off Italy rises to 8
January 14, 2012 Comments Off
Eight people died in the early hours of Saturday after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast, media reports said. The 290-meter-long, 1,500-cabin Costa Concordia liner was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it hit a reef near the Giglio island at around 8 pm local time (19:00 GMT), after which the […]
Read moreItaly Upgrades Status of Palestinian Mission
January 11, 2012 Comments Off
Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, accepted on Tuesday the official documents of Palestinian Ambassador, Sabri Atiyya, as part of the Italian decision to upgrade the status of the Palestinian mission in the country. Last May, Napolitano visited the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and declared in a press conference […]
Read morePhotostream : French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
January 9, 2012 Comments Off
Merkel to hold talks with Monti in Berlin next week
January 4, 2012 Comments Off
BERLIN — Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will travel to Berlin next Wednesday to hold talks on the euro zone crisis withGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, the German government announced. “The talks will focus on bilateral and international themes, the situation in the euro zone as well as economic developments in Europe,” the government said in a […]
Read moreFrance, Germany to show support for new Italian PM
November 24, 2011 Comments Off
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy The leaders of France and Germany will voice their support for new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at a tripartite meeting on Thursday, seeking to stem the risk of the debt crisis gripping the heart of the euro zone. The talks hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the […]
Read moreMario Monti forms new Italian government
November 16, 2011 Comments Off
ROME — Economist Mario Monti announced Wednesday he has formed a new Italian government, opting to put technocrats instead of bickering politicians in his cabinet to enact reforms that can save the country from financial disaster. Monti told reporters at the president’s palace that for the time being he will serve as economy minister as well as […]
Read moreEurope welcomes Mario Monti appointment for Italian PM
November 14, 2011 Comments Off
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the appointment of Mario Monti as the new Italian Prime Minister-designate. Two Presidents said in a joint statement issued on Sunday that it sends an encouraging signal of the Italian authorities’ determination to overcome the current crisis. They also said […]
Read moreItaly crisis: Mario Monti moves to form new government
November 14, 2011 Comments Off
ROME — Mario Monti is starting work to form a new government to lead Italy out of its acute debt crisis which prompted the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. The appointment of Mr Monti, an ex-EU commissioner, was announced by Italy’s president on Sunday. Mr Monti said he wanted to build “a future of dignity […]
Read morePhotostream : Mario Monti appointed as new Italian Prime Minister
November 14, 2011 Comments Off
