Italian PM defends foreign policy
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi defends his foreign policy ahead of a confidence vote in parliament.
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Italy has defended a tough new policy on illegal immigrants, which has put hundreds of new arrivals from sub-Saharan Africa on planes back to Libya without granting them the opportunity to apply for asylum.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi put his centre-left government on the line on Tuesday when he called a confidence vote after the defection of an ally robbed him of a majority.
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Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki defended his government's record on Sunday and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called "evil" from destabilizing the region.
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ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.
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Prime minister defends government's preparations.
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on  Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence  vote to test his majority in parliament.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi   said isolating Iran was a risky strategy and he would meet   President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later on Wednesday because it was   vital to leave no stone unturned to resolve the nuclear crisis.
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Frattini s comments contradict statements made by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who said Tuesday the Italian government won t withdraw troops from Iraq following threats of attack by an armed group that ...
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As he stood on a ship Tuesday carrying 800 Italian peacekeepers to Lebanon, the largest deployment of foreign troops to date, Prime Minister Romano Prodi could take pride that his nation had played the key role ...
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Italy's prime minister Romano Prodi, who resigned earlier this week, has won the backing from parties in his ruling coalition to continue in office, his spokesman said on Friday.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Sunday accused nations like Britain and Poland of putting national interests ahead of European goals, and said Europe had lost the common spirit to move ahead.
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Germany has criticised Italy for opposing its campaign for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said Europe would lose out if it was the only region not to have a new representative on an enlarged council.
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On a visit to Libya this week Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed the proposal with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
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Tony Blair and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi have been discussing the situation in Iraq during the UK prime minister's holiday.
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John Kerry will not alter U.S. policy in Iraq if elected president, but his apparent habit of changing his mind is worrying, said Italy's defense minister, who has proved a staunch supporter of George W. Bush.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi addresses the media after a meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale palace.Comment