Italians 'affronted' by EU row
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The BBC's Tamsin Smith says the row in Brussels over comments by Italy's candidate for EU commissioner has affronted Italians.
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Italians have tightened their purse strings since the euro arrived, instead of enjoying the good life.
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Peter Mandelson says the row which led to the proposed EU Commission line-up being withdrawn is a 'hiccup'.
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European socialists have vowed to lead an all-out rebellion against the new European Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso unless he meets concerns over controversial Italian nominee Rocco Buttiglione.
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Germany said on Saturday that Italy&#39;s opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council could mean Europe loses out.
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Germany said on Saturday that Italy's opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council could mean Europe loses out.
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The Maltese Church believes that Italy's rejected European Commission nominee, Rocco Buttiglione, was treated harshly, though it said he could have made a better choice of words.
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E&#39; polemica. Berlusconi riceve Barroso e insiste sul commissario italiano. Primo sÃ¬ dalla Commissione giuridica. Roma. Â«Sono parole scioccanti, ma se si occupasse di barbabietole non sarebbe cosÃ¬ grave...Â».
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SILVIO Berlusconi has reluctantly backed down in the dispute over senior European Union positions that has paralysed the EU, but is demanding face-saving sacrifices by other nations to ease his embarrassment.
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The Italian government rejects accusations that it is illegally aiding the Alitalia airline, a matter the European Commission is investigating.
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The European Union&#39;s head office said Thursday member state Italy could find itself in the middle of a trans-Atlantic Boeing-Airbus dispute because of a state-owned company&#39;s involvement with the US aircraft producer.
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Tony Blair will tomorrow join other European Union leaders in Rome amid the growing crisis over the appointment of a new Brussels Commission.
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The European Union head office said Tuesday it had concerns over Italian budget deficit figures, only a week after Greece was challenged over alleged sloppy bookkeeping and possible underreporting of deficit figures.
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Three Italian judges have harshly criticised the way they have been treated at a South African hearing on alleged Cosa Nostra banker Vito Palazzolo.
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The UN's refugee agency criticises Italy for allegedly turning away  a group of Kurdish asylum seekers from Turkey.
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Bruxelles, 7 dic. (Adnkronos/Aki) - La Commissione europea conferma la preoccupazione per i conti pubblici italiani. &#39;&#39;Non stiamo inventando un caso italiano&#39;&#39; ha detto il commissario europeo per gli affari economici e monetari, Joaquin Almunia.
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Italy&#39;s prime minister has blamed leftists after a European Parliamentary committee rejected his conservative nominee for justice commissioner.