Italy opposition ahead in local elections
Reuters: ROME – Italy’s center-right opposition was ahead in local polls but Prime Minister Romano Prodi appeared to have avoided a drubbing in his first […]
Prodi hints at 2-tier EU if charter talks fail
International Herald Tribune: A vanguard of European Union members could move ahead with closer integration if EU leaders fail to agree next month on a […]
HISTORY OF CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
HISTORY OF CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP William Lyons Mackenzie King not only holds the honour of being Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister (1921-1930, 1935-1948), he also holds […]
Prodi plans to step down before 2011
Financial Times: Romano Prodi, Italy’s prime minister, has made clear he plans to retire from politics by 2011 at the latest, opening the way for […]
Slaying increases pressure on Italy’s prime minister
Boston Globe: ROME — Italy’s prime minister, Romano Prodi, came under fire yesterday after the Taliban killed the Afghan translator of an Italian journalist freed […]
Italian leader is criticized after swap for hostage
Boston Globe: ROME — Italy’s negotiation for the release of Taliban militants in exchange for the freedom of an Italian hostage in Afghanistan has placed […]
Prodi confirmed as prime minister
Boston Globe: ITALY ROME — Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was confirmed as prime minister yesterday when he won a second and final confidence vote […]
Italy’s Prodi Wins Second Confidence Vote
Deutsche Welle: Italy’s centre-left government easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament Friday, formally ending a political crisis sparked by […]
Prodi wins confidence vote, remains Italian PM
New Zealand Herald: ROME – Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in Italy’s upper house today to stay on as prime minister, but an opinion […]