
Your search for "Forza Italia" produced 46 items.
| 1. New blood in the Parliament | October 1, 2009 |
Among those recently elected to the European Parliament, there are 20 members aged 30 or younger. Here, some of them about their motivations and ambitions. |
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| 2. Berlusconi's party fails to hit target | June 8, 2009 |
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People of Liberty Party the clear winner but with a smaller share of the vote than predicted. The European Parliament elections in Italy were won by Prime Minister Silvio... | |
| 3. A doomed presidential bid... | January 15, 2009 |
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Graham Watson's pitch for the presidency seems quixotic, but the Parliament may nonetheless be put through the mill by selection of its next president. Graham Watson, the... | |
| 4. Italy's cub commissioner | June 19, 2008 |
Antonio Tajani is a crusader. But also a rank- and-file soldier. The new transport commissioner has seen Europe at ground level as well as at its heights. His strength of... |
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| 5. Italy's interior designer | May 29, 2008 |
Italy's new interior minister emerges from shadow into storm. On 21 May, the new Italian government proposed tough measures on immigration that go beyond established... |
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| 6. Tajani dips into Pöttering's office | May 22, 2008 |
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Forza loyalists. Antonio Tajani, the Italian MEP who is now to be Italy's European commissioner, has chosen the head of his private office. It is to be Antonio Preto, a... | |
| 7. Tajani set to replace Frattini | April 24, 2008 |
Forza Italia MEP Antonio Tajani expected to be nominated by Silvio Berlusconi. European Commission President José Manuel Barroso faces further delay before he can... |
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| 8. Berlusconi victory confirms Frattini's departure | April 15, 2008 |
Franco Frattini to leave the European Commission for a second stint as foreign minister. Silvio Berlusconi's return to the Italian premiership has brought mixed reactions... |
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| 9. Italian politics: a tale of disenchantment | February 14, 2008 |
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Italy is a very complicated country and is, despite its physical beauty and cultural treasure, more an anachronism than an icon in the European Union. Its people are both... | |
| 10. An end to the gioco d'amore? | November 15, 2007 |
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has been behaving very strangely for a former president of the European Commission. By targeting illegal Romanian immigrants for... | |
| 11. Prince of darkness | May 3, 2007 |
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For some in the European Parliament, Klaus Welle is the “prince of darkness”, for others he is “the most talented political strategist I have ever come across”.... | |
| 12. A year in the mouth of Leonard Orban | January 11, 2007 |
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This is the time of year for predictions. None of mine is likely to happen – unless something goes terribly wrong. | |
| 13. Sipala joins Wallström | March 23, 2006 |
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Italian lobbyists may be losing the battle (see top), but the country's influence is on the rise elsewhere. Floriana Sipala has been appointed to the cabinet of Margot... | |
| 14. Grand coalition makes for grey compromise | October 27, 2005 |
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The grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right that is to govern Germany will have important effects on the European Parliament. An SPD-CDU government in Berlin is... | |
| 15. MEPs climb ladder out of parliament | June 30, 2005 |
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The European Parliament is barely one year through its five-year term, but there are several among its 732 members who hope not to see another year out. They harbour... | |
| 16. Different Voices | December 16, 2004 |
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“The Commission is not a coup leader planning a putsch in Europe in obscure rooms. The Commission has been given competencies by the treaties. It shall exercise them.”... | |
| 17. The Pope's pal in Brussels | September 16, 2004 |
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ROCCO Buttiglione has been called the Pope's “intellectual alter ego”. The incoming European commissioner for justice, security and freedom enjoys such a close... | |
| 18. EU must stop brain-drain to stay innovative | July 1, 2004 |
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THE European Commission is looking ahead to the seventh research Framework Programme (7FP), but there is much to be done with the current programme (6FP) if the EU is to... | |
| 19. Parties weigh the odds as Parliament power is up for grabs | June 17, 2004 |
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WHO will hold the balance of power in the European Parliament is still wide open, as newly elected MEPs negotiate behind the scenes to decide the composition of political... | |
| 20. Kinnock pledges on ‘parachutage' clash with rumours of promotions | June 3, 2004 |
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NEIL Kinnock, the European commissioner for personnel and administrative reform, has assured the staff unions that the practice of promoting officials from commissioners'... | |