9 March 2012 Last updated at 13:36 ET Italy’s foreign minister Giulio Terzi has asked Britain to provide the “utmost clarity” around a failed bid to rescue a Briton and Italian in Nigeria. He has demanded details “in the next few hours”, an Italian news agency said, after accusations the UK did not inform...
We asked you for your favourite Simpsons episode. Surprisingly the top 10 were made during the first decade of the show To celebrate the 500th episode of The Simpsons, which airs on 19 February in the US, we asked you to nominate your favourite episodes ever so we could...
5 December 2011 Last updated at 15:02 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. French President Nicolas Sarkozy: “What has happened (in the eurozone) must never happen again” The leaders of France and Germany say the EU needs a new treaty to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. The statement from...
13 November 2011 Last updated at 15:12 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mario Monti: “I will work with a sense of urgency, but scrupulously” Mario Monti has been asked to form a new Italian government to tackle an acute debt crisis which prompted the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. Mr...
12 November 2011 Last updated at 15:53 ET Silvio Berlusconi has tendered his resignation as Italian prime minister. President Giorgio Napolitano accepted his offer and is likely to appoint technocrat Mario Monti his successor. Mr Berlusconi lost his majority amid an acute debt crisis that threatens the eurozone. He promised to go once MPs...
Italians might be fearful for the future and have little to thank Silvio Berlusconi for, but that’s not stopping Nancy Dell’Olio from lavishing the outgoing Italian prime minister with praise Felicitous developments for the eurozone’s biggest problemo. Even as Italian government bonds hurtled past the 7% mark this week, a...
10 November 2011 Last updated at 11:47 ET Continue reading the main story The European Union has drastically cut its growth forecast for the eurozone in 2012, from 1.8% down to just 0.5%. “Growth has stalled in Europe and there is a risk of a new recession,” said European Commissioner Olli Rehn. The low...
9 November 2011 Last updated at 11:49 ET Continue reading the main story Italy’s cost of borrowing has touched a new record, a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms were passed. If Italy tried to borrow money today, payable in 10 years, it would have to pay...
8 November 2011 Last updated at 15:53 ET Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he intends to resign after key economic reforms have been approved. His announcement follows a vote in parliament on the budget in which he appeared to lose his majority. Both allies and opponents have been urging Mr Berlusconi to...
2 November 2011 Last updated at 16:12 ET The Greek prime minister faces rising international pressure as crisis talks begin on the eve of the G20 summit. George Papandreou’s surprise decision to call a referendum on the eurozone rescue plan agreed last week has continued to unsettle the markets. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and...
