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Katainen: Finland has strong commitment to fight unemployment

Gianfranco Nitti

24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - At a press conference with Enrico Letta during his recent visit to Rome, we asked the Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen about the measures Finland has taken to tackle the problem of

Caffo Group saves 18 jobs by reviving Elisir San Marzano

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24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - The Calabrian alcohol manufacturer, the Caffo Group, has revived the award-winning liqueur Elisir San Marzano after the 170-year-old Borsci company went bankrupt, while also saving 18 jobs

EU addresses immigration as another boat of migrants is rescued

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24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - The Italian Coast Guard rescued another 150 migrants aboard a distressed vessel near Lampedusa on Thursday, as

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Officials bust 5 in Pesaro mortuary scandal

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24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities have arrested five people in Pesaro in connection to a scandal involving bribery, inflated funeral costs, and the dissection of corpses in order to retrieve pacemakers.

Alberto Musy dies after nearly two years in coma

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23 October 2013

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23 October 2013

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ROME - The former Christian Democrat councillor of Turin, Alberto Musy, died on Tuesday night in a Piedmont hospital after spending 19 months in a coma.

Quagliariello mulls new centre-right

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23 October 2013

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23 October 2013

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ROME - Italian Minister for Constitutional Reforms Gaetano Quagliariello stated Tuesday that "another group will be born" if any threats arise against the current government.

Italian killed after attack in UK

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23 October 2013

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23 October 2013

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ROME - A group of eight youths attacked two Italians living in the English town of Maidstone on Sunday night, killing one and severely injuring the other, police said.

Letta: Peace in the Middle East is our objective

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23 October 2013

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23 October 2013

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ROME - Ahead of a meeting with the US Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday morning, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said that "peace in the Middle East is our common objective."

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Supreme Court calls for new Ustica trial

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22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - The Italian Supreme court has ruled that a new civil process is required to evaluate the responsibility of the Italian Ministers of Defence and Transport in the failure of Itavia Airlines.

COPASIR probes "US spying on Italy"

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22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - As tensions grow between France and the United States over illegal spying, Italian parliamentarians are preparing for a meeting on Wednesday to address concerns over the actions by the US.

Letta slams Maradona "Up Yours" gesture

ANDREW GARGANO

22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - Diego Maradona has infuriated Enrico Letta by giving the gesto dell'ombrello

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Corrupt officials arrested in Padua

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21 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities arrested eight people in Padua on Monday for charges of conspiracy and criminal association a

Naples bans funeral for mob boss

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21 October 2013

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ROME - The Superintendent of Police in Naples has announced that a public fu

Carabinieri seize over 7 tonnes of drugs

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21 October 2013

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ROME - An Italian special forces unit seized over five tonnes of Afghan heroin and over two tonnes of marijuana in a sting operation on Monday that resulted in the arrest of 71 people.

Italy’s problems beyond Berlusconi

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21 October 2013

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21 October 2013

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ROME - So Silvio Berlusconi is barred from holding public office for two years; yesterday the Milan Court of Appeal handed down its verdict after the Supreme Court had declared that their previou

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Hundreds of protesters occupy Porta Pia

ANDREW GARGANO

21 October 2013

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21 October 2013

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ROME - Hundreds of protesters remain camped out near the historic gate of Porta Pia on Monday following a weekend of massive protests against austerity and evic

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Police and no global marchers clash

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19 October 2013

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19 October 2013

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ROME -- Police and no-global demonstrators clashed outside the Finance Ministry Saturday as marchers smashed windows of banks in the area, witnesses said.

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French-Italian manufactured aircraft crashes in Laos, killing 49

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

ROME - A small plane crashed into the Mekong River in Laos on Wednesday, killing all 44 passengers and five crew members on board.

Trenitalia and Emirates sign partnership agreement

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Italian train operating company Trenitalia has signed a partnership agreement with Emirates airlines in an effort to develop synergy between the two companies.

Guido Ralph Haschke arrested in Switzerland for bribery

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Swiss authorities arrested Guido Ralph Haschke in Lugano, Switzerland on Thursday for charges of bribery in a helicopter deal involving AgustaWestland,

Transport strike slows Rome's bus and tram service; Metro OK

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Transport service slowed across Italy on Friday as workers led by radical left-wing unions called COBAS took part in a partial transit strike against government austerity measures.

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Obama and Letta exchange praise on economic efforts

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Italian Premier Enrico Letta met with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday to discuss plans to work together while also offering each other praise for recent accomplishments

Sedriano town council dissolved after Mafia infiltration

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17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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MILAN - Lawsuits and a letter with a bullet enclosed are among threats made to a young journalist who exposed a ring of organised crime infesting Sedriano.

Conference on the European system of border guards

Gianfranco Nitti

17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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ROME - Frontex, in association with the Academy of European Law (ERA), announces the upcoming conference “The Feasibility of a European System of Border Guards (ESBG): A Practitioners Perspec