Fears grow for reform drive in Italy

Article reflects upon challenges facing Italy in the autumn of 2009. 'A centre-right government led by a wounded prime minister and a nation’s image damaged abroad will only feed a sense of stagnation undermining the economy and weaken an already limited policy appetite for reforms...'

ESO: Background information: Italian court rejects Berlusconi immunity / Berlusconi hits out at court ruling http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-court-rejects-berlusconi-immunity-berlusconi-hits-out-at-court-ruling/

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