BERLIN — Italy’s Premier Mario Monti has warned that his country needs to see more concrete support from the European Union and Germany in return for the painful austerity measures it has adopted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germanys-merkel-meeting-with-italys-monti-in-berlin-for-financial-crisis-talks/2012/01/11/gIQArji5pP_story.html
The Mafia Is Now "Italy's Largest Bank"
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