Topic: Romano Prodi
Quotes
No voice should be stifled in our country, least of all the pope's
Protest prompts pope to cancel speech Jan 16, 2008
What I am asking of the European Union is to have common rules in order to have repatriation more effective and to be more cooperative in all the side effects of these movements
Italy argues against EU migration limits Nov 07, 2007
In what country in the world does a mayor fail to give a visiting premier or president a welcome, a sign, a smile
Italian PM, mayor feud over manners Aug 07, 2007
I asked him how he was and he answered that he was fine, adding that rumors about the health of powerful people are common
Gadhafi tells Italian PM he's fine May 14, 2007
Alitalia is going through the worst moment in its history. The situation is totally out of control and I do not see any parachutes
Radical surgery or death for Alitalia Oct 10, 2006
Romano Prodi (Italian pronunciation: ( listen); born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also the tenth President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.
Prodi ran in 1996 as The Olive Tree center-left coalition candidate, winning the general election and serving as Prime Minister of Italy until 1998. Following the victory of his coalition The Union (L'Unione) over the House of Freedoms (Casa delle Libertà) led by Silvio Berlusconi in the April 2006 Italian elections Prodi was in power again. On 24 January 2008, he lost a vote of confidence in the Senate house, and consequently tendered his resignation as prime minister to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, but was in office for almost four months for the routine business, until early elections were held and a new government was formed.
On 14 October 2007, he became the first President of the Democratic Party upon foundation of the party.
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