Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt (2nd L) and counterparts from Belgium, Didier Reynders (2nd R), and Spain's Elena Salgado (R) at the start of an EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels November 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt (2nd L) and counterparts from Belgium, Didier Reynders (2nd R), and Spain's Elena Salgado (R) at the start of an EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels November 10, 2009.

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  1. Italy's Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti arrives at the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington in an April 25, 2009 file photo. Italian newspapers said on October 23, 2009 that Tremonti was considering resigning over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's surprise announcement of tax cuts, but a source close to Tremonti said he would not quit. Il Giornale, owned by Berlusconi's family, and best-selling Corriere della Sera ran front-page stories saying Tremonti, the leading advocate of budget discipline in the cabinet, was taken unaware by Thursday's decision to scrap a regional business tax.
  2. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) attend a news conference in Rome in an October 8, 2008 file photo. Italian newspapers said on October 23, 2009 that Tremonti was considering resigning over Berlusconi's surprise announcement of tax cuts, but a source close to Tremonti said he would not quit. Il Giornale, owned by Berlusconi's family, and best-selling Corriere della Sera ran front-page stories saying Tremonti, the leading advocate of budget discipline in the cabinet, was taken unaware by Thursday's decision to scrap a regional business tax.
  3. Italan Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (C) arrives late to pose for a family picture with European Ministers of Finance during the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen on October 1, 2009 in Gothenburg. European countries met on today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  4. Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giulio Tremonti (R) speaks with Luc Frieden (L), Luxembourg's Minister of the Treasury, following a family photo after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  5. EU Commissioner in charge of Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (L) fixes the tie of Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (C) under the sight of Spanish Minister of Economy and Finance Elena Salgado (R) before the group photo of ministers of Finance during the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met on today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  6. LONDON - SEPTEMBER 5: Giulio Tremonti, Italy's finance minister, arrives for the opening session of the G20 finance ministers meeting, at the Treasury in Westminster on September 5, 2009 in London, England. British PM Gordon Brown has warned against withdrawing support for the global economy too soon, stating it could undermine tentative recovery signs, during a G20 meeting. Finance ministers are in London for a two-day meeting to map out rules to prevent a repeat of the crisis that brought the financial system to the brink of collapse.
  7. Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders (C) talks with European Investment Bank President Philippe Maystadt (L) and Luxembourg Finance minister Luc Frieden (R) on November 10, 2009 before the start of an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
  8. Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado (R) talks with Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L), European Investment Bank President Philippe Maystadt (2nd L) and Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders (2nd R) on November 10, 2009 before the start of an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
  9. Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt (2nd L) and counterparts from Belgium, Didier Reynders (2nd R), and Spain's Elena Salgado (R) at the start of an EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels November 10, 2009.
  10. (L to R) National Bank of Slovakia Governor Ivan Sramko, Slovakia Minister of Finance Jan Pociatek and European Investment Bank President Philippe Maystadt chat during the second working session of the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 2, 2009. European countries met to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  11. Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President.
  12. Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President.
  13. Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President.
  14. Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders (L), Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (2nd L), Lower House President Patrick Dewael and Senate President Armand De Decker (R) attend a religious service (Te Deum) at the Sint-Gudule cathedral in honour of King's Day in Brussels November 15, 2009.
  15. Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders (R) talks with his Luxembourgian counterpart Luc Frieden on November 10, 2009 before the start of an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
  16. Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders (C) talks with European Investment Bank President Philippe Maystadt (L) and Luxembourg Finance minister Luc Frieden (R) on November 10, 2009 before the start of an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.

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