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Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi

  1. Why we need Social Europe
    Next Left logo Next Left 19 hours ago

    The outcome is an amalgam of legislation, financial aid, cooperation and soft law mechanisms such as guidelines, benchmarking, and best practice. In recent years, soft law mechanisms have become the preferred route to promote

  2. A conservative lauded by Italy's left
    The Age logo The Age 1 week ago

    Seven months later this government, too, had bitten the dust and was replaced by a temporary administration supported by all the parties. Finally, after the election of 1996, the third in four years, the premiership was entrusted to the Catholic...

  3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago
    Italy's former Prime Minister Romano Prodi attends the funeral ceremony of former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in downtown Rome January 30, 2012. Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned...

    Italy's former Prime Minister Romano Prodi attends the funeral ceremony of former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in downtown Rome January 30, 2012. Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned... View Photo »

  4. Did Germany cause the euro crisis?
    BBC News logo BBC News 2 weeks ago

    "Clearly," Romano Prodi told me, "I had not enough power. "I tried and they [the finance ministers] told me to shut up." Jacques Lafitte was a young French finance ministry official seconded to Brussels in the 1990s to help construct the single currency.

  5. YOU CAN'T FIRE US, WE QUIT:
    BrothersJudd Blog logo BrothersJudd Blog 3 weeks ago

    Certainly, that was the view of Romano Prodi and the European Commission when in 2004 a written question in the European Parliament asked whether a newly independent region within a member state would have to leave the EU and re-apply for admission. ...

  6. Monti Takes Ax to Mussolini-Era Guilds
    Bloomberg.com logo Bloomberg.com 3 weeks ago

    The decree would create 1,500 new notary jobs through 2014. Monti’s push is Italy’s second major effort to liberalize the economy in the past six years. In 2006, under then-Premier Romano Prodi, the government pushed through a program to save 2.8...

  7. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago
    Former Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrives to attend conference in memory of Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Italy's former finance minister, at the headquarters of the Bank of Italy in Rome December 16, 2011.

    Former Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrives to attend conference in memory of Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Italy's former finance minister, at the headquarters of the Bank of Italy in Rome December 16, 2011. View Photo »

  8. Romano Prodi and Leon Brittan on collapsing Europe (27Oct11)
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 3 months ago
  9. The flowers that launched the euro
    Euronews 1 month ago

    Ten years ago euro bank notes and coins came into circulation: the new European currency for 11 Countries. To mark this anniversary, we are joined from Rome by Romano Prodi. I would like to start by asking how you felt at that time?” Romano Prodi:...

  10. Euro woes: No joy for 10-year-old currency
    Russia Today 1 month ago

    The birth of an ambitious project – a common currency – was celebrated with no less than a big bang. “The euro is the beginning of a stronger European Union. We shall be the best in the world, the best in the world!” Yet 10 years down the road, the...

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About Romano Prodi

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Romano Prodi (help·info) (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of Italy twice, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Full Article

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  1. Former Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrives to attend conference in memory of Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Italy's former finance minister, at the headquarters of the Bank of Italy in Rome December 16, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Former Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrives to attend conference in memory of Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Italy's former finance minister, at the headquarters of the Bank of Italy in Rome December 16, 2011.

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  2. Italy's former Prime Minister Romano Prodi (C) arrives for a conference in honour of the late economist Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa on December 16, 2011 at the Bank of Italy in Rome. Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said during the conference that Padoa-Schioppa, a former Italy's finance... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Italy's former Prime Minister Romano Prodi (C) arrives for a conference in honour of the late economist Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa on December 16, 2011 at the Bank of Italy in Rome. Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said during the conference that Padoa-Schioppa, a former Italy's finance...

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  3. Cuban President Fidel Castro (2nd L) enjoys the presence of South Africa's President Nelson Mandela (C), surrounded by Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) and Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the GATT Agreement, during the ministerial... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Cuban President Fidel Castro (2nd L) enjoys the presence of South Africa's President Nelson Mandela (C), surrounded by Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) and Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the GATT Agreement, during the ministerial...

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  4. Leaders at the G-8 economic summit including (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Vladamir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Leaders at the G-8 economic summit including (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Vladamir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister...

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  5. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to French President Jasques Chirac (2-L) as US President George Bush (2-R) laughs with EU Commission President Romano Prodi (R) during a ceremony of signing in the Golden Book of Honorary Guests of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, 21... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to French President Jasques Chirac (2-L) as US President George Bush (2-R) laughs with EU Commission President Romano Prodi (R) during a ceremony of signing in the Golden Book of Honorary Guests of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, 21...

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  6. US President George W. Bush (L) and EU Commission President Romano Prodi share a laugh as they prepare to sign the Guest Book of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, Saturday 21 July 2001, on the second day of the Group of Eight (G8) summit. G8 leaders forged ahead with their... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    US President George W. Bush (L) and EU Commission President Romano Prodi share a laugh as they prepare to sign the Guest Book of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, Saturday 21 July 2001, on the second day of the Group of Eight (G8) summit. G8 leaders forged ahead with their...

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  7. (From L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    (From L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard...

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  8. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (R) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) stand by the negotiation table in Alghero village, in the north west of Sardinia island, 14 November 2007. Italy signed an accord with Algeria to purchase gas from this gas riched North African country. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (R) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) stand by the negotiation table in Alghero village, in the north west of Sardinia island, 14 November 2007. Italy signed an accord with Algeria to purchase gas from this gas riched North African country.

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  9. Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi search for their seats flanked by EU Commission President Romano Prodi (R) 20 July 2001 on the first day of the G8 summit in Genoa. Belgium is currently holding the EU presidency. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi search for their seats flanked by EU Commission President Romano Prodi (R) 20 July 2001 on the first day of the G8 summit in Genoa. Belgium is currently holding the EU presidency.

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  10. From L-R: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French president Jacques Chirac, Italian prime Minisister Silvio Berlusconi,UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    From L-R: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French president Jacques Chirac, Italian prime Minisister Silvio Berlusconi,UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder,...

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  11. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi walks past a painting in the office of European Commission President Romano Prodi in Brussels in this April 27, 2004 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, a senior NTC military official said. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi walks past a painting in the office of European Commission President Romano Prodi in Brussels in this April 27, 2004 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, a senior NTC military official said.

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  12. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi walks past a painting in the office of European Commission President Romano Prodi in Brussels in this April 27, 2004 file photo. Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on August 22, 2011 after rebels swept... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi walks past a painting in the office of European Commission President Romano Prodi in Brussels in this April 27, 2004 file photo. Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on August 22, 2011 after rebels swept...

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  13. PD (Italian Democratic party) Leader Pierluigi Bersani, right, hugs former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, as they celebrate the electoral results at Pantheon square, in Rome, Monday, May 30, 2011. Silvio Berlusconi's mayoral candidates lost elections in the premier's stronghold of Milan... AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

    PD (Italian Democratic party) Leader Pierluigi Bersani, right, hugs former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, as they celebrate the electoral results at Pantheon square, in Rome, Monday, May 30, 2011. Silvio Berlusconi's mayoral candidates lost elections in the premier's stronghold of Milan...

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  14. Group of Eight leaders pose for a family picture during a ceremony of signing in the Golden Book of Honorary Guests of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, 21 July 2001. From L-R Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George Bush,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Group of Eight leaders pose for a family picture during a ceremony of signing in the Golden Book of Honorary Guests of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, 21 July 2001. From L-R Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George Bush,...

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Former Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrives to attend conference in memory of Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Italy's former finance minister, at the headquarters of the Bank of Italy in Rome December 16, 2011.

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Related Topics

  1. Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi
  2. European Commission European Commission
  3. European Union European Union
  4. Massimo D'Alema Massimo D'Alema
  5. Eni SpA Eni SpA
  6. Mario Monti Mario Monti

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