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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ECO...

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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.

Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti arrives at the G20 Finance Ministers' dinner at the Guildhall in the City of London, September 4, 2009.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (R) speaks with European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet (L) on July 6, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.

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Italy's Giulio Tremonti, left, talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner prior to the group photo for the G-8 Finance ministers meeting at the Carlo V castle in Lecce, Italy, Saturday, June 13, 2009.

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Italian Finance minister Giulio Tremonti arrives for a press conference after the meeting of the Group of eight (G8) Finance in Lecce on June 13 , 2009.

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Italian Finance minister Giulio Tremonti arrives for a press conference after the meeting of the Group of eight (G8) Finance in Lecce on June 13 , 2009.

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Italian Finance minister Giulio Tremonti (L) looks on next to his Canadian counterpart Jim Flaherty as they take part in a conference during a meeting of the Group of eight (G8) Finance in Lecce on June 12, 2009.

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Italian Finance minister Giulio Tremonti (L) looks on next to his Canadian counterpart James Michael as they take part in a conference during a meeting of the Group of eight (G8) Finance in Lecce on June 12, 2009.

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Italian finance minister Giulio Tremonti arrives to take part in a conference to encourage pharmaceutical companies to invest in research for vaccines against deadly diseases by promising to buy the vaccines at a fixed price on the sidelines of the Group of eight (G8) Finance ministers...

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ROME - JUNE 10: Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giulio Tremonti arrives at Villa Madama as the Berlusconi government delegation prepares to attend a meeting with Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi on June 10, 2009 in Rome, Italy.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg on June 9, 2009 before an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Luxembourg.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) chats with President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet on June 8, 2009 before an Eurogroup meeting at the EU council headquarters in Luxembourg.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) shakes hand with EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner, Joaquin Almunia of Spain on June 8, 2009 before an Eurogroup meeting at the EU council headquarters in Luxembourg.

Italy's Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with Sweden's Minister of Finance Anders Borg at an EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels May 5, 2009.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with his Swedish counterpart Anders Borg on May 5, 2009 before an EU finance ministers meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.

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Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) talks with his Swedish counterpart Anders Borg on May 5, 2009 before an EU finance ministers meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.

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Finance minister of Cyprus Charilaos Stavrakis (L) smiles as he stands with Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (R) on May 4, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.

Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti (L) makes remarks to the press as Italy's Central Bank Gov. Mario Draghi listens during a news conference at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 25, 2009.

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Italian Ambassador to the US Gianni Castellaneta (L), Italian Treasury Director General Vittorio Grilli (C), and Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti (R), listen to reporter's questions during a press conference April 25, 2009 at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meeting in Washington, DC.

Italy's Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti (L), Korean Finance Minister Kyung Wook Hur and Governor of the Bank of Japan Masaaki Shirakawa (R) attend the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington April 25, 2009.