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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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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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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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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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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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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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(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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,...