[143], While Berlusconi was in office, Israel and Italy negotiated a $1 billion deal whereby Israel builds reconnaissance satellites for Italy, while Israel purchases the M-346 training plane for its air-force. The pending senate vote, combined with anger over Berlusconi's conviction – a poll indicated 42% of the public believe he has been unfairly persecuted by the magistrates – present a serious political challenge for the fragile ruling coalition. This video is unavailable. [353] He also accused an unspecified person of manoeuvring and bribing D'Addario. Berlusconi and his co-defendants were also ordered to pay a 10 million euro fine and were banned from holding public office for three years. conf. The pizza won first prize in America's Plate International pizza contest in March 2008. In 2004, Dell'Utri, co-founder of Forza Italia, was sentenced to nine years by a Palermo court on charge of "external association to the Mafia",[284][285] a sentence describing Dell'Utri as a mediator between the economic interests of Berlusconi and members of the criminal organisation. ", "Protesters rally in Rome against ruling on Berlusconi", "Berlusconi allies hit out over president's lifetime senator snub", "Berlusconi's party says his removal from parliament is 'unthinkable, "Berlusconi allies step up threats over Italian Senate ruling", "Italian lawmakers delay showdown over Berlusconi", "Berlusconi's MPs threaten mass walk-out", "Italy Senate Committee Votes in Favor of Ousting Berlusconi", "Full Italian Senate Vote Looms on Berlusconi Expulsion", "Forfeiture Berlusconi. Issues with the former include accusations of having mismanaged the state budget and of increasing the Italian government debt. [247] From the very beginning he said it clearly to his associates. On 23 April, he formed a new government with the same allies, reshuffling ministers and amending the government programme. [142] Berlusconi believed that Israel should be made an EU member, stating that "My greatest desire, as long as I am a protagonist in politics, is to bring Israel into membership of the European Union". Silvio Berlusconi (/ˌbɛərlʊˈskoʊni/ BAIR-luu-SKOH-nee; Italian: [ˈsilvjo berluˈskoːni] (listen); born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments[2] from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. The results of this election handed Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition, known as The Union, (Berlusconi's opposition) a very thin majority: 49.8% against 49.7% for the centre-right coalition House of Freedoms in the Lower House, and a two-senator lead in the Senate (158 senators for The Union and 156 for the House of Freedoms). [161][162] In 2013, he returned to calling Mussolini a good leader whose biggest mistake was signing up to exterminate the Jews. Other critics accused him of creating a police state. [97], Austerity mesures were passed, raising €59.8 billion from spending cuts and tax raises, including freezing public-sector salaries until 2014 and gradually increasing the retirement age for women in the private sector from 60 in 2014 to 65 in 2026. He was acquitted from the sex charges by the Italy appeals court on Friday, 18 July 2014.[245][246]. Fininvest soon expanded into a country-wide network of local TV stations which had similar programming, forming, in effect, a single national network. In 2010, Palermo's appeals court cut the sentence to seven years but fully confirmed Dell'Utri's role as a link between Berlusconi and the Mafia until 1992. At the time Berlusconi still was just a wealthy real estate developer and started his private television empire. In the May 2001 parliamentary elections, he was again the centre-right candidate for Prime Minister and won against the centre-left candidate Francesco Rutelli. [322], Subsequently, at a tent camp on the outskirts of L'Aquila housing some of the more than 30,000 people who lost their homes during the 2009 earthquake he said to an African priest: "you have a nice tan. [301], Berlusconi has developed a reputation for making gaffes or insensitive remarks. This was seen as breaching the Italian public broadcaster RAI's statutory monopoly by creating a national network, which was later abolished. Berlusconi has been involved in many controversies and over 20 court cases during his political career, including being sentenced to four years imprisonment and a five-year ban from public office by the Court of Appeals for €7M tax evasion (and €280M slush fund) on 8 May 2013, confirmed by the Court of Cassation on 1 August 2013. [229] The meeting at the second day ended with PDL agreeing to drop their series of technical objections to try to halt the hearings, on the agreement that each of the committee members could speak at greater length in a broad discussion on the merits of the case. Berlusconi said, in his own defence: "In the entertainment world everybody knows that, in certain situations in RAI TV you work only if you prostitute yourself or if you are leftist. [88][89], In May 2011, PdL suffered a big blow in local elections. Dell'Utri was the intermediary, according to Spatuzza. The Mafia's fall out with the Christian Democrats became clear when Salvo Lima was killed in March 1992. 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Berlusconi committed in this contract to improve several aspects of the Italian economy and life. The suspect was known to have a history of mental illness and mandatory treatment in mental institutions. Berlusconi also owns a controlling stake in Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the largest Italian publishing house, whose publications include Panorama, one of the country's most popular news magazines. Watch Queue Queue Berlusconism (Italian: Berlusconismo) is a term used in the Western media and by a few Italian analysts to describe the political positions of Berlusconi. In exchange, Libya would take measures to combat illegal immigration coming from its shores and boost investment in Italian companies. YouTube Kids provides a more contained environment for kids to explore YouTube and makes it easier for parents and caregivers to guide their journey. To this general rule you add the special residence permits and those in the application of the right to asylum. "[320], On 24 January 2009, Berlusconi announced his aim to increase the numbers of military patrolling the Italian cities from 3,000 to 30,000 in order to crack down on what he called an "evil army" of criminals. [132] Investigating Italian parliament members discovered that Central Energy Italian Gas Holding (CEIGH), a part of the Centrex Group, was to play a major role in the lucrative agreement. [102] Following Berlusconi's resignation, Mario Monti formed a new government that would remain in office until the next scheduled elections in 2013. [205][206] He was also charged with abusing his political powers in an attempt to cover up the relationship (by trying to persuade the police to release the girl while she was under arrest for theft, based on a false claim that she was a relative of Hosni Mubarak's). "Dell'Utri was very close to Cosa Nostra and a very good contact point for Berlusconi," he said. The four-year term was longer than the three years and eight months the prosecutors had requested, but was shortened to one year in accord with a 2006 amnesty law intended to reduce prison overcrowding. The Mediaset trial was launched in April 2005, with indictment of fourteen people (including Berlusconi) for having committed:[217][218]. According to the authors, this would be an explanation of why the Left, despite having won the 1996 elections, did not pass a law to solve the conflicts of interest between media ownership and politics. În zona liderilor Rusiei, Croației și Franței s-a putut observa o singură umbrelă de dimensiuni mari, protejându-l pe Putin. Dopo aver appreso quanto fatto da Putin, ovvero l'aver regalato e costretto alla lettura i funzionari della pubblica amministrazione russa del libro "Parole che cambiano il mondo", contenente una raccolta dei principali interventi del presidente russo, il nostro Premier ha deciso che non poteva essere da meno. Cuca la Vaina, Castrillo de los Polvazares: zobacz bezstronne recenzje (432 ) na temat Cuca la Vaina, z oceną 4,5 na 5 w serwisie Tripadvisor, na pozycji 4 z 7 restauracji w Castrillo de los Polvazares. Berlusconi's supporters hailed him as the "novus homo", an outsider who was going to bring a new efficiency to the public bureaucracy and reform the state from top to bottom. [35], On 9 July 2011, a Milan court ordered Fininvest to pay 560 million euros in damages to Compagnie Industriali Riunite in a long-running legal dispute. The Italian parliament blocked the contract and accused Berlusconi of having a personal interest in the Eni-Gazprom agreement. [362], During a contested[363][364] episode of AnnoZero on 1 October 2009, the journalist and presenter Michele Santoro interviewed Patrizia D'Addario. For other uses, see, Attempt to reform the Italian constitution, Refoundation of Forza Italia and public office ban, Political comeback and election to European Parliament, Abuse of office – The Unipol case (2005), Bribery of senators supporting the Prodi government (2006), Defamation against Antonio Di Pietro (2008), Soliciting minors for sex – Ruby case (2010), Tax-fraud conviction in Mediaset trial (1988–98), Remarks on Western civilisation and Islam, Divorce and allegations of sexual misconduct. He also told the media, on the sidelines of A.C. Milan's practice session (the football club he owns along with Mediaset, the largest media outlet in the country): "I race to win. [174][175][176], A number of writers and political commentators consider Berlusconi's political success a precedent for the 2016 election of real estate tycoon Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States,[177][178][179] with most noting Berlusconi's panned Prime Ministerial tenure and therefore making the comparison in dismay. Roger Cohen of The New York Times argued, "Widely ridiculed, endlessly written about, long unscathed by his evident misogyny and diverse legal travails, Berlusconi proved a Teflon politician [...] Nobody who knows Berlusconi and has watched the rise and rise of Donald Trump can fail to be struck by the parallels. He also added that Italy will probably be ranked last in the European Union in the upcoming edition of the RWB press freedom index.[271]. Silvio Berlusconi (/ ˌ b ɛər l ʊ ˈ s k oʊ n i / BAIR-luu-SKOH-nee; Italian: [ˈsilvjo berluˈskoːni] (); born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. [279] Berlusconi and his allies, on the other hand, maintain that such laws are consistent with everyone's right to a rapid and just trial, and with the principle of "presumption of innocence" (garantismo); furthermore, they claim that Berlusconi is being subjected to a political "witch hunt", orchestrated by certain (allegedly left-wing) judges. "Temo che sarò ancora il numero uno", "Berlusconi breaks away from Italian government after party splits", "Silvio Berlusconi torna in campo: "Alle elezioni io ci sarò. Recomanda . [207] In January 2013, judges rejected an application from Berlusconi's lawyers to have the trial adjourned so that it would not interfere with Italy's 2013 general election in which Berlusconi was participating. Berlusconi demanded a public apology, claiming that for the third time his wife had "done this to me in the middle of an election campaign", and stated that there was little prospect of his marriage continuing. [220] The charges were in relation to a scheme to purchase overseas film rights at inflated prices through offshore companies. This electoral law, approved shortly before the election by Berlusconi's coalition in an attempt to improve their chances of winning the election, led to the coalition's defeat and gave Prodi the chance to form a new cabinet. On 26 January 1994, Berlusconi announced his decision to enter politics, ("enter the field", in his own words) presenting his own political party, Forza Italia, on a platform focused on defeating the Communists. His criticism was aimed at the leadership style of Berlusconi, who tends to rely on his personal charisma to lead the party from the centre and supports a less structured form of party, a movement-party that organises itself only at election times. Another alleged victim, Giorgia Iafrate, also decided not to be a party to the case. As Berlusconi was shaking hands with the public, a man in the crowd stepped forward and launched the statuette at him. In common with many other European governing groups, in the 2004 elections to the European Parliament, gaining 43.37% support. [286], In 1996, a Mafia informer, Salvatore Cancemi, declared that Berlusconi and Dell'Utri were in direct contact with Salvatore Riina, head of the Sicilian Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s. [10][11] Berlusconi has pledged to stay leader of Forza Italia throughout his custodial sentence and public office ban. Italy's president, whose endorsement of the decree was required by law, said that the measure taken by the government may not violate the Constitution.[280][281]. On 18 November 2007, after claiming the collection of more than 7 million signatures (including that of Umberto Bossi) demanding that the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano call a fresh election,[65] Berlusconi announced from the running board of a car in a crowded Piazza San Babila in Milan[66] that Forza Italia would soon merge or transform into The People of Freedom party, also known as the PdL (Il Popolo della Libertà). More recently, Berlusconi has declared himself favourable to civil unions. However, the general election resulted in the Lega Nord winning more seats than Forza Italia, and no electoral coalition winning an outright majority. [5][6] In 2009, Forbes ranked him 12th in the List of The World's Most Powerful People due to his domination of Italian politics, throughout more than twenty years at the head of the centre-right coalition.[7]. 1:32. [189] On 31 March 2014, the Milan Court of Appeal ruled that whilst the evidence did not clear Paolo and Silvio Berlusconi from guilt, they were both acquitted due to the statutes of limitations, although a €80,000 compensatory award to Fassino was upheld. Io sono il più moderato di tutti! [361], On 22 September 2009, after a press conference, Berlusconi declared that he had asked his ministers not to respond anymore to questions regarding "gossip". [325] The remarks were immediately condemned by Arcigay, Italy's main gay rights organisation. However, Prodi's coalition consisted of a large number of smaller parties. [261] This statement was called by critics "Editto Bulgaro". [160] In 2013, he returned to calling Mussolini a good leader whose biggest mistake was signing up to exterminate the Jews. Because he was sentenced to a gross imprisonment of more than two years, a new Italian anticorruption law resulted in the Senate expelling and barring him from serving in any legislative office for six years. Not Now. Approval in a referendum is necessary in order to amend the Italian Constitution without a qualified two-thirds parliamentary majority. Following repeated telephone calls by Berlusconi to the police authorities, El Mahroug was eventually released and entrusted to Minetti's care. According to The Economist's findings, Berlusconi, while Prime Minister of Italy, retained in effective control of 90% of all national television broadcasting. In his acceptance speech, Alfano proposed the introduction of primaries. The claims arise mostly from the hiring of Vittorio Mangano, who was accused of being a mafioso, as a gardener and stable-man at Berlusconi's Villa San Martino in Arcore, a small town near Milan. It was also revealed he had made another antisemitic joke a few days previously. Putin l-a felicitat de Kusturica cu cei 65 de ani împliniți Data marii conferințe de presă anuale a lui Putin a fost anunÅ£ată Putin a convocat ședința operativă a Consiliului de Securitate Putin va vizita China în 2020 Peskov a negat afirmațiile că Kremlinul ar privi cu scepticism întâlnirea Putin-Trump [346][347], Ten days later, Letizia's ex-boyfriend, Luigi Flaminio, claimed that Berlusconi had contacted Letizia personally in October 2008 and said she had spent a week without her parents at Berlusconi's Sardinian villa around New Year's Eve 2009,[348] a fact confirmed later by her mother. [385], On 1 March 2019, the Moroccan model Imane Fadil, who was one of the main witnesses in the process, died in strange circumstances, allegedly killed by radioactive poisoning.[386][387][388]. The Freedom of the Press 2004 Global Survey, an annual study issued by the American organisation Freedom House, downgraded Italy's ranking from 'Free' to 'Partly Free'[254] due to Berlusconi's influence over RAI, a ranking which, in "Western Europe" was shared only with Turkey (as of 2005[update]). clic sulla foto per accedere alla Galleria fotografica Case, alberi, automobili, cucce per cani e persino nani da giardino. del 28/08/2013 n.35 (Appellant: Justice of the Peace of Viterbo, Defendant: Chamber of Deputies)", "Cassazione: Berlusconi accusato di diffamazione a Di Pietro, si riparte da zero", "Diffamazione Berlusconi-Di Pietro, atti alla Corte Costituzionale", "Consulta: sì a ricorso di Di Pietro contro Berlusconi", "Public hearing on 8 July 2014 (case 10+11): Video", "Reg. Berlusconi and his government quarrelled with the Italian judiciary often. [230] On 18 September, Berlusconi made a national televised speech, in which he pledged to stay as party leader of a revived Forza Italia, no matter if the Senate would end up deciding to expel him or not. (According to protocol, Gaddafi should have sat three places away from Berlusconi).[154][155][156]. Putin cântă! Berlusconi was born in Milan in 1936, where he was raised in a middle-class family. [262] Mediaset, one of Berlusconi's companies, sued RAI over Guzzanti's program, demanding 20 million euros for "damages"; in November 2003 the show was cancelled by the president of RAI, Lucia Annunziata. [356], Berlusconi's lifestyle has raised eyebrows in Catholic circles, with vigorous criticism being expressed in particular by the newspaper Avvenire, owned by the Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (Conference of Italian Bishops). [368][369], It was also found out that, on 27 May 2010, El Mahroug had been arrested for theft by the Milan police but (being still a minor) she was directed to a shelter for juvenile offenders. Vladimir Putin nu are nicio limită atunci când vine vorba să-și îndeplinească ambițiile, iar căpătuirea fiicelor sale este, cu siguranță, una dintre acestea. [395] Italian president Giorgio Napolitano and politicians from all parties in Italy condemned the attack. [378] Berlusconi's lawyers were quick to deny the allegations as "absurd and without foundation" and called the investigation a "serious interference with the private life of the prime minister without precedent in the judicial history of the country".[379]. Un ragazzino di 13 anni è stato ucciso da uno squalo mentre faceva surf nell'isola francese di Reunion, nell'Oceano indiano. [59] Luca Ricolfi, an independent analyst, held that Berlusconi had managed to deliver only one promise out of five, the one concerning minimum pension rates. The allegations made against him generally include suspicions about the extremely rapid increase of his activity in the construction industry in the years 1961–63, hinting at the possibility that in those years he received money from unknown and possibly illegal sources. After completing his secondary school education at a Salesian college, he studied law at the Università Statale in Milan, graduating (with honours) in 1961, with a thesis on the legal aspects of advertising. He was sentenced by the Court of First Instance to seven years in jail, and banned from public office for life. Putin fa e cavalca cose. On 2 December 2006, during a major demonstration of the centre-right in Rome against the government led by Romano Prodi, Berlusconi proposed the foundation of a "Freedom Party", arguing that the people and voters of the different political movements aligned to the demonstration were all part of a "people of freedom". The ramification of his public office ban is that it makes him ineligible to serve any public office, but technically he will still be allowed as a non-candidate to continue leading his party and centre-right coalition in election campaigns. Floriano De Angeli, "L'Europeo", n. 49, 1993, In September 2011 in a phone call, he said that the German First Minister, 2004 elections to the European Parliament, snap parliamentary elections held on 13/14 April 2008, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, trials for corruption, fraud and sex offences, 2019 European Parliament election in Italy, Turkey's application to accede to the European Union, Trials and allegations involving Silvio Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi underage prostitution charges, Conflict of interest § Governmental Officials, Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, "Silvio Berlusconi is back on the Italian political scene. [4] In 2018, Forbes magazine ranked him as the 190th richest man in the world with a net worth of US$8.0 billion. She said he also gave her jewellery. Berlusconi verso il rinvio a giudizio", "Chiesto il rinvio a giudizio per Berlusconi", "I pm: 3 anni e 8 mesi di carcere a Berlusconi", "Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud", "Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years In Prison Over Mediaset Tax Evasion", "Process Mediaset TV rights: Berlusconi sentenced to four years on appeal (Tax Fraud: confirmed the first instance judgment, including the disqualification from holding public office for 5 years)", "Confermata la condanna per Berlusconi Il Cavaliere ottiene solo lo stop all'interdizione", "Silvio Berlusconi sentence: Is this the end for 'Il Cavaliere'? [358], After a period of tense exchanges and polemics, on 3 September 2009, Boffo resigned from his editorial position[359][360] and the assistant editor Marco Tarquinio became editor ad interim. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [375], Berlusconi came under fire for reportedly spending $1.8 million in state funds from RAI Cinema to further the career of a largely unknown Bulgarian actress, Michelle Bonev. L'OGNIPOTENTE ZAR PARTECIPA AD X FACTOR ITALIA E LO VINCE AL PRIMO COLPO. This situation was also the result of the new "diabolic" electoral system. Watch Queue Queue. Romano Prodi, who defeated Berlusconi in 2006, claimed that these were ad personam laws, meant to solve Berlusconi's problems and defend his interests.

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