Referendum on limiting bosses’ pay to 12 times that of lowest-paid staff follows vote on ‘golden hellos and goodbyes’
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A golden opportunity
The split of Silvio Berlusconi’s party could boost the governing coalition
Glafcos Clerides obituary
Greek Cypriot statesman who worked towards a settlement for the divided island of Cyprus.
Swiss divided as 1:12 executive pay referendum nears
Big business accused of scaremongering just days before vote on capping bosses’ pay at 12 times that of their worst-paid staff.
‘Pope Francis effect’ credited with boosting Italian congregations
Researchers say more than half of Catholic priests have reported significant rise in attendance since election of new pontiff
Bickering and back-stabbing
Dismal economic figures make reform urgent, but political leaders are mired in internecine strife
A duel gone wrong
Silvio Berlusconi badly miscalculated with his threat to bring down the government of Enrico Letta
Silvio Berlusconi believed the world revolved around him – not any more
As a panel considers whether to expel him from the Italian Senate, the former PM’s iron self-belief is being tested as never before
Berlusconi faces a mutiny
Silvio Berlusconi’s allies question his latest move
Educating Cécile
Italy’s first black minister has had a tough political baptism