Berlusconi party members walk out before crucial vote threatens PM’s survival, with magnate hinting he could return to power.
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Growing crisis in Italian government
Our Southern Europe editor John Hooper reports
Berlusconi returns to the field
Here’s a story to keep you awake at night, Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is planning his return to mainstream politics. Our Southern Europe editor John Hooper writes:
Eurozone crisis live: Eurocrisis brings strife to Slovenia
All is not well in Slovenia, where violent demonstrations took place last night for the third time in a fortnight.
Italian politics: Bersani’s victory
In the end, the Italian left opted for the ‘safe pair of hands’. And decisively so.
Eastern approaches: Slovenia
A vote for austerity policies
Pier Luigi Bersani to be centre-left candidate in Italy’s general election
Former minister for economic development in last centre-left government beats young mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi.
Left in front
The odds are tipping in favour of a left-wing government next year
Google failed to declare £195m, say Italian police
Complex arrangements involving Italy, Ireland, Bermuda and the Netherlands under review but company says it respects tax rules
Anger as Albania marks 100th birthday with mass slaughter of lambs
Opposition calls killing and cooking of 1,000 lambs for independence feast ‘a grotesque embarrassment’.