Romano Antonio Prodi is an Italian politician,economist,academic,senior civil servant,and business executive who served as the tenth president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He served twice as Prime Minister of Italy,first from 18 May 1996 to 21 October 1998,and then from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. Prodi is considered the founder of the Italian centre-left and one of the most prominent and iconic figures of the so-called Second Republic. He is often nicknamed Il Professore due to his academic career.
Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Italy,first from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2000 to 2001.
The Cabinet of Australia is the chief decision-making organ of the executive branch of the government of Australia. It is a council of senior government ministers,ultimately responsible to the Federal Parliament.
Emilio Colombo was an Italian politician,member of the Christian Democracy,who served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972.
The 2006 Italian general election was held on 9 and 10 April 2006. Romano Prodi,leader of the centre-left coalition The Union,narrowly defeated the incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi,leader of the centre-right coalition House of Freedoms. Initial exit polls suggested a victory for Prodi,but the results narrowed as the count progressed. On 11 April 2006,Prodi declared victory;Berlusconi never conceded defeat and an ensuing dispute formed.
Francesco Rutelli is an Italian journalist and former politician,who is the president of Anica,National Association of Film and Audiovisual Industry,since October 2016. He also chairs the "Centro per un Futuro Sostenibile". He was during 15 years co-president of the European Democratic Party,a centrist European political party and he is now President of the Institute of European Democrats,EDP political foundation. He has been Mayor of Rome 1994–2001,and president of the centrist party Democracy is Freedom –The Daisy 2002–2007. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Tourism in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Romano Prodi 2006–2008. Currently he also chairs PrioritàCultura;Incontro di Civiltà;Videocittà,Moving Images Festival.
Enrico Letta is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 2013 to February 2014,leading a grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right parties. Since March 2021,Letta has been secretary of the Democratic Party (PD).
Pier Luigi Bersani is an Italian politician and was Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD),Italy's leading centre-left party,from 2009 to 2013. Bersani was Minister of Industry,Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999,Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2001,and Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008.
Livia Turco is an Italian politician,member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of parliament between 1987–2013. Turco was Minister of Social Affairs in three governments between 1996–2001,and Minister of Health between 2006–2008.
Paolo Gentiloni Silveri is an Italian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Italy from December 2016 to June 2018.
Anna Diamantopoulou is a Greek civil engineer and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) who currently serves as president of the Athens-based think tank "DIKTIO" Network for Reform in Greece and Europe.
The Prodi II Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008,a total of 722 days,or 1 year,11 months and 21 days. The 59th cabinet of the Italian Republic,it was the only cabinet of the XV Legislature.
The Liberal Democrats,whose complete name is Liberal Democrats for Renewal,is a liberal and centrist political party in Italy.
Giovanna Melandri is an Italian politician. She was an MP in the Italian Parliament for 18 years (1994-2012) and held the positions of Minister of Culture and Minister of Youth and Sport (2006-2008). She is the President of MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts of Rome and founder and chairwoman of Human Foundation.
Greece and Italy enjoy special and very strong bilateral diplomatic relations. Modern diplomatic relations between the two countries were established right after Italy's unification,and are today regarded as cordial. The two states cooperate in the fields of energy,security,culture and tourism,and are major trading partners,both in exports and imports,and Greeks and Italians often exchange the phrase "una faccia,una razza",meaning "one face,one race".
Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician and journalist who was the 53rd prime minister of Italy from 1998 to 2000. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008. D'Alema also served for a time as national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). The media has referred to him as Leader Maximo due to his first name and for his dominant position in the left-wing coalitions during the Second Republic.
Civic Choice was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti. The party was formed in the run-up of the 2013 general election to support the outgoing Prime Minister Monti and continue his political agenda. In the election SC was part of a centrist coalition named With Monti for Italy,along with Union of the Centre of Pier Ferdinando Casini and Future and Freedom of Gianfranco Fini.
The centre-left coalition is an alliance of political parties in Italy active,under several forms and names,since 1995 when The Olive Tree was formed under the leadership of Romano Prodi. The centre-left coalition has ruled the country for more than eleven years between 1996 and 2018.
A Ministry of the Republic of Italy is an administrative organ of the Republic of Italy,placed at the top of Italian public administration and is characterised by one or more specific competencies,with an organised structure,often varying over time.
Stefano Sannino is an Italian diplomat and European civil servant.
