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February 27, 2013

Berlusconi Surge Shows Why Europe Needs Deeper Union

Bloomberg, Bloomberg

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The return of Silvio Berlusconi to the Italian political stage sends an unmistakable message to Europe’s leaders: They will have to be a lot more ambitious if they want to hold their currency union together.

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