At a European summit dominated by pessimism and gloom, Silvio Berlusconi is making a valiant effort to keep spirits up with his special brand of humour.
During the first – and so far only – press conference given by the Italian prime minister, he was in fine form, talking for over an hour and thanking just about everyone in Italy for the success of the Presidency.
His domestic political rival, Romano Prodi – the President of the European Commission, looked none too pleased as Mr...
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