男女羞羞视频在线观看,国产精品黄色免费,麻豆91在线视频,美女被羞羞免费软件下载,国产的一级片,亚洲熟色妇,天天操夜夜摸,一区二区三区在线电影
WORLD> Europe
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-02 14:28

Despite approval ratings that are high by most standards, and solid victories in recent European and local elections, aides find themselves tackling talk of a "lame-duck" leader, when only a year ago he was returning to power with a resounding defeat of the centre-left.

"We know the prime minister has the support of the Italians and is therefore no 'lame-duck' leader and completely ready to lead the G8," Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Reuters.

LEADERSHIP TEST

But it is questionable what level of leadership Italy or Berlusconi have on the main issues on the agenda in L'Aquila - the financial crisis, climate change and development.

Sandwiched between G20 summits in London and Pittsburgh, L'Aquila was never likely to produce more than worthy statements on the financial crisis. On climate change, Obama has dictated the agenda rather than Berlusconi. On development, Italy has arguably the worst reputation in the G8 for meeting commitments.

Related readings:
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility Italy's Berlusconi denies he paid women
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility Premier Berlusconi in new scandal
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility Berlusconi 'unaware party girls were paid'
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility Italy's Berlusconi hit by female escort allegations
Berlusconi hosts G8 as scandals weaken credibility Berlusconi says nude pics 'innocent'

The Catholic charity Caritas International accuses Italy of slashing aid to poor countries by 56 percent this year, saying: "This is not a good sign for the G8 summit in Italy."

Berlusconi himself says he plays a prominent role in world diplomacy, having helped to resolve the Georgian war, negotiate a new NATO-Russia deal and, on climate change, stop what he called a "quixotic" EU initiative last year.

But his reputation is defined more by his diplomatic gaffes, his relationship with Obama not helped by comments on the president's "suntan" or being quoted calling him "weak" on Iran.

Berlusconi has his admirers, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, who says Berlusconi stands up for "the truth and for decency".

One aid body hoping achievements outweigh the gaffes at the G8 is ActionAid Italy, whose policy director Luca de Fraia told Reuters: "It's obvious the rumours about Berlusconi's behaviour are possibly damaging what Italy is doing. There is a credibility issue."

"But Italy is still a big country and we need great initiatives from Berlusconi.

   Previous page 1 2 Next Page  

主站蜘蛛池模板: 徐闻县| 高雄县| 家居| 紫云| 涿州市| 惠东县| 涿鹿县| 丰城市| 万宁市| 游戏| 天等县| 内黄县| 沙雅县| 余姚市| 河间市| 哈巴河县| 宜兴市| 玛纳斯县| 仁怀市| 禹城市| 合肥市| 七台河市| 温宿县| 祥云县| 丽江市| 荣成市| 繁峙县| 鹤壁市| 攀枝花市| 小金县| 蓝田县| 和政县| 遂宁市| 泸西县| 墨玉县| 灵台县| 叙永县| 霍城县| 大邑县| 龙门县| 磴口县| 德保县| 长兴县| 沙河市| 文登市| 孝感市| 阳朔县| 宁晋县| 泸水县| 姚安县| 织金县| 峨眉山市| 永寿县| 通山县| 和林格尔县| 丰顺县| 鞍山市| 富蕴县| 北辰区| 都匀市| 达孜县| 武陟县| 子洲县| 滨州市| 额尔古纳市| 汝城县| 平度市| 鹿泉市| 福泉市| 青岛市| 白沙| 刚察县| 东平县| 静海县| 六盘水市| 重庆市| 尉氏县| 新闻| 麻栗坡县| 高阳县| 武安市| 慈溪市|