The most interesting articles from major foreign papers from February 2 to 4:
Elections
Financial Times – Berlusconi pledges €4bn tax refund
Wall Street Journal – Berlusconi Primed for Another ‘Contract’
Bloomberg Businessweek – Berlusconi: if I win, Italians get home tax back
Washington Post – Berlusconi promises Italians if he wins elections they’ll get unpopular property tax refunded
El Pais – Mario Monti apuesta por aumentar la edad de jubilación “efectiva” en Italia
El Pais – El centroizquierda busca recuperar el pulso de la campaña italiana
Die Zeit – Villa und Wille
Handelsblatt – Moral? Welche Moral?
Handelsblatt – Berlusconi will Italienern Steuern zurückzahlen
Reports and comments on Italy’s elections
Die Welt – “Italien darf nicht zu Deutschland aufschauen”
Interview of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
Fiat-Chrysler
Wall Street Journal – Fiat Aims to Close Chrysler Deal Next Year *
Merger between the two carmakers in 2014
L’Italia vince nel rugby
New York Times – Italy Defeats France, Capping Opening Weekend of Surprises in Six Nations
El Mundo – Italia ya no es ‘la cuchara de madera’
Italy’s rugby team beats France in the Six Nations
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