Now playing Next Italy Life of Italy's ex-Premier Berlusconi celebrated at state funeral Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Berlusconi's coffin enters cathedral Most Italians identify Silvio Berlusconi - media mogul, football entrepreneur and three-time former premier - as the most influential figure in Italy over recent decades. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Berlusconi’s death: How will Italy’s real-life Succession play out? Berlusconi had two kids from his first wife, and three from his second. They will all inherit the empire the media tycoon built from scratch. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Berlusconi’s death draws tributes from around the world Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died on Monday aged-86. 13/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Euroviews. Berlusconi's death is Europe's first populist's final triumph Unlike today's autocrats who make grim threats against the institutions of the rule of law, Berlusconi brushed them aside in a light-hearted and smiling manner, with jokes, silk neckerchiefs, and catchy ditties — an authentic made-in-Italy product, ready to be exported, Giorgio Fruscione writes. 12/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Berlusconi's 10 most memorable moments From criticising Finnish cuisine to the Bunga Bunga tapes, the life of the ex Italian prime minister was marked by his sayings as much as by his politics. 12/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Trials, showbiz and football: How Berlusconi changed Italian politics Often regarded as the first populist, Berlusconi brought showbiz communication methods into politics, becoming the most polarising figure in the country. 12/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86 His death has been described in the Italian press as the "end of an era". 12/06/2023
Now playing Next Italy Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi adresses party from hospital Former Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video address to his Forza Italia political party on Saturday. 06/05/2023
Now playing Next Italy Italy's Berlusconi hopes to recover 'once again' after hospitalisation The last years have seen Berlusconi, now senator, suffer numerous health problems, including heart ailments and COVID-19 in 2020, which saw him hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia. 08/04/2023
Now playing Next Italy Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care with leukemia Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is being treated for a lung infection that is a result of chronic leukemia . 06/04/2023
Now playing Next world news Italian ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care Three-time Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi is in hospital due to a problem related to a previous infection. His condition was described as stable by Italy's Foreign Minister. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Italy Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted over 'Bunga Bunga' case Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was found not guilty of witness tampering in a trial related to controversial 'Bunga Bunga' parties. 15/02/2023
Now playing Next Italy Ukraine slams Berlusconi after anti-Zelenskyy comments The former Italian leader on Sunday blamed the war in Ukraine on Zelenskyy's "attacks to the autonomous republics of Donbass". 13/02/2023
Now playing Next Italy Italian court acquits former PM Silvio Berlusconi in bribery case Berlusconi had been accused of paying a Neapolitan singer and friend €157,000 to lie in his defence. 18/11/2022
Now playing Next Italy Italian rally calls for country to stop sending weapons to Ukraine Some 30,000 people took to the streets in Rome on Saturday calling for peace and disarmament in Ukraine. 05/11/2022
Now playing Next no comment Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister Meloni's Brothers of Italy party -- a national conservative movement with neo-fascist roots -- emerged as Italy's biggest party in a snap general election held on 25 September. 22/10/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Italy has its 68th government in 76 years. Why such a high turnover? Italy has had more than twice the number of governments than either the United Kingdom or Germany since WWII. 21/10/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Polish MEP to Berlusconi: 'Send the vodka back' A European lawmaker urged Silvio Berlusconi to send vodka back to Putin after the former Italian PM appeared to say in a leaked recording that he'd received a gift from the Russian president for his birthday. 19/10/2022
Now playing Next Italy Italy's Meloni scolds ex-PM Berlusconi over 'sweet letters' to Putin Silvio Berlusconi is in hot water after allegedly saying in leaked audio clips he has "rekindled" his relationship with the Russian president. His team denies this allegation. 19/10/2022