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Uproar over plans to name Milan airport after Berlusconi

More than a year after his death, Berlusconi can’t shake claims of corruption - or his synonymy with controversial ‘bunga bunga’ parties.

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Denmark ‘too spicy’ noodles recall: Real risk or a matter of taste?

The announcement by the Danish food safety regulator has been met with derision by people who like a taste of the hot stuff.

United Kingdom

The European leaders who continue to make a splash post-premiership

Following Scottish former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's announcement she'll be writing a book about her time in office and Sanna Marin's recent career news, Euronews rounds up some of the most influential European leaders' lives since they've left the top job.

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Silvio Berlusconi: A cultural 'cancer' or 'revolution' for Italy?

From normalising populist rhetoric to objectifying women on TV, Euronews Culture takes a look at how the 'Cavaliere' transformed Italy’s cultural and social landscape.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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".

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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.

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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.