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The report was drafted by Enrico Letta, a former Italian prime minister

Europe's SMEs need one set of rules, report to say

Europe's export-oriented small businesses should be offered a single regulatory framework with the same rules governing their activities wherever they operate in the region, a report to be presented to national leaders next week will propose.

Business • 11 Apr 24

Enrico Letta waves as he arrives at Quirinale palace in Rome to formally submit his resignation

Italian PM Letta submits resignation

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has submitted his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano.

News • 14 Feb 14

Enrico Letta said Italy risked being left without a stable government if his administration fell

Italian prime minister wins confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a confidence vote in parliament, after Silvio Berlusconi backtracked on threats to bring down the government.

News • 02 Oct 13

Yield on Italy's securities rose to the highest level in more than three months

Italian bonds decline as Letta faces vote

Italy's 10-year bonds fell for a third day after Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he called a confidence vote.

Business • 30 Sep 13

Latest Italian political crisis again centres on Silvio Berlusconi

Italian government holding resolution talks

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government teetered on the verge of collapse after allies of former leader Silvio Berlusconi, led by Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano, said they planned to quit the cabinet.

News • 30 Sep 13

Tensions in the coalition have grown since Silvio Berlusconi was convicted for tax fraud last month

Berlusconi pulls ministers from coalition govt

Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi has pulled his ministers out of the ruling coalition, effectively bringing down the government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta and leaving Europe's third-largest economy in chaos.

News • 28 Sep 13

Italian GDP contracts by 0.2% in three months from April to June

Italy recession drags on in second quarter

Italy's economy shrank by less than expected in the second quarter, adding to recent signs its longest post-war recession is bottoming out.

Business • 06 Aug 13

President Giorgio Napolitano with prime-minister-in-waiting Enrico Letta

Letta confirms deal to form government in Italy

Italian centre-left politician Enrico Letta named a coalition government today, making one of Silvio Berlusconi's closest allies deputy prime minister and ending two months of damaging political stalemate.

News • 27 Apr 13

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