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Antonio Tajani’s comments cause further embarrassment to European People’s Party
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Mussolini spinning in his grave at Italy’s reckless nationalists
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Mussolini name lives on as Brothers of Italy eye role in government
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Sicily’s election moves it to centre stage of Italian politics
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MPs back stripping Green of knighthood over BHS collapse
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Obama says austerity in Europe has caused ‘years of stagnation’
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