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Italy: Antitrust regulators want action on conflict of interest politicians

By  |  March 18, 2013

Italy’s antirust authority is pushing parliament to consider legislation concerning conflicts of interest all in the name to improve the country’s image. A report said that parliament was asked to revisit current protocol regarding the matter; discussion on the topic has grown, especially since former premier Silvio Berlusconi – the owner of three of the largest commercial television channels as well as Italy’s largest publishing group – entered the political scene in 1994. While there is a clause in voting legislation that bars anyone form running with a State concession, sanctions have to yet been applied to Berlusconi.

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