Italy's elections could change EU policy
BRUSSELS - A possible change in government after this weekend's Italian elections could also mean a change in Italy's approach to the European Union. During the past years, current prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition has insisted on the importance of Italy's relations with the United States, while the centre-left opposition, which opposed the war in Iraq, has vowed to bring Italy closer to its traditional European partners France and Germany. Being a former European Commission President, centre-left contender Romano Prodi would as a prime minister be more involved and interested in the EU process, according to James Walston, a political science professor at the American University in Rome. "The style of relation with the EU will certainly change dramatically if a Prodi government is elected."
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