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Siniscalco suddenly resigns, criticising government inaction in Fazio affair

Brussels, 22/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - “Honestly, I couldn't go on”, was the comment, Wednesday evening, from Italian Minister for the Economy and Finance Domenico Siniscalco regarding his resignation. He explains to La Repubblica on Thursday: “I am resigning because of the total inaction on the part of the government. The problem is not Fazio (the governor of Banca Italia) but (the government) which is incapable of resolving the crisis”. Antonio Fazio, who has always refused to give...

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