Berlusconi or Brussels
Italians trust the EU more than their own democracy
ONE reason for Silvio Berlusconi's triumph was plain: he promised change, and Italians were fed up with, among other things, their version of democracy. The latest Eurobarometer, a pan-European poll conducted for the European Commission, shows how fed up: more so—though our chart shows only the larger countries—than people in any other of the 15 EU members.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Berlusconi or Brussels”
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